Belgian oatmeal waffles

The recipe is from the leaflet that came with the Nordic Ware waffle iron that I bought from eBay. I tweaked the recipe a little by substituting oatmeal for half of the flour and by adding a little sugar.

Ingredients:

4 eggs, separated
1/2 tsp. of vanilla essence
3 tbsps. of butter or margarine (you can substitute butter-flavored Crisco), melted and cooled
1/2 c. of flour
2 tbsps. of brown sugar (I use muscovado)
1/2 c. of instant oatmeal (the flavored ones are great for this recipe)
1/2 tsp. of salt
1 c. of skim milk

In a bowl, whisk together the oatmeal, flour and salt.

Beat the egg yolks until very light. Stir in the sugar, vanilla essence and melted butter or margarine (or substitute). Add the flour-oatmeal mixture and the milk. Mix until blended.

Beat the egg whites until stiff (stiff peaks stage, not soft peaks stage) and fold into the flour mixture.

Pour about a cup to a cup and a half into the waffle iron, depending on the size of the iron. Cook until no steam escapes from the waffle iron.

These waffles are soft inside but crisp outside. Whipped cream and jam are the traditional accompaniments for waffles but try having them with fruit-flavored yogurt for a change. Delicious, believe me.

Waffle recipes on the web

For the basic waffle recipe, try the versions from The Joy of Baking and the Food Network.

Southern Food at About.com has a long list of recipes for pancakes and waffles. I think I’ll try the apple waffles and peanut butter waffles soon.

Finally, Mr. Breakfast lists 121 waffle recipes including ones for toasted coconut waffles and tofu waffles.