Everyday Waffles
Ingredients
Single Batch
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour sifted
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 egg yolks beaten
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 1/2 cup salad oil or melted shortening
- 2 egg whites stiffly beaten
Double Batch
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour sifted
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 egg yolks beaten
- 4 cups milk
- 1 cup salad oil or melted shortening
- 4 egg whites stiffly beaten
Instructions
Waffles
- Sift together dry ingredients. Combine yolks, milk, and oil, stir into dry ingredients. Fold in whites, leaving a few fluffs. Bake. Makes three 10 inch waffles.
Buttermilk Waffles
- Substitute 2 cups (or 4 cups for double) buttermilk for sweet milk. Add 1/2 tsp (or 1 tsp for double) baking soda and reduce baking powder to 2 tsp (or 4 tsp for double). Continue as above
Ham Waffles
- Sprinkle 2 tbs chopped cooked ham over each waffle before baking.
Cheese Waffles
- Add 1/2 cup shredded process cheese to batter before baking.
Corn Waffles
- Reduce milk to 1 1/4 cups; add 1 cup canned cream-style corn.
Pecan Waffles
- Sprinkle 2 tbs broken pecans atop waffles before baking