Waffles

Overnight Waffles
 ~ The Sisters Cafe


½ tsp instant yeast

2 cups flour

1 T sugar

½ tsp salt

2 cups milk

8 T butter melted and cooled

½ tsp vanilla

2 eggs

1. Before going to bed, combine the dry ingredients and stir in the milk, then the butter and vanilla. The mixture will be loose. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside overnight at room temperature (I found a gallon pitcher worked best)

2. Brush the waffle iron lightly with oil and preheat it. Separate the eggs and stir the yolks into the batter. Beat the whites until they hold soft peaks. Stir them gently into the batter. (I just stirred the eggs into the batter without separating them. Seemed to work well.)

3. Pour batter onto the waffle iron and bake until the waffle is done, usually 3 to 5 minutes, depending on your iron. Serve immediately or keep warm for a few minutes in a low oven.

I watch for the steam to stop rising from the waffle iron before I check for doneness. Also, these freeze well if you have extras. A quick toast in the toaster oven crisps them up again and they taste almost as good as fresh.

Waffles of Insane Greatness
submitted by Melanie~The Sisters Cafe

1 ½ cups flour

½ c cornstarch

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp soda

1 tsp salt

2 c whole milk or buttermilk

2/3 cup oil

2 eggs

1 T sugar

1 ½ tsp vanilla

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; mix well. Add the milk, vegetable oil, egg, sugar and vanilla and mix well. Let the batter sit for 30 minutes.

Preheat a waffle iron. Do not use non-stick spray on the waffle iron; the oil in the batter will allow the waffle to release easily. Follow the directions on your waffle iron to cook the waffles. Serve immediately with butter and syrup.

Whole Wheat Blender Waffles
- The Sisters Cafe

1 c plus 1 T whole wheat berries

1 c milk

2 eggs

4 T oil

2 T sugar or honey

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

Blend wheat berries and milk on high for 4-5 minutes, until batter is smooth. Add remaining ingredients and blend on low for a minute, or until incorporated. Cook on hot waffle iron. (Stir batter before pouring into waffle iron, because the heavier wheat particles will settle at the bottom.) Makes about 10 waffles.
(To make pancakes instead of waffles, use 1 c. wheat berries and 2 Tb oil.)

            PB Pancakes –favfamilyrecipes.com

1 cup all-purpose flour

            1 tsp. baking soda

            1/4 tsp. salt

            3 Tbsp. sugar

            1 1/2 cups buttermilk

            1 large egg

            1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

            1/2 c. peanut butter

            1 banana, diced

                       

Combine flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, buttermilk, egg, vanilla and peanut butter into a large mixing bowl. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Add the diced banana and gently stir into the batter.

            Spoon about 1/4 c. of batter into a non-stick skillet over medium heat. With spoon, form a round pancake. Let cook until batter starts to bubble, takes about 1-2 minutes. Flip and cook until browned, about 1-2 additional minutes. Transfer to plate.

            Continue until all pancake batter is used. Keep pancakes warm.