Just got a waffel maker.......

[Mindy]

I just bought myself a waffel maker and I am looking for some yummy recipies!! Any suggestions?

[lorilei]

There are some great recipes on these threads:

www.cookinglight.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6915&highlight=waffles

www.cookinglight.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11169&highlight=waffles

[beejayw1]

I just bought myself a waffel maker and I am looking for some yummy recipies!! Any suggestions?

For starters, you might want to try making French Toast in the waffle iron. They are fluffy and pretty much grease-less (if you cook them on a griddle in butter or oil otherwise).

I have to check the recipe links above, but I like to make pecan waffles (standard waffle recipe, and after you pour the batter, sprinkle chopped pecans over the batter, then close the cooker), or else blueberry waffles, done in the same way.

What I like about waffles is that they can be frozen and then reheated - your own toaster waffles, if you will.

Have fun!

[Jewel]

I have been making Cornbread Waffles for a while now, and they're wonderful! I love cornbread, but I make it with 50% standard cornmeal and 50% coarse grind, because we love the heartiness and the crunch. Sometimes that can make cornbread a little crumbly...and, there's really no way to eat cornbread delicately when it's covered in butter and honey (drip...slurp...lick...) Cornbread waffles are crispy, easier to serve, and the little indentations are PERFECT for holding butter and honey!

[Beth H]

I have to admit that I use the Aunt Jemima mix on waffles -- I've tried homemade recipes and they never come out quite right. So, even though I like to make things from scratch, I go to the box on waffles.

[Mindy]

thanks for the ideas. I'm going to check out the oter threads!

[Susan]

Another waffle iron lover here! I just made a large batch for my freezer last night. We have recently been introduced to Whole Foods blueberry essence (basically blueberries and their thickened juice) and use that instead of syrup.

Jewel~ Thanks for the cornbread waffle idea! I will have to try that!

[KellyD]

Here's another hate to admit it - we use Krusteaz (sp?) belgian waffle mix and it is great!! My husband is known in the nieghborhood as the waffle king - and he's too embarassed to admit that it's a mix!

[Mindy]

Do waffels freeze ok? I'd rather have hommade ones than store bought anyday. Do you just put them in a freezer bag?

[Susan]

Originally posted by Mindy
Do waffels freeze ok? I'd rather have hommade ones than store bought anyday. Do you just put them in a freezer bag?

Mindy~ I let them come to room temp. on a cooling rack and then pop them into a large freezer baggie.

[Saralee]

Hi Mindy,

One time I made brownies on the waffle iron. They were really tasty, and I served them with ice cream. I couldn't find the recipe I used, but I found one similar to it on the allrecipes website. It's not a light recipe, but hey, if you want a treat...


Waffle Brownies

1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon water
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration


Directions
1 Preheat waffle iron.
2 Melt butter in a sauce pan. Remove from heat and stir in cocoa. Mix in the sugar, eggs and water. Add the flour and salt, beating well. Stir in the nuts.
3 In each well of the waffle iron, add 1 well rounded spoonful. Cook brownie in waffle iron as you would cook waffles. Sprinkle confectioners' sugar over warm waffle brownies.

[Mindy]

Saralee- OH MY GOODNESS do these sound good! That's not what I had in mind when I bought my waffel maker though. I'll have to try these someday!

[Saralee]

It's good to find recipes that, um, use the fifth food group.

hehehe

[LeighAnne]

Count me in as another user of Krusteaz mixes (pronounced crust-ease). I've copied the cute story about the company name from their web site below.

They have some recipes on the web site too (all which use their mixes, of course!)

http://www.continentalmills.com/types.asp?FamilyId=1 (http://www.continentalmills.com/types.asp?FamilyId=1 )

In 1932 a group of women from a Seattle, Washington bridge club decided that making a pie took too darn long. So they took it upon themselves to create the world's first easy-to-make pie crust mix. Thus the words "crust" and "ease" were put together for the very first time to form our name Krusteaz. Catchy, isn't it?

[ama47369]

I haven't tried these, but they look scruptious!

Waffles with Two-Berry Syrup
NOTES : Wheat germ and flaxseed are the ingredients that give these waffles
a wonderfully nutty flavor and crunchy texture. But it's the syrup, laced
with maple and two kinds of berries, that elevates this breakfast to the sublime.

link to photo
http://www.cooking.com/recipes/static/recipe5145.htm
Recipe By : Cooking Light May, 2000
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : 05/2000

**WAFFLES**
2 tablespoons flaxseed
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
1/4 cup toasted wheat germ
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups fat-free milk
3/4 cup egg substitute
1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
cooking spray
**SYRUP**
1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries
1 1/2 cups frozen unsweetened raspberries
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1. To prepare waffles, place flaxseed in a clean coffee grinder or blender; process until ground to measure 1/4 cup flaxseed meal. Set the flaxseed meal aside. Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine the flaxseed meal, flours, wheat germ, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl; make a well in enter of mixture. Combine milk, egg substitute, oil, and vanilla; add to flour mixture, stirring just until
moist.

2. Coat a waffle iron with cooking spray; preheat. Spoon about 1/4 cup of batter per 4" waffle onto the hot waffle iron, spreading batter to edges. Cook 5 to 6 minutes or until steaming stops; repeat procedure with remaining batter.

3. To prepare syrup, combine berries, maple syrup, and ground cinnamon in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until thoroughly heated. Serve warm over waffles.

Recipe Note: Look for flaxseed, a grain rich in heart-healthy omega-3 fats, in health food stores or large supermarkets. Freeze leftover waffles
individually on a cookie sheet and then transfer to a zip-top freezer bag
for storage. To reheat, place frozen waffles in toaster.

Per serving (2 waffles and 1/3 cup syrup): cals 332 (18% from fat); fat 6.6g
(sat 0.7g, mono 2.5g, poly 2.8g); protein 10.8g; carb 60.5g; fiber 6.5g;
chol 1mg; iron 3.3mg; sodium 400mg; calc 199mg