Dear Readers, this is the last of the healthy recipes for January. Next week, we start February with recipes for the ones you love (and I promise lots of chocolate and treats for the sweet). Not to say these waffles can't become a well-loved recipe--I've been making them for years!
Just a memory--the first thing I can remember ever making is pancakes--to be followed by homemade bread and french fries with potatoes fresh from the patch. What's the first thing you remember making?
Pumpkin Waffles
Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
4 tablespoons melted butter or salad oil (butter for taste or oil for a bit healthier)
1 1/2 cups milk (or buttermilk; substitute 3 teaspoons baking powder and 1 teaspoon baking soda for the 4 teaspoons of baking powder)
1 cup pumpkin puree (canned or fresh if it's fall) *Can Also make with mashed sweet potato that's not been sweetened
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
Optional: Toasted pecans (or just break the pecans into pieces and add them to the batter when cooking); Chocolate chips, syrup, whipped cream, or powdered sugar
Directions:
Spray waffle iron with baking spray and start.
Combine dry ingredients in a bowl; stir.
Combine eggs, slightly cooled butter or oil, milk, pumpkin puree, and pumpkin pie spice in another bowl.
Add liquid ingredients to dry (or vice-versa, so many recipes are too picky). Stir until no flour specks show but no more after that. Resist the urge to get rid of all lumps (especially with buttermilk).
Use a 2/3 cup measure to place batter in the center of the heated waffle iron and cook to desired crispness.
Makes about 8 waffles.
Note: These are great to freeze, thaw later, and just pop in the toaster. Cycle through once, flip, and cycle through again. Easy, yummy breakfast for weekdays!
The first thing I remember making is baked beans that impressed my family. My next memory is a french toast FAIL when my childhood friend read me the ingredients. Instead of a fourth teaspoon of salt, I thought she said FOUR teaspoons of salt. YUCK. Later, I made a peach upside down cake with a chocolate cake mix instead of yellow. Everyone raved how surprisingly yummy it was! I've always loved to get creative, and always loved chocolate!
The first thing I remember making is baked beans that impressed my family. My next memory is a french toast FAIL when my childhood friend read me the ingredients. Instead of a fourth teaspoon of salt, I thought she said FOUR teaspoons of salt. YUCK. Later, I made a peach upside down cake with a chocolate cake mix instead of yellow. Everyone raved how surprisingly yummy it was! I've always loved to get creative, and always loved chocolate!
Well, now you’ve done it! Waffles are my weakness!
Not sure about Pumpkin waffles but do like waffles with Bannas
Looks delicious! Wonder if you could make those for our writers retreat? :-)