Waffles of Insane Greatness
It’s one of those things you come across and can’t rightly not make. It’s also the sort of thing a kitchenookful of 5-7 year old boys might prompt you to make early on a Saturday morning. They’re my excuse.
Considering the ratio of flour to oil it makes sense that these would be insanely great. (But I use canola oil, which is the lowest in saturated fat and mostly heart-healthy mono and polyunsaturated fat, with omega 3s, even.) I did knock it down to 1/4 cup, which doesn’t seem like a big deal, but that one-and-a-third tablespoons of oil is about 160 calories and 18 grams of fat, so why not? They were still pretty great. And I love that I don’t have to separate the eggs and beat the whites. Who has the gumption for that first thing in the morning?
Waffles of Insane Greatness
Adapted from Food Network by way of Orangette.
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup canola oil
1 egg
1 tsp. vanillaIn a bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the milk, oil, egg and vanilla and mix well. Let the batter sit for 30 minutes.
Preheat a waffle iron but don’t spray it with nonstick spray; the oil in the batter will allow the waffle to release easily. Cook them according to the waffle maker’s directions, and serve warm. Makes about 6 waffles.
August 22 2010 | breakfast | 14 Comments »
