Sunday Morning Waffles

Mark and I love our lazy weekend mornings.  He cooks breakfast a lot since he is the morning person but today I decided to make waffles.  The recipe I grew up with is my favorite waffle recipe.   

Basic Waffle

2 eggs, separated
2 cups buttermilk or sour milk
2 cups unsifted flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon (cardamom or nutmeg may be substituted)
1/2 cup butter (margarine or oil may be substituted), melted

Place egg yolks in large mixing bowl, whites in smaller bowl.  Beat egg yolks.  Add milk and beat well.  Blend dry ingredients then add to egg/milk mixture, beating until smooth.  Stir in melted butter.  Beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into batter.

Preheat waffle iron.  Bake in preheated waffle iron, set at medium heat, 5 to 8 minutes or until golden brown.

TIPS 
*    If using regular milk, omit soda and increase baking powder to 4 teaspoons.
*    Refrigerate or freeze leftover waffles.  Reheat in toaster.
*    For APPLE WAFFLES, add 1 medium apple, shredded and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.
*    For BANANA WAFFLES, place banana slices on batter before closing lid ofwaffle iron.
*    For BLUEBERRY WAFFLES, add 1 cup drained fresh or frozen blueberries to batter.
*    If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and reduce soda to 1/2 teaspoon.

 

Chocolate Croissants- the easy way

Growing up we went to Disneyland at least once a year. We would arrive early, before the park opened, and go to the bakery on Main Street for chocolate croissants. My mom has a degree in nutrition so chocolate croissants were a real treat for us.Mark and I end up having breakfast for dinner quite a bit when we are trying to use up eggs. These easy chocolate croissants are the perfect addition to our breakfast for dinner.Simple Instructions:Open package and lay out crescent roll triangles.Put approx 1 Tbsp chocolate chips at the wide end.Roll and pinch ends/holes so chocolate will not melt out.Bake as instructed on the crescent roll package.Enjoy with eggs and sausage! ***New tip*** Mark made these this morning and added cinnamon and sugar with the chocolate.  I know, makes them even worse for you but so yummy!