Today's Wictory Wednesday Wecipe: Waffles.
Yes, Virginia, waffles from the blog that loves a good waffle, we proffer a red, white and blue patriotic, down-home waffle. Not a freakin' froggy "Belgian" waffle, but a real waffle like Grandma baked on her big ole GE waffle iron.
In recognition of John Kerry's ongoing campaign to provide the nation with fresh waffles daily and his ever expanding list of hot off the griddle Kerry waffles, I give you:
Berry Good Waffles:
Ingredients:
Waffles:
2 cups flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground Cardamom
4 eggs
2 cups *buttermilk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 Tablespoons chopped pecans or walnuts.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs until light. Add buttermilk, vanilla; mix well. Add dry ingredients and beat until smooth. Stir in butter. Pour about 3/4 cup batter onto a lightly greased preheated waffle iron.
Sprinkle lightly with a portion of the nuts. Bake according to manufacture's directions until golden brown. Repeat until batter and nuts are gone. Makes 4-6 waffles (depends on waffle iron size/capacity)
**Berry Topping:
Berries are usually sold in baskets which are marked as a "pint', which equals 1 Cup.
1 Cup fresh Blueberries
1 Cup fresh strawberries
1 Cup fresh Raspberries
1 teaspoon Sugar
2 Tablespoon Honey
1 Tablespoon of fresh lemon or orange juice
Wash and carefully pick over fruit. Slice strawberries into a bowl, add the raspberries and sprinkle with the sugar, toss lightly. Allow to stand for 5 minutes (macerate) to draw out juice. Add the blueberries, lemon juice, and honey and lightly fold together. Take care not to break up the tender raspberries. Set aside while the waffles bake. NOTE: You can prepare the berries ahead, but remove from the fridge while you bake the waffles so the juices flow.
To Serve:
Plate the hot waffle, add a pat of butter and top with a generous scoop of berries and some of the juice. You could pass warmed honey, or your favorite syrup, but I find the berry topping sweet and juicy enough. Crispy maple-smoked bacon is perfect on the side.
To Serve for Dessert: Add a generous dollop of sweetened whipped cream, or a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of sour cream sprinkled with a dash of golden brown sugar.
For a Snack: bake the waffles until they are well browned and very crisp, cool on a rack and sandwich together with softened vanilla or peach ice cream, cut into quarters, wrap tightly in foil and freeze for yummy snacks.
~enjoy!
*If you do not have buttermilk on hand you can sour milk by adding 1/2 teaspoon of white vinegar to 2 cups milk, stir and let sit for 5 minutes to "clabber". It won't have the thick richness of real buttermilk, but it will have the pleasant tangy flavor for baking.
** You may substitute 3-cups of fresh sliced peaches for the berries, add the lemon or orange juice with the sugar to prevent the peaches from turning brown while the fruit macerates.
We all enjoy an ocassional waffle, however, unless you want a steady diet of Presidential Waffles with a side of carp, you better get your mojo working for Dubya. Every Wednesday, I ask my readers to volunteer and/or donate to the Bush 2004 campaign.
If you've already donated and volunteered for the Bush campaign, then talk to your friends and enlist them in this battle to keep waffles on the IHOP menu not the White House.
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