I’m making waffles for breakfast. It seemed a tease to tempt you with my farm waffles when I can’t invite you over so I wanted to share a few great waffle recipes to grace your Sunday morning breakfast table. A step away from the norm, with big wholesome flavors.
Both recipes serve 4-6
CORNMEAL AND BLACKBERRY WAFFLES
Adapted from Bradley Odgen’s ‘Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner’ Cookbook
Ingredients
· ¾ cup yellow or blue cornmeal
· ¾ cup all purpose flour (if gluten free, use your favorite GF flour blend)
· 2 teaspoons baking powder
· ¼ teaspoon baking soda
· 1 teaspoon xanthan gum is making gluten free waffles
· ¼ teaspoon salt
· 2 tablespoons sugar
· 2 eggs
· ¾ cup buttermilk
· ½ cup milk
· 3 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
· 1 pint of blackberries (or other berries), rinsed and drained
1. In a mixing bowl, sift together all dry ingredients.
2. In a second bowl combine all the wet ingredients (eggs, buttermilk, regular milk, melted butter).
3. Make a cavity in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients in. Stir together until combined (do not over mix). Fold in berries carefully.
4. Cook in your waffle iron until done (usually until golden colored).
BUCKWHEAT PECAN WAFFLES
Adapted from Colorado Collage Cookbook
This recipe is really good with some chopped up banana in them too!
Ingredients
· 1 cup buckwheat flour (this flour is gluten free)
· 1 cup all purpose flour (if gluten free use your favorite gluten free blend)
· ¾ teaspoon salt
· 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
· 1 teaspoon xanthan gum if making them gluten free
· 2 eggs
· 1 ¾ cup milk
· 1/2 cup butter, melted
· 1 ½ cups pecans, finely chopped
1. In a mixing bowl sift together all dry ingredients.
2. In a second bowl, beat eggs together until they become a bit airy and add the milk.
3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir only until mixed together.
4. Add the butter and pecans, stirring only until combined (do not over stir).
5. Cook in your waffle maker until done!
Adore the farm animal shapes! I like your way of thinking in gluten-free options.
The buckwheat pecan recipe sounds really interesting. We were gifted a waffle maker for Christmas, so it's fun experimenting. Do you have a Belgian maker, or do the batters produce super poofy waffles?
Cheers,
*Heather*
I just want the animal waffle iron!
Thanks for the GF options. GF Waffles have been something I haven't been able to get right yet.
thanks Josie! I love the the farm animals too!
Hi Heather: This is a belgian style waffle maker (and non stick too). The waffles always come out easily I think due to the depth of the cavities.
Toby: The key thing I've found for gluten free baked (or like-baked in this case) items is the xanthan gum AND ensuring you use a mix of gluten free flours. Gluten is a binder as you probably know and no one GF flour has the binding power of wheat flour, hence needing to use a mix of flours when cooking GF. Xanthan gum aids in binding too.
Hi Toni
I was beginning to think you had too much time on your hands making animal shaped waffles, then I realized you had to have a waffle maker to do those! They look delicious and think I would be eating my way through the heard, just keep em coming!
I never thought of using different flours for waffles, what a great idea, and the flavors must have been amazing….
Thanks for such a fun informative post!
Cheers
Dennis
Aww cute country goodness! I need to remind myself to get some buckwheat flour. I attempted pre-fermenting some rice and corn flour in a big to make GF bread, and I ended up with a crepe that looked and tasted like parmesan cheese!
Love these! My husband makes the waffles in our home and next time, not only will I demand nummy buckwheat pecan waffles…I'ma want them cow shaped too!
Thanks so much for sharing!
The animal shapes are great way to get the kids interested too.
My son would go crazy over chicken and pig waffles. If you've a moment, please share the make of the waffle iron and where you bought it.
Hi Heather! The waffle iron 'cheeps' too when the waffles are done. It is made by Villaware and I bought it at Stonewall Kitchen a couple of years ago (maybe 2). I did a quick internet sweep before posting and it appears it is no longer made. Time to get resourceful! Maybe contacting Villaware or checking eBay? It's worth it if you can find it.
Love the animal shaped waffles…they are almost too fun to eat, until you add berries and syrup! Great recipes, thank you for putting in the gluten free options!
Kiddie waffles. Really cute!
Oh wow..this is so wonderful! Love this idea of farm animals, what a treat for any kid!
Love the waffle shapes! I think they are great for any age. We need to enjoy our food! Thanks for making Gluten Free “NORMAL” food. We have come along way in the last 10 years in relation to available gluten free ingredients and recipes.
I love your waffles! So cute. I have a classic waffler, a Belgian waffler AND a Mickey Mouse waffler and now I want the farm animals! haha
Great post.
Oh I love the waffle shapes! Where on earth did you find a waffle maker that makes shapes? My son would be in hog heaven if I made his waffles with something like that! How creative, and they look delicious!
I knew these werer coming 🙂 they look great!!
These are so great, especially in the little farm animal shapes! I think I do need to try the buckwheat version!
wow these are so cute I want a waffle maker!
These are the cutest waffles ever!
These look soo cute and yummy!
I LOVE this! Beyond cute, especially the pig waffle w/ the bacon! Hehehe. Totally wouldn't stop me from eating it. 🙂
I have animal cookies cutters in 2 sizes but animal waffles, LOVE it. going to look for it on amazon or ebay. my daughter would go crazy over them.
thanks for sharing Toni.
What cute waffles! We're featuring breakfast this week over at the M&T Spotlight and I'd love for you to submit this: http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight