WAFFLES OF INSANE GREATNESS

Tra la, tra la......golden, crispy edged outtards and soft, puffy, fluffy innards.  Insanely great!

TOP TEN REASONS TO MAKE WAFFLES OF INSANE GREATNESS.

10.  It doesn't matter whether it's Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter, waffles are always apropos.

9.  No unnecessary indecision required, waffles come with 4 sections for mixing & matching toppings.

8.  Belguim waffles = larger squares and deeper pockets = all the better to slather you with, my pretty!

7.  Breakfast for dinner just got a tad more interesting.

6.  No eggs were separated and beaten in the making of this recipe.

5.  The secret ingredient to those crispy edges is none other than.......cornstarch.

4.  The recipe comes from Aretha Frankensteins restaurant in Chattanooga. 
     (How often do you get to say that?)

3.  Your friends and kinfolk will appreciate you just a teensy weensy bit more.

2.  You just nailed one of the most quintessential breakfast foods, ever.

1.  When someone says, 'What are you making?", you get to say, "Waffles of Insane Greatness." 

 

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Thanks oodles Ann of Thibeault's Table for another damn delicious recipe!! Boy, you're good!

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 WAFFLES OF INSANE GREATNESS - 4 servings

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup whole milk or buttermilk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon good vanilla extract
Butter and syrup, for serving - or Berries and cream, or mayhaps Bananas and caramel sauce, or.....

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt, mix well.  Add the milk, vegetable oil, egg, sugar and vanilla and mix well.  Let the batter sit for 30 minutes.

Preheat waffle iron.  It is said that you do not need to butter your waffle iron or use non-stick spray because the oil in the batter will allow the waffle to release easily.  I'll leave that up to you. 

Follow the directions on your waffle iron to cook the waffles.  Serve immediately with butter and maple syrup....or....