We are in the final throws of getting ready for my daughter’s wedding. How did it get here so fast? It seemed so far away back at Christmas when they got engaged. Ack! So obviously my mind has been elsewhere.
Today’s Establish a House post is brought to you by one of our favorite foods. Our family loves waffles but it can be hard to eat together because well hot waffles does not go well with a big family. If we waited until all the waffles were cooked so we could all eat together most of them would be cold and no longer crisp. Then it became a first come, first serve type of thing but we weren’t all eating together. Until we got two waffle irons but then the problem became tripping a circuit.
Enter these beauties (sorry the only photo I have that I posted to instagram) that my parents gave us for Christmas. They are AWESOME!!!!! Each waffle iron cooks two waffles at a time. You fill one side then flip it over and fill the other side. They also cook fast. We have four waffles ready and perfectly crisp in about 3 minutes. Hooray! We use them at least once a week and so far no problems even tripping a circuit. Double hoorah!
So that’s my tip for today. If you love waffles get this type of waffle iron
Here’s our favorite waffle recipe. We double this to feed our family.
- 1 cup white flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 Tbsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 egg whites
- 2 cups milk
- 1/3 cup oil or melted butter
- Sift dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
- In a smaller bowl beat together egg yolks, milk, and oil. Add to dry ingredients and mix well.
- In another bowl whip egg whites until slightly stiff. Gently fold into waffle batter.
- Scoop batter into waffle iron according to your waffle iron’s specifications. Bake until desired crispness is achieved.
Your link seems to lead to a single waffle maker.
Thanks for letting me know! I thought I had linked to the right one but apparently the Oster brand is no longer available. I fixed it.
If you have a couple of drying racks (like you might use for cookies), put your waffles on those. They will stay crisper longer if they aren’t stacked and have air space under them.
We had the same problem for only six of us! With a small, single server maker, we’ve improvised by using the oven on low. We stack the completed waffles on a cookie rack (suggested by another reader, too) and keep them in the oven. Once the last one’s ready, we pass them out and chow down!
Are the egg whites supposed to be beaten until stiff (you have egg yolks written)? Thanks 🙂
Oops! Yes, whip the eggs whites. I’ll fix the recipe instructions.
We have this waffle iron and love it as well! We make sourdough waffles at least a couple of times a month- delicious!!
Awesome! I put the oven on preheat and stick the waffles in as they finish. They stay perfectly warm and crisp until they’re all ready, but we’re only a family of four so far. :). We like the King Arthur flour whole wheat waffle recipe. They blow all other WW waffle recipes out of the water. YUM.
I’ve never seen that kind of waffle iron. Perfection!