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WEEKEND WAFFLES

Hot and crispy on the outside. Soft and fluffy on the inside. My three children are always very happy when I make their favourite Sunday breakfast: homemade waffles! Simple ingredients, quick to make and serve with fresh fruit, ice-cream or whipped cream, nuts and your favourite sauce, these waffles are perfect for freezing too!
     
YIELD: AROUND 16 WAFFLES 
(DEPENDING ON WAFFLE MAKER SIZE)

   
INGREDIENTS:
4 large eggs
3 1/2 cups milk
1 cup olive oil (or melted butter)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or 2 teaspoons vanilla essence)
4 cups plain flour (all-purpose flour)
3 tablespoons baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar (optional)
pinch salt, finely ground
  
METHOD:
1. Whisk eggs for a few minutes, until they're thick and foamy.
2. Add all of the other ingredients to the whisked eggs.
3. Whisk batter until smooth.
4. Pre-heat your waffle maker.
5. Pour the prepared batter into the pre-heated waffle maker.
6. Cook waffles until golden.
7. Serve waffles hot with your favourite toppings.
8. Store leftover waffles in an airtight container, in the refrigerator for up to 3 days (or freeze up to 3 months, with baking paper between layers, if desired).
9. Reheat frozen waffles in a toaster until hot and crunchy.
  
FLAVOUR IDEAS:
  • Blueberry Waffles - add a few blueberries to the batter in the waffle maker;
  • Choc Chip Waffles - add a sprinkle of chocolate chips to the batter in the waffle maker;
  • Chocolate Waffles - add 2 tablespoons cocoa powder at step 2 above;
  • Cinnamon waffles - add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (or extra, to taste) at step 2 above;
  • Vanilla waffles - as above.
   
SWEET WAFFLE TOPPING IDEAS:
  • Ice-cream
  • Maple syrup;
  • Whipped cream;
  • Banana;
  • Banana, kiwifruit and strawberries;
  • Blueberries;
  • Blueberries and strawberries; 
  • Cherries and cream;
  • Chocolate, banana and espresso sauce; 
  • Cinnamon and raisin; 
  • Coffee crumble, cinnamon granola, craisins and caramel;
  • Hazelnut and chocolate sauce;
  • Hazelnut, chocolate and peanut butter;
  • Honey and walnut; 
  • Lemon sauce and slivered almonds;
  • Mango;
  • Pandan and coconut jam;
  • Peanut butter;
  • Pecans;
  • Strawberries;
  • Strawberry and chocolate sauce;
  • Strawberry jam;
  • Vegemite and butter.
   
SAVOURY WAFFLE TOPPING IDEAS:
  • Bacon;
  • Bacon and egg;
  • BBQ chicken and cheese;
  • BBQ pork, bacon, ham and chorizo;
  • Chicken, bacon, ranch, jalapeno and diced tomato; 
  • Egg;
  • Egg and sausage;
  • Ham and cheese;
  • Ham, chicken, cheese sauce and honey dijon mustard;
  • Hot dog, sauerkraut, bacon, jalapenos, pickles and 1000 island dressing;
  • Mushroom and cheese;
  • Okonomiyaki;
  • Omelette; 
  • Pizza toppings i.e. salami, cheese, etc;
  • Sausage;
  • Sausage and cheese;
  • Sausage, chorizo and fresh rocket.
     
 
Acknowledgement 
Kaya Wanjoo. Food Preserving kaditj kalyakoorl moondang-ak kaaradj midi boodjar-ak nyininy, yakka wer waabiny, Noongar moort. Ngala kaditj baalap kalyakoorl nidja boodjar wer kep kaaradjiny, baalap moorditj nidja yaakiny-ak wer moorditj moort wer kaditj Birdiya wer yeyi.
Hello and Welcome. Food Preserving acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, work and play, the Nyoongar people. We recognise their connection to the land and local waterways, their resilience and commitment to community and pay our respect to Elders past and present.
 
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