Gingerbread Waffles
From Inn Cuisine (adapted from Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations, circa 2005). Serves 8 waffles. 30 min. 16 ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 & 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg, separated
- 3/4 cup buttermilk (may substitute regular milk if necessary)
- 1/4 cup molasses (may substitute maple syrup if desired)
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
- For serving & garnishing (optional):
- confectioner's sugar for dusting
- whipped cream and cinnamon sticks to garnish
- warm maple syrup
Directions
- Heat a waffle iron and grease it lightly if needed.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, cloves and brown sugar.
- In another bowl, whisk the egg yolk with the buttermilk, molasses and melted butter, then stir it into the dry ingredients just until moistened.
- Beat the egg white with the cream of tartar until stiff peaks form, then gently fold it into the batter.
- Pour batter onto the hot iron as the manufacturer directs and cook until crisp and browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
- For serving: Dust with confectioner's sugar, top with whipped cream and a cinnamon stick if you like, and pass warm maple syrup.
From Inn Cuisine