Real Food Waffles

I like to cook real food, not just junk posing as breakfast. Here's a waffle recipe I enjoy. First I'll put the basic recipe, then the way I alter it (seeing as how I find it impossible to follow a recipe). These are not at all like a frozen waffle. If your kids have been trained to accept only junk food waffles, they might turn their noses up at these. Bonus tip: If you have a baby, raise them up on good homemade food. Your life will be so much less expensive later. I usually make them in a vintage Vitantonio Belgian waffle iron, but Sunbeam made a great waffle iron, too.

"Real Food Waffles" made with a vintage Vitantonio Belgian waffle maker.

Real Food Waffles

Dry ingredients:

1 1/2 c quick oats
1/2 c white flour
1/2 c wheat flour
1 t salt
1 T baking powder
2 t cinnamon

Wet ingredients:

1 1/2 c milk
1 egg, beaten
1 T honey or molasses
2 T oil

Mix and cook. The recipe also works for pancakes.

Here are some substitutions to make it either cheaper, more healthful, or more convenient:

Extra zucchini to use up? No problem!

*Switch out the flours for all whole wheat or all white.
*Switch out honey or molasses for sugar or brown sugar (allowing for a more complete premade mix).
*Rolled oats put in a food processor for a short time instead of quick oats.
*Powdered milk instead of regular milk (allowing for a more complete premade mix), or water instead of milk.
*1/4 c ground flax seeds instead of an egg (allowing for a more complete premade mix).
*Shredded zucchini, applesauce, or pumpkin puree, etc instead of oil.

*You can also use up leftover liquid from canned fruit and skip the sweetener.

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