EVERYDAY WAFFLES

By rmille6277

Sherry Riggs Bower

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 beaten egg yolks
• 1 1/3 cups milk
• 1/2 cup salad oil or melted shortening
• 2 stiffly beaten egg whites

Preparation

Step 1

Sift together dry ingredients. Combine yolks, milk and oil; stir into dry ingredients. Fold in whites, leaving a few fluffs. Bake. Makes three 10-inch waffles.
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BUTTERMILK WAFFLES:
Substitute 2 cups buttermilk for sweet milk. Add 1/2 teaspoon soda and reduce baking powder to 2 teaspoons. Continue as above.
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HAM WAFFLES:
Sprinkle 2 tablespoons chopped cooked ham over each waffle before baking.
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CHEESE WAFFLES:
Add 1/2 cup shredded process cheese to batter before baking.
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CORN WAFFLES:
Reduce milk to 1 1/4 cups; add 1 cup canned cream-style corn.
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PECAN WAFFLES:
Sprinkle 2 tablespoons broken pecans atop waffle before baking.