One of my favorite "groovin' oldies" songs, It's a Beautiful Morning by The Rascals, perfectly expresses my feelings today. And there is nothing that gets my groove on like a beautiful Oklahoma morning with a chance of thunderstorms in the forecast. To further brighten my day, the Rose of Sharon bush has finally started blooming. Who needs fireworks when nature provides such dazzling displays?On to the kitchen--armed with about 15,000 recipes I've bookmarked the past few days to make for the Fourth of July weekend, I decided to pump up my energy with a crispy Whole Grain Waffle on Allrecipes by What A Dish!. Here is my version of her recipe:
Crispy Waffles
2 eggs, beaten
1-3/4 cups milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/4 cup unbleached flour (can use part whole wheat pastry flour)
1/2 cup flax seed meal
1/4 cup wheat germ
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
Whisk together eggs, milk, oil, applesauce, and vanilla. Mix in flour, flax seed meal, wheat germ, baking powder, sugar, and salt until batter is smooth. Cook on preheated waffle iron until crispy and brown.
These waffles meet my strict standards for crispiness, which is surprising, because applesauce is subbed for part of the oil. Plus they are wholesome and nutritious with flax seed, whole wheat flour, and oatmeal; and Hubby, who shies away from anything labeled "healthy", loves them! The grains lend a nutty, sweet flavor that just adds to the crunchy appeal of these waffles.
Happy Fourth of July!
I'm in awe of your waffles! I love waffles sooooo much...I've been keeping my eyes peeled for a used waffle iron as we don't have one.
ReplyDeleteIf I had known you were making these, I would have detoured my morning jog over to your house!
ReplyDeleteCarrie, Dishy put me on to these waffles--they are the best! I hope you can find a waffle iron.
ReplyDeleteJenni, I have some in the freezer!
My chickies love waffles. Their momma is not so much on hardly any breakfast foods, so they don't get 'em often. Poor things. LOL
ReplyDeleteGreat pics, Granny! That rose is awesome. Hope you got your thunderstoms to make it a perfect day for you. :) Kathye
ReplyDeleteSusie, these are easy to make & freeze; but I think your chickies get lots of great cooking from their Mom.
ReplyDeleteKathye, thanks--I did get my thunderstorm! :)
I am sure you had a fabulous long weekend with delicious dishes coming out of your kitchen:D
ReplyDeleteThe waffles look good. ;) I love all the buttah- that's how I do it! Is that a hibiscus?
ReplyDeleteVal, I ate too much, but I'm so glad we did it!
ReplyDeleteDishy, I like to have buttah in each indentation. ;) And yes, those are hibiscus. Thanks for the recipe!
Those waffles look so lovely & I bet they tasted fabulous! MMMMMMMMM,.....!!!
ReplyDeleteThese look splendid. What a delicious and healthy way to start a day. I'm slowly getting into flax seed so this really appeals to me.
ReplyDeleteSophie, they really are good waffles!
ReplyDeleteKaty, you'd never know these are healthy ;)