Yum, Yum, Yum. What a delicious way to end the work week, breakfast for dinner!
Cory & I didn't feel like going out to eat or going grocery shopping, so breakfast for dinner sounded excellent (specifically because we had everything we needed on hand). To throw some fun into our dinner, we tried out a new recipe of waffles: Gingerbread Waffles from Smitten Kitchen (original recipe here). They were delightful.
The ingredient list is long but don't let it scare you, they can be whipped up in a snap. It wasn't until I had them on the waffle iron that they became slightly high maintenance...meaning, they were a little difficult to remove from the iron. Never fear, there is a way to work through that and ultimately, they tasted amazing.
Happy eating and HAPPY WEEKEND!!!
Gingerbread Waffles
Makes about 12 waffles
Whisk all of this together into one bowl:
1 C all-purpose flour
3/4 ground cinnamon
1 T ground ginger
1/8 t ground cloves
1/8 t ground nutmeg
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
Whisk all of this together into a second bowl:
1/2 C buttermilk
1/2 C molasses
1/2 C brown sugar
1/4 C granulated sugar
1 large egg
3 T melted butter
Go ahead and turn your waffle iron on so that it can be hot and ready for the waffle batter. Once you have mixed bowl 1 and bowl 2, separately, slowly add the dry mixture into the wet mixture. When your batter is ready, pour onto the waffle maker.
These waffles are very delicate and not easy to lift off of your waffle iron. Be patient! There are 2 tricks to use on these (one is professional, the other is totally silly and Becca designed). Method 1: once you open up the waffle iron, let the waffles breathe a little bit. Next, lightly pull the waffle away from the edge so it is loose and then I tipped the waffle maker over until the waffles fell out onto the counter top! They stayed in tact just fine :)
These waffles have a gorgeous, taste just like traditional gingerbread cookies taste! I dusted mine with some powdered sugar and topped it off with whipped cream!
A tip for dusting food with powdered sugar: use a small handled, strainer (like this one), pour powdered sugar in the strainer and lightly tap the sides with your hand until you get the right amount of powdered sugar on your food.
One other tip for keeping your waffles warm, while you are making the full recipe: turn your oven on the lowest heat setting then place your waffles on an oven-safe plate and put them in the oven to stay warm until you are ready to sit down and eat.
Whisk all of this together into one bowl:
1 C all-purpose flour
3/4 ground cinnamon
1 T ground ginger
1/8 t ground cloves
1/8 t ground nutmeg
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
Whisk all of this together into a second bowl:
1/2 C buttermilk
1/2 C molasses
1/2 C brown sugar
1/4 C granulated sugar
1 large egg
3 T melted butter
Go ahead and turn your waffle iron on so that it can be hot and ready for the waffle batter. Once you have mixed bowl 1 and bowl 2, separately, slowly add the dry mixture into the wet mixture. When your batter is ready, pour onto the waffle maker.
These waffles are very delicate and not easy to lift off of your waffle iron. Be patient! There are 2 tricks to use on these (one is professional, the other is totally silly and Becca designed). Method 1: once you open up the waffle iron, let the waffles breathe a little bit. Next, lightly pull the waffle away from the edge so it is loose and then I tipped the waffle maker over until the waffles fell out onto the counter top! They stayed in tact just fine :)
These waffles have a gorgeous, taste just like traditional gingerbread cookies taste! I dusted mine with some powdered sugar and topped it off with whipped cream!
I will add that as these waffles sit on your plate and cool, they can get a little crispy on the outside and it's a little more difficult to cut a bite with your fork. I think this makes them even better but Cory was ditching the tough ones for the softer ones at this point 😊
A tip for dusting food with powdered sugar: use a small handled, strainer (like this one), pour powdered sugar in the strainer and lightly tap the sides with your hand until you get the right amount of powdered sugar on your food.
One other tip for keeping your waffles warm, while you are making the full recipe: turn your oven on the lowest heat setting then place your waffles on an oven-safe plate and put them in the oven to stay warm until you are ready to sit down and eat.
What to do with leftover waffles: since waffles are not very good reheated, I'm going to put mine in the food processor tomorrow and used them as an ice cream topping! Nom nom nom! ☺️
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