Best Ever Waffles-My first time, homemade in Ranchi!

The blog post title is quite misleading...but there is always a first time.
Whatever you may be thinking ,I am blogging about the first time I made waffles!!!
Waffles!!

Very American!
Very difficult to get hold of...especially in a place like Ranchi.
I have the parents to thank for this new addition to my already overflowing kitchen cabinet.Ever since I started blogging, they have become mighty magnanimous...In the middle of the after noon I get calls(when they go shopping).Do you want cupcake liners???What print would you like on the bottles???What seasoning ???Wow!!!
The only thing I'd like to say apart from "Thank god for such wonderful parents"... is ,I only wonder...What took me so long???
But better late, right??
The waffle iron is the latest addition to my Morphy Richards grill and toast machine, and I am super happy!

Waffles have always been a breakfast thing at a breakfast bar...and at McDonald's, and I have never had them with the maple syrup or the berries. Pure , unadulterated butter is the thing to  wash them down with. That, and some Chocolate Sauce.
Over the beautiful golden ridges...and the holes to trap the butter and the chocolate sauce. Heaven!

That was many many moons  ago. With the entire family in Holiday mood, its just not worth the effort to venture out and drive 5 kms for breakfast. So we have not indulged in waffles for a very many many years.
Sweet child had a  friend over for a sleep over...they certainly over slept...
The boys were up gossiping and trading gaming secrets till late...they must have got hungry at some point of time.I saw the remnants of Maggi Noodles in the morning-which they coolly revealed that they had eaten at 3:30 am-and I thought I had fed them enough!!!
OK.Waffles.

I found this recipe in my old diary.It was supposed to be the recipe for the Best Ever Waffles,(noted from a TV show)...but somewhere time must have taken a toll on the ink.
That I realised , only after I tasted the first...Waffles should be sweeter!
So the second batch was sweeter and nicer...and by that time the sun was shining ,so was the butter.
Sadly,that is certainly not the scene with India at the moment...India is not shining- too many things going wrong in this country of ours.
The minute  you bring up issues like corruption and riots ...the air just gets so heavy!
Back to food and feeling better.
And feel better indeed. If you don't have a waffle Iron,.or generous parents...don't fret.
Use this batter for pancakes. Just flip them over. I heard Nigella Lawson say that...while she made griddle pancakes...That -she said,works well too.

for the

Best Ever Waffles- My first time,Home made...in Ranchi!

you need


11/3 cup plain flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/2cup melted butter
4 tbsp sugar(I used 1 tbsp in the first batch)
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs separated
1 3/4 cup cold milk.
1/4 tsp lemon juice

Turn on the Waffle Iron to heat.
Yeah...and the heat!
Place the dry ingredients in a large bowl.

Whip the egg whites with the lemon juice till you get glossy white stiff-ish peaks.

Now,pour the egg yolks and the melted butter(I used half butter and half refined oil-I don't want to be accused of pouring cholesterol into young blood.) into the dry stuff.

Whisk and blend in the cold milk.

Now , fold in the egg whites.

By now the waffle iron should be HOT!
A brush of oil/ butter will save you a lot of cleaning up later.
One ladle full of the batter for one waffle...

And an agonising wait.
And they are ready!

Ta DA..
The boys were in fit state to be photographed..so the waffles doused in butter will have to do.
Beautifully crisp and glossy on the outside ...
And soft and fluffy on the inside.
Sweet..only just so...and the kiss of butter.
By the time the photos were done...these waffles had pools of butter...sweet dog Romeo woke up from his dreams and came with a castigating look in his eyes..."Where's my share??"
Makes you want for more.

You can serve these with whipped cream and berries,or ice cream or honey or maple syrup or just wolf them down bare.
Happy Children are good children...
Here, in my house ...Tween rebellion seems to be brewing.Sweet Child is quite taciturn...preferring veiled innuendos...So I brought out a board on which we could just pen our positive thoughts and make the day a better one for all!
So I put a few of my favourite words...

"FAITH makes all things possible."
and after a few hours...

Wonder where he got his crass sense of humor from??

Does this count as baking??
Maybe..

So what are you baking today???