easy like sunday morning

Some people dream about the past , some people dream and live out fantasies, my roommate Shannon dreams about waffles.  Well, she dreams about me making her waffles.  

Picture courtesy of Shannon McGarvey

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

4 teaspoons baking powder

2 tablespoons white sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups warm milk (I used almond milk)

1/3 cup butter, melted

Preheat waffle iron. In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar,  set aside. 

In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with a wire whisk. Stir in the milk and the melted butter . Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture, beat until blended.

With a 1/4 cup measure cup or a ladle (or anything else you want to use) portion the batter into a preheated waffle iron. Cook the waffles until golden and crisp. Serve immediately with brown sugar syrup (see below). Makes enough for about 3 hungry grown-ups.  Be prepared to make them weekly, Hello Kitty waffle iron not included.  

Brown Sugar Syrup

1/2 cup of butter

1/2 cup of brown sugar (light or dark)

1/4 cup heavy cream, or regular milk if you don't have heavy cream

1 tablespoon dark corn syrup 

2 teaspoons cinnamon

Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan over very low heat stirring regularly with a wire whisk.   When butter is completely melted and syrup starts to bubble remove from heat and let it stand for about 5 minutes, it will thicken.  Spoon over pancakes, waffles, etc.  You can store it in the fridge in an airtight container, like a repurposed jelly jar) for a week or two but it probably won't last that long.