Saturday Morning Waffles with Blueberries

 I promised my husband that I would make him

waffles with blueberries...

Wonderful waffles

from 

Joy of Cooking.

Here is the recipe.

Waffles

Sift before measuring: 

• 1 3/4 cups cake flour (I use all-purpose flour)

Resift with:

• 2 teaspoons double acting baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 Tablespoon sugar

Beat well:

• 3 eggs yolks

Add:

• 2 to 7 tablespoons melted butter or vegetable oil (I use 7)
• 1 1/2 cups milk

Make a hole in the center of the sifted ingredients. Pour in the liquid ingredients. Combine them with a few swift strokes (do not over beat of over mix). The batter should have a pebbled look, similar to a muffin batter. At this time, you might want to include one of the following:

• (1/2 cup fresh berries)
• (1/4 cup raisins)
• (1/4 cup finely chopped nuts or coconut)
• (1 cup finely diced cooked ham)

Beat until stiff, but not dry:

• 3 egg whites

Fold them into the batter until they are barely blended. 

To cook, heat waffle iron until the indicator shows it is ready to use. cover the grid surface about two-thirds. Close the lid and wait for 4 minutes. When the waffle is ready, all steam will have stopped emerging from the crack of the iron. (I have a Belgian waffle maker - my waffles take 5 minutes before all the steam stops emerging.) The richer the dough, the crisper the waffle becomes. With the butter flavor baked into the waffle, there is then no reason for adding butter - unless you like lots, as do I.

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Makes 6 waffles with a traditional waffle maker
I have to double this recipe to get 7 - 8  using my Belgian waffle maker.

If you make these waffles, I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.