As a P.K. (preacher’s kid), Christmas morning has never been normal for our family. Growing up, Sharon and I would have to wait until Dad got back from Christmas services before opening our presents (torture), and breakfast was something like eggs and toast or muffins. Don’t feel sorry for us; we didn’t know any different. The idea of making a special Christmas morning breakfast and opening our presents by the tree is entirely foreign to our family.
As Sharon and I have grown up, our family has adapted and we now celebrate at night with a show-stopping dinner followed by gifts. This only works because we’re all adults now. My dream for the future (when we hear the pitter patter of little feet) would be waffles with an assembly line of toppings on Christmas morning before we head to the tree.
But this recipe for Nancy’s Mom’s Light and Crisp Waffles is a great breakfast for any morning during the holidays when you have family and friends staying. As Sweetpea Nancy points out, you can even make a double batch ahead and freeze them. But I think part of the fun is everyone sitting around in their pajamas, making waffles and eating them as they come hot off the iron.
The ingredient list is simple: eggs, milk or buttermilk, flour, baking powder, salt, and oil.
Start by plugging in your waffle iron so it’s good and hot by the time your batter is ready. Obviously we’re comfortable with you all because we didn’t even bother to clean our well-loved, often-used waffle iron (circa 1989) before photographing it.
Then separate your eggs. For some people this is easy, for others it is hard. Crack the egg in half and pass the yolk back and forth between the two shell halves. The white will fall into the bowl, leaving you with just the egg in the shell.
Now beat your egg whites until they form stiff peaks.
Then add the salt, baking powder and baking soda to your flour.
Whisk the egg yolks in with the buttermilk.
Then add all wet ingredients to the dry ingredients (we added them at the same time which made this cool yin and yang design) and mix until combined.
Then fold in the egg whites. Don’t over mix, you want batter to be light and fluffy.
Make sure that your waffle iron is good and hot. Like smokin’.
Add 1/2 cup of batter to the waffle iron….
And cook until golden brown.
Serve with any of your favorite toppings. Mine happen to be banana, chopped nuts and maple syrup.
While I may not be enjoying these Christmas morning, I’m hoping you will.
Enjoy!
Thanks again, Sweetpea Nancy!
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Get out the waffle iron. Once you’ve tried these homemade waffles, you will never go back to buying them again. I like to double the batch and put the leftover cooked waffles in a airtight container and in the freezer. When you need a fast breakfast, just pop them in the toaster and you have fresh hot waffles for breakfast! My favorite topping is watermelon and maple syrup.
Ingredients
- 2 whole Eggs, Separated
- 2 cups Milk Or Buttermilk
- 2 cups Flour
- 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoons Salt
- ⅓ cups Canola Oil
Preparation Instructions
Beat egg whites until stiff. In a separate large bowl, put remaining ingredients and beat on low with a hand mixer until moistened. Increase speed to medium and mix until smooth. By hand, gently fold in beaten egg whites. Pour 1/2 cup of batter onto hot waffle iron. Cook until lightly browned. Serve with your favorite toppings. Enjoy!
Note: I like to double the recipe and put the leftovers in the freezer. When I double the recipe, I just use 1 litre of milk or buttermilk.
Some of my favorite toppings are: fresh fruit and whipping cream, watermelon and maple syrup. Yum yum!
Makes 8 waffles.
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Three Many Cooks is the always-entertaining food blog of Pam Anderson and her two daughters, Maggy and Sharon. Pam is a well-known and much-respected food writer and author, Maggy is a “hippy adventurer meets 1950s housewife,” and Sharon refers to herself as a recovering food snob learning to survive on a graduate student’s budget. Theirs is a strong relationship both inside and outside the kitchen, and it shows in the food they create and the stories they tell.
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Christine on 3.26.2011
Those waffles look delicious! I have to try them.
My family and I love waffles, we have tried a lot of them and I must say the Liege Waffle is so far our favorite, you have try them They are sweet, soft and crunchy at the same time , thanks to the pearl sugar.
http://www.getawaff.com/blog/waffles-from-liege
Make sure you use only Real belgian pearl sugar coming from Belgium, I tried the Sweden ” belgian Peearl sugar” and the sugar melted completely and the result was deceiving.
I purchase mine online at Get a Waff store : http://www.belgianpearlsugar.com
The pearl sugar P4 is the one you will need for Liege waffles.
Happy Baking!
mariaf on 1.9.2011
I havent used my waffled machine but one time since i bought it!!! Today i tried this recipe and must say it made the best waffles ever! Makes me appreciate home made cooking…will deff start using my machine more now
thanks for sharing such a tasy waffle recipe!
Sweetpea Nancy on 1.6.2011
Please NOTE: My original recipe does not call for Baking Soda as this recipe states. I use only Baking Powder as in my original recipe. This may be a typing error. Thanks to everyione for looking at my recipe, I am so glad that you are all enjoying the waffles.
Beth Ann on 1.3.2011
Looks delicious! Christmas is passed, but I think that these will taste great some morning this week!
To make you feel better – I wasn’t a PK, but my father ran a snow plow for the county where I grew up. Without fail he would get called out to plow or salt/sand the roads on Christmas (we live in the upper mid-west) and we would have to wait for him to come home for his lunch break before we could open gifts. By the time I had grown up and my siblings were little we have moved our Christmas to Christmas Eve – if there was a slight chance of rain, sleet, ice or snow in the forecast Santa would come while we were at Christmas Eve service!
foodandwhine on 1.2.2011
Looks delicious! I’m a PK too and I remember we had to wait to open most of our gifts until my dad was finished church too. We actually got dragged along the the service with him. We always had cranberry muffins first thing, then a big brunch when we got back.
Nicole Miller on 12.30.2010
Waffles are a Saturday morning tradition at my mom’s house. For as long as I can remember she has made waffles for the whole family (up to nearly 30 people at a time) nearly every Saturday morning. My family of 3 is now among the group as often as we can be.
Shari on 12.29.2010
Thank you so much for the recipe! These were wonderful on Christmas morning. Easy to do and perfectly light and crispy. Thanks!
mary on 12.27.2010
I have been making waffles like this for45 years and every time a winner. I learned about 30 years ago to use self rising flour (has the salt and baking powder already in it) and they are even better. O,yes, using bacon grease instead of oil is even better.
Love this web site!!!!!!!
sandy on 12.27.2010
Love waffles and really looks good
Jodi on 12.26.2010
Now this is Christmas morning! Santa might choose to come to your house in the AM instead!
Thanks for sharing!
Jodi
Staci Hancock on 12.26.2010
In the picture you mention baking soda, but the printable recipe doesn’t have baking soda mentioned. How much baking soda do you use?
FoodFitnessFreshAir on 12.25.2010
I’ve never had a typical Christmas morning either…Up until this year, my family has had this weird tradition of eating fish sticks and tomato soup for breakfast! This year we actually broke the tradition and did roasted pepper soup and cornbread…still a little out of the ordinary. Those waffles sound great though, and I’d love to make them on a non-Christmas morning!
clarency on 12.24.2010
Thanks for this recipe. It will be made to the family’s christmas day brunch we make every year. They will be a lovely addition by the look of it.
Angela on 12.23.2010
My husband just asked this morning if we could have waffle’s for breakfast on Christmas morning! Move over Bisquick, we’re going to try them from scratch this time!
Teri on 12.23.2010
I would love to have a waffle bar for Holiday breakfast. We eat dinner at 1:30 and that’s just too early to have any kind of breakfast other than a few Christmas cookies
Heidi Stone Photography on 12.23.2010
Yum. I’m ready for second dinner now.
sallyk on 12.23.2010
I love waffles — and have never owned a waffle iron! Maybe next year I’ll ask for one for Christmas. And a pizzelle iron, too.
Nina on 12.23.2010
Perfect–planned my menus a few days ago. Guess what’s on the menu for Christmas morning???? Waffles!
Kathy L. on 12.23.2010
Can’t wait to try this recipe. I’m tired of having to go to Waffle House to get a good waffle.
SeattleDee on 12.23.2010
OK, that does it. After mornings of Breakfast Hash and Eggs I’m ready for a return to waffles. They will be sourdough, of course, with a side of bacon for me. The husband is still reveling in sticky buns and ice cream!
SueDeeSue on 12.23.2010
Nuts and syrup and WAFFLES! Oh my! But alas poor waffle iron I knew it well for about 20 yrs that is. It’s now in a better place. It’s passing and this recipe do make me long for a new waffle iron though.
Sweetpea Nancy on 12.23.2010
Thankyou for trying my recipe and for sharing such great photos! I am so happy that you enjoy these waffles as much as I do! I am also so happy to have my recipe on the TK Blog…so cool! Thankyou. Wishing you a Merry Christmas.
Serve at Once on 12.23.2010
Christmas morning breakfast has always been special for my family. We usually eat my honeybun cake and then open presents, which is usually pretty interesting after we’ve had such a sugar rush!
I’m definitely going to have to try these waffles STAT.
Merry Christmas!
Maggy on 12.23.2010
Jean F – LOVE your suggestion of having breakfast for dinner. That’s so fun!
Cindy on 12.23.2010
YUUMMMO!!!….MY MOUTH IS WATERING RIGHT NOW.
2-OF MY FAVS…..WAFFLES & BANANAS (well maybe 3…I love pecans too).
Cin
katie on 12.23.2010
i just bought my parents a waffle iron for christmas – perfect timing for this recipe!
Julie Larson on 12.23.2010
I can’t wait to try these! I love waffles and haven’t found a recipe I like enough to try more than once. Maybe this is it!
Maria on 12.23.2010
These look perfect! What a great breakfast treat!
Ade on 12.23.2010
I think I’m going to see if my sister and I can do this! THanks!
stuckinmypedals on 12.23.2010
Ooh, those look delicious. We usually have Sweetmilks for Christmas breakfast, but we may have to eat waffles instead this year. Thanks for sharing!
Heather (Heather's Dish) on 12.23.2010
this is going to bring so much joy to my hubby’s heart…and stomach!
Jean F on 12.23.2010
Why not have a Christmas Eve Brinner tradition? Breakfast for dinner… That way you can have your waffles and eat them, too!
Merry Christmas!
Christina564 on 12.23.2010
Those look delicious! I don’t eat pancakes because I don’t like the texture, but will eat waffles every once in a while. Great photos!
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is on 12.23.2010
Nothing beats the perfect waffle.