Waffles

Waffles fall into the “quick bread” category of baking, which means they’re leavened with baking powder, and the method is super fast and super easy. With any kind of quick bread, you start by blending the dry ingredients, then the liquid ingredients, and then you stir everything together and bake it up.

So, for this homemade waffle recipe, the dry ingredients are flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Just whisk them all together in a big bowl.

Then, whisk together the buttermilk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla.

If you don’t have buttermilk, you can create a reasonable facsimile by adding a little lemon juice or white vinegar to regular milk. Let it stand for about 5 minutes, and it will start to curdle and become thicker.

Stir the liquid mixture into the dry. Don’t overdo it, or your waffles could come out tough. It’s perfectly ok (and even preferable!) if the batter is a bit lumpy.

Just scoop the batter into your preheated waffle maker, and let it do it’s thing! You’ll know your waffles are done when they’re golden brown and a little crisp on the outside.