Fluffy Waffles

Fluffy Waffles

2 cups sifted flour
1 Tbsp sugar
2 eggs, separated
6 Tbsp melted butter
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 2/3 cups milk

Sift dry ingredients together. Beat egg yolks slightly; add milk and butter. Combine with dry ingredients. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake in a preheated waffle iron. You can also bake on a hot griddle like hot cakes. Make easy corn waffles by adding 1/2 cup whole kernel corn to the batter.

From my Norwegian Mother-in-law. I've found that these are almost as easy as a package mix, but more delicious. You may use syrups, jams, jellies or sugar and cinnamon. All are delicious.

Submitted by Caroline A. Swanson of Sheboygan, WI

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If it weren't for a really, really low-performing waffle iron, these would have been great. They were very good, but what they lacked was the proper cooking temp.

The beaten egg whites made for a very fluffy batter that translated into a very nice waffle that was light, while still being filling.

I found the note about packaged mixes to be quite amusing and interesting. It certainly shows that women were doing a lot of cooking with mixes even at this time. I'm not sure when Bisquick came out, but I'm happy to report that there was never a box of it in my mother's kitchen. Waffles and pancakes were always made from scratch.

Enjoy!