Name: Whole Wheat Waffles
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon table salt; 2 tablespoons (granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 1 1/2 cups milk, lukewarm; 5 tablespoons butter, melted or 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; Toppings: butter, real maple syrup, fruit, whipped cream

Whole Wheat Waffles

W is for Whole Wheat Waffles!

This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet. It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter.

I cannot believe how fast this year is gone and that we are up to W already! This one was an easy choice for me because I love waffles. I've not always had great luck with whole wheat recipes, but this one came from the King Arthur Baking Company website so I figured it was a good bet.

While you make the batter, preheat your waffle iron. Combine together whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl.

In another bowl, whisk together milk, one egg and melted butter. I deviated from the recipe a bit and added some pure vanilla extract at this point as well.

You don't want to go nuts getting out every single lump. Small ones are okay. Overworking the batter leads to dense waffles.

Give the iron a coating a non-stick spray and then I use a large cookie scoop to make sure my waffles are all even. This recipe will make three thick Belgian style round waffles. I put my oven on about 170 degrees and keep the already baked waffles warm on a baking sheet while I finish up the rest.

We like a variety of different toppings here. Sometimes it's butter and real maple syrup, other times fresh fruit and whipped cream. Occasionally it's even ice cream and caramel syrup or hot fudge topping.

I was pleased with how these turned out. They were a great texture and held up well to a generous amount of syrup being poured into the pockets without disintegrating.

Thank you again to Wendy for hosting the 2024 Alphabet Challenge and to the other bloggers for sharing their recipes this week! Check them out using the links down below! You can see all of the recipes I've made for the challenge here- Alphabet Challenge 2024

Whole Wheat Waffles

Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon table salt
2 tablespoons (granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 1/2 cups whole milk, lukewarm
5 tablespoons butter, melted or 1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Toppings: butter, real maple syrup, fruit, whipped cream

Instructions

Preheat your iron while you make the waffle batter.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
In a separate bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together the egg, milk, butter or oil, and vanilla extract.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring just until combined. It's okay if the batter is a bit lumpy.
Cook the waffles per the manufacture's directions for your iron. Serve warm as desired with butter, syrup, fruit, whipped cream.