I've been wanting to try this recipe for ages. But I don't often have the wherewithal to make waffles in the morning. And between that and the fact that I kept forgetting the recipe existed, it's just been languishing in my bookmarks for ages. But I actually took some time to flip through bookmarked pages that weren't sourdough recipes last night -- shocking, I know! -- and rediscovered this recipe and figured maybe it was time.

Sadly, we were low on molasses, so the flavour wasn't quite as intense as it was meant to be. They were still quite tasty though. The Kidlet packed away three before she finally deicded she was full, so that seems like it was a success. I might try to put even more ginger into them next time (this change is reflected in the recipe below), but other than that, they were pretty great. Although I'm not sure how much the orange really came through, so I've listed that as optional. I think they'd still be great even without the orange.

Gingerbread Waffles

Slightly adapted from Vurrata and Bubbles

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
• 1/4 c. brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp. ground ginger
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
• 3/4 tsp. coarse sea salt, ground
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 3/4 c. buttermilk
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1/2 c. butter, melted
• 1/2 c. molasses
• 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
• zest of 1 orange (optional)
• 4 large egg whites

Directions

1. Combine flour, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt and mix well, breaking up and lumps of sugar.
2. Sift in baking powder and baking soda and mix them in.
3. In a separate bowl, combine buttermilk, egg yolks, butter, molasses, vanilla extract, and orange zest (if using).
4. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks.
5. Stir dry ingredients into wet.¹
6. Get your waffle iron preheating.
7. Add ~1/3 of the egg whites to the batter and stir them in. (Don't worry about deflating them at this point, we're just loosening the batter.)
8. Add half the remaining egg whites and gently fold them in.
9. Add the last portion of egg whites and fold them in.
10. Scoop portions of batter into your waffle maker and cook as directed.
11. Serve waffles with custard and/or maple syrup and/or ginger syrup and/or whipped cream.

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¹ I actually did this backwards and stirred wet ingredients into dry. Not sure how much of a difference it makes. ^Back