Waffles of Insane Greatness.

Today I realized it was Wednesday. I thought it was Tuesday. Technically, if you're reading this then it's already Thursday. Confused? Me too. Hey, look, waffles!

The art of distraction. I has it.

I had brilliant baking schemes planned for this week, honestly I did, but between the 4th of July, spontaneously visiting my boyfriend, eating lots of barbeque, setting off fireworks, seeing Transformers twice, and thinking it was only Tuesday... it just didn't happen. So I thought we could just relax today. Have some coffee. Stay in our pajamas. Talk about waffles and boys and True Blood. 

Mmm. Waffles. Crispy, crunchy, fluffy waffles. Forget talking about them, let's eat a tower of them.

I know. I just posted waffles. Chocolate waffles. Why would you make these when you could make chocolate waffles? 

I'll tell you why. One word: buttermilk. 

Also: They're life-changing. They're delicious. They taste like funnel cakes. They make boyfriends happy. They're golden and crispy on the outside, and light, airy, and tender on the inside. It's crispy, sweet-but-not-too-sweet cake for breakfast, covered in melted butter and berries and surgary syrup. Get on this.

Sigh. I wish I had one right now.

Oh and two things: 

1. Don't be afraid to double (triple! quadruple!) the recipe. This only made enough for about 2-3 people... if the third person wasn't very hungry and if neither of these people were my boyfriend. And my wafflemaker makes really thin waffles, so if you want thicker, Belgian-style waffles, I imagine it'll make even less.

2. After mixing the waffle batter together, it needs to rest for 30 minutes. What? I know. I didn't read that part until I was ready to fire up the wafflemaker... and then I had to deal with a hungry boyfriend for half an hour. Can I tell you? Not pretty.   

Waffles of Insane Greatness

Printable Recipe

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 large egg, slightly beaten
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar. Whisk together to blend. In another mixing bowl, beat together the milk, buttermilk, oil, egg, and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl with the wet ingredients and whisk just until incorporated and few lumps remain. Set aside to rest for 30 minutes.

Preheat a waffle iron. Fill waffle wells and cook according to the manufacturer's instructions. Cook until crisp and golden. Serve immediately.

Source: Annie's Eats.

Chocolate Waffles.

Over this past weekend I made my boyfriend chocolate waffles for breakfast. 

... they hadn't even finished cooking when this went down in my kitchen.

Need more convincing? Um... they're chocolate. waffles. 

No? Okay. Tough crowd. 

How about this: it's basically hot, crispy chocolate cake you can guiltlessly eat for breakfast. And you're practically encouraged to top a rich chocolatey stack of these with fresh strawberries, whipped cream, and powdered sugar. It's in the recipe. Isn't it? 

It's not? You don't have to yell. I'll add it in, just for you.

Also: I fully support the use of vanilla ice cream as a waffle topping. Mostly because waffles make me think of waffle cones which makes me think of this.

Is that weird? Ice cream on waffles?

Don't answer that. We were out of whipped cream. 

Make these for someone you love. Eat waffles. Be swept off your feet.

Chocolate Waffles

Printable Recipe

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3 large eggs, beaten
4 tablespoons butter, melted and slightly cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups buttermilk, at room temperature
3/4 mini chocolate chips, optional

Preheat waffle maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Preheat oven to 200°F. 

In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Whisk to blend. In another bowl, combine eggs, butter, vanilla, and buttermilk. Whisk to blend well. Mix the egg mixture into the flour mixture until just incorporated. Stir in the mini chocolate chips, if using. Let the batter rest for 5 minutes.

Fill the waffle iron with batter and cook until waffle is crispy and completely cooked. Transfer finished waffles to the preheated oven and repeat until all the batter has been used up. Serve immediately with fresh berries and whipped cream.

*Or powdered sugar and vanilla ice cream. See? Here for you.

Source: Annie's Eats.

I think it might be time to join a gym.