Don’t throw out the waffle iron!
I’ve had a waffle iron for years and once in a while I would try making waffles. But they never came out well. Yesterday we were cleaning out the rec room and I came across the waffle iron again. I decided to throw it out. But my husband, who is a near horder, went through the trash bag and said I should give it one more last try. So I did, but not before doing thorough research. And, believe it or not, they came out almost perfect!! Meaning perfect enough not to throw the iron out.
I want to share the two links that made my almost perfect waffles:
1) Recipe at allecipes.com: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Waffles-I/Detail.aspx (my favorite recipe site)
2) Instructions at wikihow.com: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Waffles – they also have a recipe but I used the one above.
As always, I did not add the vanilla extract (for the simple reason that I don’t have it and also because I think it tastes better without).
Just so you know!
Hey Willow, Not that you should add vanilla to your waffles, but you can make your own vanilla extract. I did it for years in Holland. You need a small bottle made of dark (brown or green) glass. Put in it a couple of (split) vanilla pods; fill with dark rum. Wait a while. Use just like vanilla extract.
You can keep topping it up with rum until the vanilla pods lose their flavor.
Actually they do sell it here, it’s just something that I don’t “have in the house” 😉