Monday, November 10, 2008

Oatmeal-Honey Waffles

For breakfast yesterday I made the best waffles ever. My kids love breakfast food and I was excited to find a new flare to something so good.
you can see a picture of the waffles at http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1851557
Oatmeal-Honey Waffles
Prep: 20 min., Bake: 10 min., Cool: 10 min., Cook: 15 min.
Yield
Makes 8 waffles (serving size: 1 waffle)
Ingredients
1 cup uncooked regular oats
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs, separated
1 1/2 cups 1% low-fat milk
4 tablespoons melted butter
2 tablespoons honey
Toppings: butter, maple syrup
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake oats in a single layer in a shallow pan 10 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring after 5 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Process oats in a blender or food processor 30 seconds or until finely ground.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl; stir in ground oats.
3. Beat egg whites at high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
4. Whisk together egg yolks, milk, butter, and honey in a medium bowl; gently stir into oat mixture. Gently fold in egg whites just until blended.
5. Cook batter in a preheated, oiled waffle iron until golden. Serve each waffle with 1 tsp. butter and 1 Tbsp. maple syrup, if desired.
Note: Nutritional analysis totals include 1 tsp. butter and 1 Tbsp. maple syrup.
Nutritional Information
Calories:
312 (0.0% from fat)
Fat:
12g (sat 6.8g,mono 3.3g,poly 0.9g)
Protein:
7.1g
Carbohydrate:
45g
Fiber:
1.6g
Cholesterol:
72mg
Iron:
2.1mg
Sodium:
253mg
Calcium:
122mg
Southern Living, NOVEMBER 2008

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Those sound yummy! I'll have to make them and let you know how they turn out! Thanks!

bec said...

I love finding new family blogs! You have 3 kids? That's so great! I hope you guys will be at the reunion next summer so we can meet them.