In the Morning I'm making WAFFLES

We love Waffles! Waffles are a rare treat around here. They take forever to make because our waffle maker came free with our George Foreman grill and only makes two waffles at a time! Here's our family's favorite waffle recipe as adapted from the America's Test Kitchen Cookbook. We double this recipe!

Ingredients:
1 Cup all-purpose flour (unbleached)
1 Cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 TBSP flaxseed meal
2 large eggs, separated
4 TBSP (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1 3/4 Cups buttermilk (or whole milk with a dash of lemon juice)
Pinch cream of tartar

Heat waffle iron according to its instructions.

Whisk together flours, salt, baking soda, and flaxseed meal in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, butter, and then the buttermilk. Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes.

Make a well in the dry ingredients, pour buttermilk mixture into the well and whisk very gently until the buttermilk mixture is just incorporated (lumps are your friend). Toward the end of mixing, fold the whipped egg whites into the batter.

Following your waffle iron's instructions, spread the appropriate amount of batter (I use a large cookie scoop) onto the waffle iron and cook until golden brown. Repeat until batter is gone and the waffles are piled high.

We serve ours with fresh fruit, peanut butter, and maple syrup. This time I tried out some Trader Joe's Cookie Butter and it was pretty much the bomb.com!