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Cornmeal Buttermilk Waffles Nesbitt

4.3

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 16 waffles

Ingredients

1 cup sifted all-purpose flour (sift before measuring)
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup wheat germ
3 large eggs
2 cups well-shaken buttermilk
6 tablespoons vegetable oil plus additional oil for brushing waffle iron
Accompaniment: pure maple syrup

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Into a large bowl sift together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Repeat sifting 2 more times and stir in wheat germ.

    Step 2

    In another large bowl whisk together eggs, buttermilk, and oil. Add flour mixture all at once and whisk just until combined.

    Step 3

    Preheat a waffle iron and preheat oven to 200 °F.

    Step 4

    Brush waffle iron lightly with additional oil. Spoon batter into waffle iron, using 1/4 cup batter for each 4-inch-square standard waffle and spreading batter evenly, and cook according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer waffle to a baking sheet and keep warm, uncovered, in middle of oven. Make more waffles with remaining batter in same manner, brushing waffle iron with mire oil before adding each batch.

  2. Step 5

    Serve waffles with syrup.

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