Every time I want waffles, I can't help but think of the movie, Shrek, when Donkey says, "...In the morning, I'm making waffles!" If you haven't watched the movie, this won't sound very funny. Just do a search on YouTube or borrow the movie from a friend. You will thank me (and probably want to make waffles too).
We keep our son’s life threatening allergens (peanuts / tree
nuts) out of our house, but for his less severe allergies, we simply keep HIM
from eating the items we prepare that contain those ingredients (eggs). I do my best to alter recipes that commonly use eggs in order to include him
in that meal or special treat. He tolerates denatured eggs in baked goods, but
the denaturing process is one that doesn't seem to be an exact science. For
this reason, I've never been confident that waffles get hot enough and are
cooked for long enough to really make the egg safe for my son to consume. Today
I tried to find an alternative to our normal waffles, and the solution was so easy! I left out the egg, and they tasted exactly the same.
It was that simple!
I never ever buy frozen waffles at the store. I don’t
like to eat things with ingredient lists I cannot understand and use lots of
unnatural ingredients. Instead, I make a from scratch mix similar to Bisquick
and keep that in my fridge for times I want to make biscuits, pancakes, or
waffles. Then, I simple mix in some milk and vegetable oil, and plug in the
waffle iron. Any extra waffles get packed up and put in the freezer for the next
morning. I will suggest that you don't mix in things like chocolate chips or blueberries because these things can burn when they get stuck to the waffle iron and can make cleaning so much harder after you are done cooking if your waffle iron cannot be submerged in water. Just use the normal mix in items as toppings instead. Problem solved!
The homemade baking mix recipe I use can be found at Kitchen Simplicity.
Then, if making waffles, I use the mix above in the recipe found at Betty Crocker (minus the egg).
So if someday you have a family member or friend with an egg allergy OR you find out that someone put the empty egg carton back in the fridge instead of in the trash, you don't have to reach for the cereal! Just leave the egg out and enjoy your breakfast! I cover my waffles with Sunbutter and drizzle (ok, maybe more like drench) them with syrup. My sister claims she can make syrup from scratch, and I find that fascinating! Maybe I can get her to teach me her syrup secrets so we can try that too.
