My Grandpa Goodsell always made these for us when we visited. They were, by far, the BEST waffles I have ever had. I just got the recipe from my mom last week and realized that not only are they the best-tasting and fluffiest waffles ever, but they are super easy as well!
All you need is:
1 c. flour (wheat or white, whichever you prefer)
1/4 c. cracked wheat, soaked in water
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 eggs, separated
1 quart buttermilk
A waffle iron, preheated
All you do is:
First put the cracked wheat into a small bowl and put enough water in the bowl to just barely cover the wheat, then set aside until later. Put all dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl and mix together. Separate the yoke from the white of the eggs, adding the yokes to the dry ingredients and the whites to a mixing bowl. Beat egg whites until stiff, set aside. Pour buttermilk into dry ingredients, stirring and adding more buttermilk until consistency is like cake batter (you probably won't need the whole quart). Add the cracked wheat (no need to drain water) to the batter, and then fold in the egg whites. Don't over-stir batter. Cook up the batter in the waffle iron and enjoy with your favorite waffle toppings and a big glass of milk. Be sure to think of how wonderful Grandpa Goodsell is while you glut yourself!
*I don't currently own a mixer, so I haven't been separating the eggs and doing the fluffly egg-white step, but the waffles taste fine and are still pretty fluffy without it. If you skip that step, just add the eggs to the dry ingredients, not mixing in until you pour the buttermilk in.
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