I have two recipes here, plain and chocolate. I'll admit, the chocolate one is... Different. It's good with strawberry or cherry jam/preserves. And probably topped with whipped cream, and maybe some nuts. I suppose that if you have the right kind of waffle iron, it would even make a good waffle cone, though I haven't tried that. Anyway, the plain recipe is really good - it's reminiscent of the waffles my mom made every Sunday for brunch when I was growing up. This recipe doesn't call for whole wheat flour though, because I wanted something that could be flavored any way you want, and whole wheat flour doesn't always allow for that. You're welcome to substitute up to half the flour with whole wheat if you like! I don't recommend 100% whole wheat waffles though. If you want bread, just make some bread instead. Waffles were meant to be enjoyed as more of a half-real-food/half-desert. Perfect for brunch :)
Plain Waffles
Dry Ingredients
2 C flour
1/2 C Soy Protein Isolate
1 T Baking Powder
1/8 tsp salt
Wet Ingredients
1 C Almond Milk
1 1/4 C Water
1 T Oil
2 T Honey or Corn Syrup
1 T Molasis
Instructions
1. In a medium bowl, mix all dry ingredients.
2. In a measuring cup, mix all wet ingredients.
3. Spray both top and bottom waffle iron plates, then plug it in.
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, mix well first with a spoon, then with a beaters.
5. Pour mixture into waffle iron so that 2/3 of the total bottom surface is well covered.
6. Allow waffle iron to fry the waffle batch for 3 minutes. Use a fork and a flat metal spatula to remove the waffles.
7. Repeat steps 5 through 6 until waffle batter is gone.
Now for the chocolate version!
Chocolate Waffles
Dry Ingredients
1 3/4 C flour
1/4 C Cocoa
1/2 C Soy Protein Isolate
1 T Baking Powder
1/8 tsp salt
Wet Ingredients
1 C Almond Milk
1 1/4 C Water
1 T Oil
3 T Corn Syrup
4 Drops Vanilla
Instructions
1. In a medium bowl, mix all dry ingredients.
2. In a measuring cup, mix all wet ingredients.
3. Spray both top and bottom waffle iron plates, then plug it in.
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, mix well first with a spoon, then with a beaters.
5. Pour mixture into waffle iron so that 2/3 of the total bottom surface is well covered.
6. Allow waffle iron to fry the waffle batch for 3 minutes. Use a fork and a flat metal spatula to remove the waffles.
7. Repeat steps 5 through 6 until waffle batter is gone.
I realize that some people consider honey to be non-vegan. Well, it's Parve and no eggs, at any rate. Personally, the only problem I've ever had with honey is not that it came from bees, but that we haven't genetically modified bees to have no stingers or at any rate, to not sting mammals, thus undoing man's hatred for and fear of them, and his desire to put them into non-bee-friendly environments, use them grossly, and basically just tick them off. Kinda dumb, if you think about it. Anyway, if you use honey, I suppose it's best to get it from bee-keepers who treat their bees well. I suppose it's easier for some like me to not take bees seriously, mainly because they're so annoying and can be deadly, and to just run out and buy a big jar of honey without thinking about it. Also, because they aren't people or larger animals, and the only audible noise they make is with their wings. You can't form a relationship of any kind with a bee. Somehow, that just makes it easier to not care about them. But really, they're animals too, annoying (and cool too, scientifically) as they can be, so if you really care, I say show it and just buy bee-friendly honey. Or just use corn syrup, as ghastly as that stuff is.
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