Gingerbread Waffles

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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Put the butter and molasses in a pan and heat until it boils.
  • Remove from the fire and stir in the milk and soda along with a well beaten egg.
  • Don't forget to sift the rest of your dry ingredients and add them to your milk mixture.
  • Bake in a hot waffle iron for 1 minute, turn off the power and leave them in the iron for another 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Serve with fruit of whipped cream/Cool Whip.

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Reviews

  1. I began by trying to save myself an extra pan to clean and instead nuked the butter and molasses in a glass mixing bowl in the micro for 3 min...This worked very well...Now for the issues...Be aware that the batter is quite thick and doesn't spread (by itself) across the grids very well, as would normally happen with waffle batter...I had to spread it a little more by hand, with a silicone spatula before I closed the iron...An increase of the buttermilk to 3/4 cup or 1 cup, to thin it out a smidge and increase the spreadability when it is poured onto the grids may help...I also understand NOW why the recipe's directions say to turn the waffle iron off after 1 min, because my first waffle scorched when I followed what my waffle iron's manual instructed instead...Regretfully, I won't be able to use this recipe successfully for OAMC as I'd wanted...In my first and only attempt at taking these waffles from freezer to toaster to plate resulted, again, in scorching (in the toaster)...I've since discovered that it is the molasses that is likely the reason for the scorching and no doubt the reason for the unusual waffle iron instructions (unplugging the iron after 1 min) in order to prevent said scorching...I could try to tweak the recipe to eliminate the scorching issue so that it could perform as any other waffle recipe, but I'm simply too busy...I need waffle recipes that I can whip up with little or no fuss and utilise as OAMC...Unfortunately, this cannot be one of them :-(
     
  2. These are really great! I can't beleive I forgot to rate them! Guess I was too busy eating them! My kids love them and one night, we stumbled on putting Buttermilk Syrup on them.....HEAVEN.
     
  3. I thought these were pretty good, however they werent such a big hit with some around the house. Two of us enjoyed them, but the rest thought the ginger was a bit too overpowering. I think if I make them again i will cut down on the ginger a bit. Again, I had to change the cooking instructions as my waffle iron doesnt cook them properly if I turn it off and try to cook them. Im not sure if it is a difference in our waffle irons, or what. I also found that they didnt have the nice texture that I usually get with waffles. I will try these again, but definitely with less ginger. I guess its a matter of taste. Thanks for the recipe.
     
  4. Whole family loves this. My son said it reminds him of Christmas and gingerbread cookies!
     
  5. I love these, as does my husband. I think the children are not grown enough to appreciate this. Between the cheese waffles and these waffles - I wouldn't know which to pick. They are both so fantastic. I just make them both!
     
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  1. I began by trying to save myself an extra pan to clean and instead nuked the butter and molasses in a glass mixing bowl in the micro for 3 min...This worked very well...Now for the issues...Be aware that the batter is quite thick and doesn't spread (by itself) across the grids very well, as would normally happen with waffle batter...I had to spread it a little more by hand, with a silicone spatula before I closed the iron...An increase of the buttermilk to 3/4 cup or 1 cup, to thin it out a smidge and increase the spreadability when it is poured onto the grids may help...I also understand NOW why the recipe's directions say to turn the waffle iron off after 1 min, because my first waffle scorched when I followed what my waffle iron's manual instructed instead...Regretfully, I won't be able to use this recipe successfully for OAMC as I'd wanted...In my first and only attempt at taking these waffles from freezer to toaster to plate resulted, again, in scorching (in the toaster)...I've since discovered that it is the molasses that is likely the reason for the scorching and no doubt the reason for the unusual waffle iron instructions (unplugging the iron after 1 min) in order to prevent said scorching...I could try to tweak the recipe to eliminate the scorching issue so that it could perform as any other waffle recipe, but I'm simply too busy...I need waffle recipes that I can whip up with little or no fuss and utilise as OAMC...Unfortunately, this cannot be one of them :-(
     

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Very busy nanny/au pair, working for a very rich and snooty family, in a very large home, in a very snooty village. Just in case my employer comes here, please don't ask where I am from, or I'll be sacked like the last nanny was. ;-) I take care of 4 gorgeous, and darling kids. 3 girls and a boy. The boy is the youngest (and my favorite). They are great children, very, very active. (Hyper) I love to cook. I guess that's a given, why else would I be here. Part of my job is also to prepare meals for the family. The more they like my food, the longer I get to stay. (just a little joke) On my day off, I usually go out to the cinema or some dance clubs with the other au pairs in this town. That's about it I think.
 
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