Everyday Waffles

1 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour 

3 teaspoons baking powder 

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 beaten egg yolks 

1 3/4 cups milk

1/2 cup oil or melted butter

2 stiffly beaten egg whites

 

Sift together dry ingredients. Combine yolks, milk, and oil; stir into dry ingredients. Fold in whites, leaving a few fluffs. Bake. Makes three-10-inch waffles.

Buttermilk Waffles: Substitute 2 cups buttermilk for sweet milk. Add 1/2 teaspoon soda and reduce baking powder to 2 tea spoons. Continue as above.

Ham Waffles: Sprinkle 2 tablespoons chopped cooked ham over each waffle be

Cheese Waffles: Add ½ cup shredded process cheese to batter before baking. Corn Waffles: Reduce milk to 1/4 cups; add 1 cup canned cream-style corn. 

Pecan Waffles: Sprinkle 2 tablespoons broken pecans atop waffle before baking.