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Chasing the cows back home.
We have one neighbor who has made the country extra hospitable for us. He taught us much of what we know about cows and has been very patient when our cows wind up in his pasture, and very helpful in chasing them home. We just found out he’d gone through surgery and were trying to think of a nice little something we could drop off to say we were thinking of him. We decided on locally grown strawberries and home-made wheat waffle mix.
This waffle mix is a long-time favorite of our family. In fact, one year we gave it out as our Christmas treat. It’s nice to have in the freezer for that morning when you wake up wanting a serious breakfast without too much work.
Homemade Wheat Waffle Mix
2 1/4 cups wheat flour (home-grind it for some serious wheaty goodness)
3/4 Tbsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 cup shortening or butter, room temperature
1/4 Tbsp. salt
Sift wheat flour and baking powder into bowl (sometimes we intentionally forget to sift). Add sugar and salt. Cut in shortening or butter using pastry cutter, two knives, or your food processor.
Here are the directions to give along with your waffle mix.
Homemade Wheat Waffle Mix (keep in freezer)
Wheat Waffles
2 cups mix
2 Tbsp. oil
1 egg
1 cup milk
Wheat Pancakes
2 cups mix
1 egg
1 cup milk
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Question: The recipe says 1 cup of milk. The card in the photograph says 1 1/3 cups. Which is the one to believe?
Hi Carly,
I was wondering if I’d get caught! The long-time family recipe said to use 1 1/3 cups, but we often found the batter would be really thin and we’d have to add more mix. So when we’ve given it away, we’ve started telling everyone to add 1 cup of milk. I’ve been much happier with how the batter turns out, and I figured friends who want a thinner batter can easily add more milk, so I always go with 1 cup of milk now (though I’m rebelling against the time-honored recipe from my husband’s fam!)
If the batter sits for 10 min or so the milk softens up the wheat and the mixture becomes thick….but it usually starts its way to the waffle iron before that happens…but if making a large batch it does thicken up before your done.
Thanks, Mom! Readers, you have it from the top authority.
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