I got a new waffle iron! It’s one of the ones that flips over. I can’t wait to use it! I want to make waffles tomorrow for brunch. I don’t have any waffle recipe I’m especially attached to, but I figured…heck, one of the dopers probably has one! So lay it on me! What is your favorite waffle recipe?
Put chocolate chips in the old recipe.
My favorite is straight from the red checkered cookbook. The important thing is to separate the eggs and whip the whites really well–that will make the waffles fluffy and light instead of leaden.
1 3/4 c flour
1 T baking powder
1/4 t salt
2 egg yolks
1 3/4 c milk
1/2 c cooking oil
2 egg whites
Mix the dry stuff in one bowl, the wet stuff in another bowl, and beat the whites stiff. Pour the wet into the dry and stir a until just moistened–then gently fold in the whites. Don’t overmix it.
I usually double this and freeze the leftovers for the kids to have later.
I had my first flipped waffle just last week!
Hi Opal!!!
carnivorousplant
Thanks, but no thanks. Chocolate chip pancakes/waffles/muffins do not do it for me. My son would probably love them, though. But still, no. 
dangermom
Ok, I’m gonna give it a try. I’ll report back how it comes out!
Olive, The Other Reindeer
Hi!!!
I’m a plebe: buy a box of Bisquick (Bisquik? not sure of the spelling) and follow the instructions on the box.
Actually, I like the flavor of JiffyMix better (and it’s always cheaper) but I seem to be in the minority that opinion.
Note: even with a non-stick surface, the first waffle will tend to stick. If you have a pastry brush, give the surface a very light brushing with oil. Or just resign yourself to prying the first waffle out in pieces and tossing it. The second and thereafter will be fine.
I use the bisquix one, but sub in club soda for the water, and add a dash of nutmeg or mace to the batter.
One of the great breakfast treats of my childhood was waffles with bacon.
Use the regular bisquick waffle mix (off the bisquick box), but put a strip of raw bacon diagonally across the griddle when half filled with waffle mix, put the rest of the waffle mix on top. The bacon will be cooked by the waffle iron, and it tastes wonderful inside the waffle.
I cook the bacon ahead of time and crumble it into the batter in largish pieces.
Not for this morning, but very good for sometime:
1 1/2 cups barley flour
1/4 cup or slightly more brown sugar
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
several good shakes of cinnamon and ginger
1 1/2 cups whole milk (or 3/4 cup plain or vanilla yogurt and 3/4 cup water, or any mixture of milk and apple juice adding up to 1 1/2 cups)
1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
4 eggs (no need to separate and beat and fold the whites unless you are using a Belgian waffle iron)
3 Tablespoons canola oil
This tends to be a thick batter that spreads slowly,so be conservative as you pour it into the waffle iron – only cover about 1/3 of the area (starting from the center, obviously) of the grid. Bring the lid down and the batter will spread to cover the grid.
I’m a vegetarian, so I won’t be trying that one.
(the bacon one)
And yes, it’s a Belgian waffle iron.
Well if meat is out of the question, I would try to find some wild strawberries. I can still remember the first time I ate a tiny wild strawberry like it was 10 seconds ago.
Well, I’m not so much looking for ways to fancy-up my waffles or ideas for what sorts of foreign objects I can put in them as I am looking for the best basic waffle recipe I can find. Then I can go from there and add stuff like strawberries later if I want to, but I think it’s important that the base recipe be good.
dangermom: I compared your recipe to the “fluffy waffles” recipe in the manual for the waffle maker and they were nearly identical except for the amount of oil. In deference to my waistline I compromised with less oil than your recipe, but they came out really good