Michael's "Dad's Buttermilk Waffles." (T&T) I combined all the dry ingredients ahead of time, and also combined the wet ones (eggs, buttermilk, vanilla) early in the morning. They looked a little curdled but it worked fine. As guests were arriving I mixed the two together while melting the butter in the microwave. Then I put everyone to work while I prepared the "real" food.
I had the waffle iron set up outside with an extension cord, along with butter, syrup, mixed berries, powdered sugar and whipped cream. I intended to make an orange curd but ran out of time. Everyone seemed to enjoy making their own waffles and it kept them out of my hair, though I did need to send out some PAM because they were sticking a little.
Hours later, I found the three sticks' worth of re-congealed butter still in the microwave. I had thought my waffle lacked a certain something! But no one else seemed to mind and all the batter had been baked and eaten.
So, the moral of the story is 1) you can safely triple this recipe, 2) you should never greet guests and mix waffle batter at the same time, and 3) if you have to cut down on the butter in this recipe, you can.
I had the waffle iron set up outside with an extension cord, along with butter, syrup, mixed berries, powdered sugar and whipped cream. I intended to make an orange curd but ran out of time. Everyone seemed to enjoy making their own waffles and it kept them out of my hair, though I did need to send out some PAM because they were sticking a little.
Hours later, I found the three sticks' worth of re-congealed butter still in the microwave. I had thought my waffle lacked a certain something! But no one else seemed to mind and all the batter had been baked and eaten.
So, the moral of the story is 1) you can safely triple this recipe, 2) you should never greet guests and mix waffle batter at the same time, and 3) if you have to cut down on the butter in this recipe, you can.