my favorite belgian waffles.

all this talk about waffles reminded me of my favorite recipe.  i posted it over at just cook already a few years ago but i need it as part of my personal collection on this blog.  make these for a valentine's breakfast, you won't regret it.

ingredients:

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

2 eggs

1 3/4 cups milk

1/2 cup cooking oil or butter, melted {i'm all about the butter}

1 teaspoon vanilla

directions:

1. in a medium bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside.  in another medium bowl beat eggs slightly; stir in milk, oil, and vanilla. add egg mixture all at once to the flour mixture. stir just until moistened {batter should be slightly lumpy}.

pour 1 to 1 1/4 cups of batter onto grids of a preheated, lightly greased waffle maker. close lid quickly; do not open until done. bake according to manufacturer's directions. when done, use a fork to lift waffle off grid. repeat with remaining batter. serve warm.

*if you're cooking for two, i recommend halving the recipe. i love serving these with strawberry syrup, fresh strawberries, and whipped cream. enjoy!