The Best Homemade Waffles and Buttermilk Syrup

Every weekend my boys beg me to make a homemade breakfast for them. 9 out of 10 times they ask for waffles. I’m so cheap and I hate buying pre-made pancake mix so end up making this waffle recipe and they LOVE it! This syrup is always on hand and guess what? I don’t even buy syrup at the store anymore! It’s nice to save a little dough and make something from scratch that tastes SO. MUCH. BETTER.

This weekend is a big weekend for members of my church. There is a big broadcast twice a year in which we get to hear wonderful words spoken by some amazing members of our church. It’s so inspirational and I look forward to those two weekends all year long! I LOVE making a homemade breakfast for my family and then sitting around the computer watching the talks and eating together. I’ll be making these waffles for my family this weekend! 🙂 What’s your favorite breakfast food??

Try these recipes and let me know what you think!

WAFFLE RECIPE:
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Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups milk
• 2 egg yolks (whites reserved)
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/3 cup oil

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, mix together: flour, milk, baking powder, salt and oil.
2. In a small bowl, separate the egg yolks from the whites, adding the yolks to the mixture in the large bowl. Whip egg whites with a hand mixer until stiff.
3. Fold egg whites into waffle mixture and break down big clumps. Cook on waffle iron and serve immediately with buttermilk syrup (recipe below).

BUTTERMILK SYRUP RECIPE:
Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cube butter
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. baking soda

Directions:

1. Combine the sugar, butter and *buttermilk together in a medium size pot (see picture below).

*if you don’t happen to have buttermilk on hand – which I almost never do – mix 1/2 cup milk with 1/2 Tbsp of lemon juice or vinegar and let sit for 5 minutes to create your own buttermilk.

 Bring to a boil…

Now add the vanilla extract and baking soda. Let cool and pour into a serving dish or Mason jar to serve with your waffles! ENJOY!