OYMST Day #5: Squashy McWaffles

Much like early veganism, Operation Yank My Sweet Tooth is forcing me to come up with creative solutions to replace my usual meals that have way too much sugar. Sometimes it is a hit. Other times, I get a miss. This is a little of both. I tried to make protein rich waffles using quinoa, soy, and garbanzo flour, but the waffles were very moist, almost too moist. Perhaps more flour in the future? I'll have to keep going back to the mixing bowl and see what happens.

For now, give these a try. I imagine they'd make better pancakes. Tell me what you think!
*The crushed rice krispies make this recipe NOT GF, just wheat free. If you are a person who cannot tolerate barley-(and many cereals contain barley malt), try a rice cereal that doesn't include it or use rice flour.

Squashy McWaffles w/ Mango Balsamic Topping

Dry Ingredients
1/3 c quinoa flour
1/3 c rice krispies, crushed or pulverized in a food processor
1/3 c garbanzo flour
1/4 c potato starch
1/4 c soy flour
2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
1 t cinnamon
2 pinches garam masala
2 pinches clove powder


Wet Ingredients-(blend in a blender or food processor)
1T brown rice syrup
1T canola oil
1 can light coconut milk
1/4 c soy milk (any non dairy milk will do)
2T ground flax seeds
1 c roasted butternut squash (I'm also sure pumpkin or sweet potatoes would be fine)

Balsamic Mango Topping:
1 mango, peeled, pitted, and pureed
1/2 t balsamic vinegar

Mix wet and dry together. The batter will be really, really thick. Spoon 1/2 c in your waffle maker (mine is a cheapy square one) and follow your manufacturer's instructions. SPRAY that iron with canola spray, do you hear me? Mine took about 5 minutes--but they stuck to the iron. They're super moist the moment you eat them, but if you store in fridge for later, they seem to be better toasted in the toaster oven.

For the topping:
In a small sauce pan, heat the pureed mango and balsamic over med heat until you get a nice soft boil. The vinegar really makes the mango do its thang! Spoon over your waffle and top with a little vanilla soy yogurt and extra dash of cinnamon.

Would you buy a 'zine dedicated to waffles and pancakes? Would you prefer paper copy or paying for a PDF download to save trees?

MOFO Day #8 True Grub: G. Fairy Waffles with Light Fruit Syrup

I know these waffles look awfully plain, but I assure you the flavor is not. Sookie's Fairy Godmother, Claudine was trying to perfect her recipe for these lemon-chamomile waffles before she became a supernatural juice box.

The flavors are subtle, so please try to play around if you please. This recipe is gluten free; however, you can make it with AP flour if that's how you roll. At this point, I have so many friends with a gluten intolerance, they could easily populate a magical fairy island.
Lemon Chamomile Waffles w/ Light Fruit Syrup

Waffles:

Dry Mix

• 1 1/4 c. sorghum flour
• 1 t baking powder
• 1/2 t baking soda
• 1/2 t salt
• 1 t xanthan gum

Wet Mix
1/4 c. lemon juice
2T lemon zest
1T Earth balance
1 c. vegan buttermilk or cultured soy/almond/rice/coconut milk
3T agave
1/2 c really strong chamomile tea
1/2 t vanilla

Light Fruit Syrup
2 c. of your choice of stone fruit (pluot, peaches, plums, apricots, etc.) and pear puree. I think I used 1c. stone fruit and 1c. of pears.

3T brown sugar

bring sugar and fruit to a rolling boil and cool.

Mix wet and dry into a nice batter. Make waffles according to your machine's instructions. Keep warm in a 200 degree oven if you're going to wait a while.

a vegan blog ain't a vegan blog without....

....good ol' fashioned food porn! no, i'm not talking about doing it with food.

here are some tasty lemon corn waffles with blueberry sauce and a bit of soy yogurt on top. they were dee-lish! i made these for me and vin on sunday morn. i snagged the recipe from "Vegan With a Vengeance" by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. it's important for non-vegans to know that we don't suffer one bit and eat REALLY WELL. i had never had home-made waffles before. now that my tongue has had this awesome experience, i don't think i could ever have a frozen one again.