There is no better smell than the smell of homemade waffles steaming in a waffle maker. It tells the whole house that something good is coming. We have homemade waffles often at our house…at least once a week. My kids love homemade waffles and are happy to eat them for breakfast, lunch or dinner. My daughter has been crazy over the wonderful citrus at the market lately…eating tons of Cara Cara oranges and Ruby Red grapefruit, so I wanted to incorporate some of those flavours into some waffles just for her. She has been working hard in school lately with late night study sessions and papers due, so I wanted to do something special for her. I came up with a sweet sauce…kissed with the flavour of citrus…and paired it with easy buttermilk waffles. If you have never made homemade waffles before, let me assure you that they are easy to make and if you have made a cake or muffins, you can easily make waffles….all you need is a waffle maker and some basic ingredients. And please..don’t let the bit-tad-long ingredient list scare you!
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups buttermilk {regular milk will also work}
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 large eggs
orange zest {optional}
Orange sections for garnish
Citrus sauce {see below}
Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
2. In large bowl, whisk together buttermilk, melted butter, eggs and orange zest.
3. Add flour mixture to buttermilk mixture. Stir gently until batter is just combined. There will still be some lumps.
4. Plug in wafflemaker while the batter rests for a minute. When the waffle iron is ready, add a half cup of batter to the centre of the waffle maker. Remove when waffle is cooked…2-3 minutes.
Ingredients:
2 cups orange juice, fresh squeezed or carton
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
Directions:
1. Add orange juice, sugar, zest and salt to a saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil.
2. Mix cornstarch with cold water in a container. Shake vigourosly and pour into orange juice.
3. Let orange juice return to a boil while whisking.
4. When orange juice has thickened slighty, remove from heat and let cool.
5. Serve warm over waffles, with orange sections if desired.
The lovely folks at Canadian Tire recently sent me a Cuisinart Waffle Maker, a product that can be found in the Canadian Tire Destination Home Guide, to try and I had such a blast making these Buttermilk waffles with it. I found it was a dream to use and any busy homemaker would love its features. Once plugged in, a small red indicator light will show during the pre-heat stage, and when the waffle maker is ready for batter, the light will turn green. While the waffle is cooking, the light will be red, and when the waffle is comletely cooked, the indicator light will turn to green again. I was able to wash some dishes in the sink while the waffles were cooking because I could easily keep an eye on the light while waiting for it to turn green. The red/green light system takes the guess work out of when the waffles are ready, and is perfect if you are new to the whole business of waffle making. I also had my 12 year old son help me with the waffles while I worked on some laundry. I told him that when the light turned green, he could take the waffle out and put some more batter in. Easy peasy.
Another wonderful thing about the Cuisinart Waffle Maker is that it has a small lever that can be adjusted {like a toaters} so you can choose how brown you would like your waffle to be. This is an awesome feature because my kids like their waffles golden brown, while my husband likes his waffles to be a bit darker and crunchy. The lever allows me to give my family the waffle that they want!
And if you are worried about how hard a waffle maker is to clean, let me share with you that this waffle maker is a breeze to clean. This is what it looked like after I made 8 waffles and you can see that I only need to wipe it out and put it away. It’s also small, and doesn’t take up a ton of room for storage.
My daughter loved the citrus-kissed waffles I made for her. In fact, everyone liked them and there were no leftovers. The only bad part? I couldn’t get anyone to agree to have their picture taken while eating their waffles because the time change this week has everyone extra tired! But that’s okay because the real reward for me was in making my family one of their favourites and having them gobble it up in no time! As they say…the proof is in the pudding…or, er…waffles in this case.
If you have never made waffles before, I really encourage you to try. It may seem like a lot of work at first…but it really is not. And after a few times, waffle-making will become just like a super cool trick you can do in your kitchen!
Wishing you a wonderful spring break!
{This post was generously sponsored by
Canadian Tire, but the opinions and images are my own. For more information,
visit the Canadian Tire Destination Home Guide.}
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looks sooo good
I really want to come for breakfast! That looks so yummy Angie!
They look really good, Angie – people here would gobble them up faster than I could make them!
Those look wonderful, Angie! I make them quite often, on an older style waffle maker, though. Your C-Tire waffle maker looks like the one that my husband has been wanting me to buy. I wish C-Tire would send me one! 🙂 Thank you for the recipe and I will pin it!
Have a wonderful day!
These look yummy, I will try the sauce even if I have to resort to waffle mix for the batter!
This looks amazing! My favorite breakfast dish are waffles! I love them! I would love to have you be a guest on my invite a guest fridays!
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Oh those waffles look sooo good – thanks, I'm saving your recipe!
These look so delicious. I haven't found the perfect waffle recipe so I need to give these a try. I totally forgot about my waffle iron until I was going through cabinets a couple weekends ago. Glad I found it. 🙂
Those are beautiful and sound amazing!
Great recipe & beautiful photo! I would love for you to share this & any other recipes at my link party: http://dessertnowdinnerlater.blogspot.com/2013/03/sweet-savory-saturdays-4.html
I hope to see you there!
~Amber @ Dessert Now, Dinner Later!
I make waffles when we have overnight company. This looks like it would be a winner of a recipe. The orange makes it something very special! Thanks for bringing the citrus waffles to ON THE MENU MONDAY!
My kids love waffles, and I keep saying we are going to get a waffle maker so I can make a big batch for our freezer. Thanks for all the tips on this one…it sounds like a great one to get!!!
We are big on waffles in our house. We also have them almost every weekend. My dad used to make them for us growing up (the only thing I think he ever made) and I've carried on the tradition with my kids. I love the idea that this waffle maker has different settings like a toaster – how smart. My husband insists on his being super crispy, so now everyone wins. I also love the red/green light feature – this will help avoid that moment when you think it's done, only to open it and have the waffle split because it isn't cooked. I look forward to checking it out!
I don't think I've ever had orange with waffles before! This looks amazing! Thanks for linking up to Monday Funday!
Kelly @ view along the way
yum! Those look incredible…. You should be making breakfast at our house… looks yummy! I host a Tuesday link party and I would love for you to join… http://www.nap-timecreations.com
yum! Those look incredible…. You should be making breakfast at our house… looks yummy! I host a Tuesday link party and I would love for you to join… http://www.nap-timecreations.com
My kiddos are just starting to love waffles. I hadn't ever thought of adding zest to them! Very clever!
We have a waffle maker, but it's a bit of a beast to clean. Does your Cuisinart waffle maker have a timer/done button? That's what I miss the most in my waffle maker. I'm always hovering over it, thinking "Don't burn!" thoughts.
Tara
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Thanks so much for linking to Make the Scene Monday @ Alderberry Hill. You are being featured later today!
I hope you are having a wonderful weekend, and join me this evening for Make the Scene Monday #67!
Oh my goodness. These look and sound amazing! I'm drooling now and want waffles for dinner tonight!! Pinning to make! Thanks for sharing! I'm your newest follower, love your blog! Come check out my blog if you get a chance! I hope you're having a great weekend so far!
Best,
Jen @ Yummy. Heathy. Easy.
I'm hosting a brunch next weekend and was thinking I wanted to make waffles, but I didn't own a waffle iron. I love the green/red system and the ability to decide on how light/dark. Usually when I buy a home appliance I do a ton a research to make sure what I buy is right. No need to look elsewhere; this sounds perfect! Thanks for the recipe, too! I'm totally making those next weekend!!!
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