Old Fashioned Waffles (Alena)

2 eggs, separated

1½ cups milk

2 cups all–purpose flour                        

4 tsp. baking powder                           

1 tsp. salt                                           

1 TBS. sugar

2 TBS. butter or margarine, melted

Preheat waffle maker.  In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Set aside. In a medium-sized bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and creamy.  Continue beating adding milk.  Mix dry ingredients together and gradually add to milk and egg mixture; beat until smooth.  Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and melted butter.  Add batter to preheated waffle maker.  Close waffle maker.  Bake until golden, about 3 minutes.  Repeat with remaining batter.

Variations:

Cheese waffles – fold 1 cup of shredded cheddar, Swiss or Gruyere cheese into batter.

Fruit waffles- fold 1 cup of your favourite fruit (blueberries raspberries, bananas, etc.) into batter

Dessert waffles – fold 1 cup of chocolate chips, butterscotch chips or 1 ½ cup chopped nuts into batter

Onion waffles – add 1 to 2 tablespoons to dried onion flakes or onion soup mix into batter.