Southern Cornmeal Waffles Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat your waffle iron. Mix the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix the buttermilk, eggs and melted butter. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until the ingredients are just barely combined. (Do not over mix the batter or your waffles will be tough.)
• Brush your waffle iron with butter. Add the batter and cook according to manufacturer's directions.
• Top the waffles with butter and maple syrup and serve with your favorite topping. (We like sliced bananas or strawberries.)

Steps:

• Cook corn meal, water, and butter or shortening in a double boiler for ten minutes, stirring frequently.
• Cool.
• Sift flour, salt, baking soda together.
• Beat eggs until very light and add to cornmeal mush.
• Add sifted flour mixture alternatively with milk and stir thoroughly.
• Add enough buttermilk or sour milk to make a thin batter.
• Spray your waffle iron with cooking spray.
• Bake batter in hot waffle iron until golden brown.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, red-pepper flakes and salt and whisk well.
• In a medium bowl, beat the eggs well, then stir in the buttermilk, scallions and olive oil. Pour wet mixture into dry ingredients and whisk to combine.
• Heat the waffle iron according to the manufacturer's instructions and coat the iron with nonstick spray as needed. (Some waffle irons are nonstick and might not need to be sprayed or brushed with fat.) Ladle in about 3/4 cup of batter and heat until cooked through. Waffle doneness is similar to toast: For waffles with more than a few toppings and protein, cook until golden.
• Transfer cooked waffles to a large baking sheet. (The waffles can be made ahead, cooled and stored in the freezer. You can reheat them in the oven at 400 degrees for 5 minutes.)
• Top warm waffles with a piece of fried chicken or crispy tofu, if you like, along with maple syrup. Using a tea strainer, sprinkle with powdered sugar. Using a small melon baller, top with a scoop of berry jam and butter.