Good Bye Diet~Hello Gingerbread...Waffles

The words "Fall", "Autumn", "Winter", "Christmas", "Holiday", "Special", "Family" and I could go on, absolutely cannot exist without this one word. One measly little word. I bet you cant guess what it is! Well....it's "Gingerbread". The very sound makes one's mouth water. (does it not? You know you just salivated with gluttony! Hah! Gotcha!) Seriously though, if I was told I could never have gingerbread again, I may as well keel over and die.

Gingerbread has an interesting history. It's name originates from the term "gingered bread". During the Middle Ages, when food was scarce, mothers would take old, yucky, stale bread and treat it with sugar and ginger, to make it palatable for their hungry children. Can you imagine? Thus, "gingerbread" was invented.

Gingerbread is a classic holiday tradition, and one that I (obviously) render mandatory in all aspects of celebratory events.

To take this love to another level, another delicacy has been married to this classic flavor. Waffles. Gingerbread. Gingerbread Waffles. Yes. Yes indeed. Hurry up holiday season! (although sometimes we deem an ordinary evening a holiday as we indulge in this family favorite-for dinner, yes indeed)

So here is the recipe. And this one is a very old classic.

Gingerbread Waffles



First, slice bananas into a bowl of whipped cream to spoon over waffles....mmmmm....mouth is watering right now...



Ok...

1/4 cup butter (real not margarine!)

1/2 cup brown sugar firmly packed

1/2 cup light molasses

2 eggs separated

1 cup milk

2 cups sifted all purpose flour

1 1/12 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. ginger

1/4 tsp. allspice

3/4 tsp. salt



Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy; beat in molasses, egg yolks and milk.



Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and salt.



Beat egg whites until they form soft peaks.



Stir dry ingredients into mixture just enough to moisten all ingredients.


Fold in egg whites

Bake in waffle iron till lightly browned. (my preference is to NOT use the Belgian waffle style iron, but that is personal)

Now...you cannot forget the next part. You must use REAL maple syrup, sliced bananas, and whipped cream to top these off adequately. You must! If you don't, you're no friend of mine! ;)