Humpastry Day -Whole Wheat Lemon Waffles

Sorry I've been MIA for awhile, but a lot has been going on recently.  My husband took a couple of days off of work for our anniversary, so we had a family 4-day weekend that was great!  The weather was pretty blah, but we still had fun.  Then, I took on another house project, repainting our living room.  I like the color so much better now, but it takes A LOT of time to paint!  Needless to say, I just couldn't find time to write up some posts.  But, I promise I'll be visiting your blogs soon! :)  Alrighty, back to the point of this post: Humpastry Day.

Whole Wheat Lemon Waffles:

O-kay, so I know the waffles don't look that great in the picture, but trust me, they are super yummy!  I adapted some recipes from those I found online and in Vegan with a Vengeance to make these just a little bit healthier.  I made these for our anniversary breakfast and the lemon flavor makes these so delicious.  They are light and fluffy, and not heavy and dense like a lot of pre-made waffle mixes tend to be.  I don't think I'll ever buy pre-made waffle mix again because this recipe is really easy and a definite family pleaser.  I think my boys ate 2 whole waffles themselves...ha ha!  You can serve these with maple syrup or agave nectar, but they go really well with a blueberry compote.

Ingredients:

*  1 1/4C whole wheat flour
*  2tsp. baking powder
*  1tsp. baking soda
*  1/2tsp. salt
*  3/4C cornmeal
*  1/4C canola oil
*  2C soymilk
*  1/4C plain yogurt
*  2-4Tbl. raw sugar (Use more or less depending on your tastes.  I used 4Tbl., but will reduce the amount next time because I don't think they need to be as sweet, especially since we usually eat these with syrup)
*  Juice and zest of 2 lemons

Directions:
1.  Preheat waffle maker
2.  In a large mixing bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cornmeal, and lemon zest together.
3.  In a smaller bowl, mix the oil, soymilk, yogurt, lemon juice, and sugar together until well combined.
4.  Add the wet ingredients to the dry, mixing until just combined.  **Note:  the mixture will become almost fizzy, but don't worry, it's normal! :)
5.  Make waffles according to your waffle maker.  **Note:  I'm not sure if it is just my waffle maker or not, but when I made these, they tended to stick a little bit to the maker because they were so fluffy.  What I did was slowly open the waffle maker, and with a fork, release the waffle from the sides.

  


You can see how fluffy they are in this picture.











6.  Enjoy!

If you want to make a blueberry compote, it is really easy.  All you need to do is take some frozen blueberries, defrost them in the microwave for a little bit, add a little agave/maple syrup, and viola, you have some compote!  Again, the lemon and blueberry flavors go really well together!  Yum, yum, yum!