Gluten-Free Maple Nut Waffles

Happy National Waffle Day!  Well, actually it is tomorrow.  I had no idea something like this even existed but, as a huge waffle lover, I am all ready to celebrate.  Today, in an effort to use up as much of our food as possible before the drywall instillation, I decided to try making a new type of waffle I have not tried before.  I am calling them gluten free maple nut waffles.  They actually turned out really well and I think they would have turned out better had I dug out my mixer from the basement instead of mixing by hand.

I started off by playing around with my usual gluten free waffle flour mix. I usually opt for a crispier waffle and only use gluten free starch and brown rice flour in my waffles, but I thought I would need a denser waffle to hold the nuts and the oats.  And with the addition of the oats, they still has a little bit of the crispiness I like in waffle.  :)  To make this recipe, you need:

• 1/2 cup sorghum flour
• 1/2 cup tapioca starch
• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 2 tablespoons gluten free baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 3/4 cups milk (cow, almond, soy should all be fine)
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 cup gluten free rolled oats
• 1 cup pecans, finely chopped

Start by sifting together the flours and starch.  Then, use a whisk to add the baking powder and the salt and whisk until everything is well-combined. Use a mixer or stir vigorously by hand while adding the milk, butter, eggs, and maple syrup.  While still mixing, add in the oats and the nuts until they are well-mixed in the batter.

 Let the batter sit for a couple of minutes to thicken while you preheat the waffle iron to medium heat.  Then, add 1/2 cup of batter to the waffle iron and cook for about 5 minutes.  If your waffle iron is not non-stick, you'll want to grease the iron before adding the batter.  When they are done, remove from the waffle iron.  They taste great with jam, whipped cream, or maple syrup and butter.

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