Whole Wheat Orange-Vanilla Buttermilk Waffles

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tsp. canola oil
• grated zest of 1 orange
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup

Makes 4 Servings (1 waffle & 1 tablespoon maple syrup)

1. Spray waffle make with nonstick spray. Preheat according to manufacturer's directions.
2. Whisk together whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk together buttermilk, egg, oil, orange zest and vanilla in a small bowl. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, stirring until batter is just smooth.
3. When waffle baker is ready, ladle in 1/2 cup of batter. Close lid and bake until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer waffle to plate and keep warm. Repeat with remaining batter, making a total of 4 waffles. Serve with maple syrup.

WW POINTS VALUE: 5 pts.

 

Note: This recipe appears in the WW New Complete Cookbook. The original recipe was called whole-wheat buttermilk waffles and the orange and the vanilla were different variations. I decided to combine the orange and vanilla to make whole-wheat orange-vanilla buttermilk waffles. Vanilla pair well with any fruit and the dish always tastes good. These waffles are so crisp and delicious you'll have these again and again. If you have any leftover waffles, wrap them in plastic and freeze them And when you want to eat waffles, take them out, defrost them, put your favorite toppings on them, heat them in the microwave and enjoy them. As for enjoying these waffles fresh out of the waffle iron, I highly recommend adding your favorite fresh fruit on top of these waffles to fill you up. One bite of these and you'll never go the local waffles house or pancake parlor again.