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Yogurt Waffles

Most people associate homemade waffles with leisurely weekend mornings, but they can also be a handy convenience food: Store them in the freezer and reheat them at breakfast time. These delicately crisp waffles actually improve with freezing. Place them in plastic sand­wich bags, squeeze out as much air as possible and seal shut. To reheat the waffles, pop them in a toaster or heat them in a 375° oven or toaster-oven 10 minutes. Boost the nutrients by replacing some of the flour with whole-wheat flour. Increase the calcium content of the waffles by spreading them with yogurt, and top them with fresh berries for added fiber.

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 cups plain lowfat yogurt
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 egg, separated, plus 1 egg yolk

1 In a large bowl stir together the flour, baking powder and baking soda.

2 Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. When the butter is melted, remove the pan from the heat and stir in the yogurt and sugar; set aside.

3 In another large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the egg white until stiff but not dry; set aside.

4 Lightly beat the egg yolks; add the yolks and the yogurt mixture to the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Stir half of the beaten egg white into the batter, then fold in the remaining egg white.

5 Spray a waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray and preheat it. (If your waffle iron does not have a nonstick surface, spray it with nonstick cooking spray before heating it. Do not respray the hot iron.) Using C cup of batter for each individual waffle, pour the batter onto the waffle iron and spread it with the back of a spoon (it is thicker than the usual waffle batter). Cook the waffles about 4 minutes, or until crisp and brown. Repeat with the remaining batter.

Makes 5 servings

Nutrition Information (per serving)
calories 330 • total fat 9g (saturated 4g ) • cholesterol 103mg • sodium 300mg • dietary fiber 1g • potassium 303mg • calcium 244mg • iron 3mg