Snickerdoodle Waffles

What's binner?  It's simply breakfast for dinner. The whole family loves it. Plus I get to cook breakfast foods. They rarely have big breakfasts in the morning. 

When I made the waffles, the Imaginative One had been craving them shoo he was super excited. The Wee One walked into the kitchen right after I made the first couple and was ready to chow down. 

The batter is quick to assemble.  It will take some time for the waffles to cook depending on your waffle iron. 

The original recipe called for dipping the waffles in butter and then the cinnamon sugar mixture. I eliminated that step. Instead I sprinkled the cinnamon sugar mixture on the batter before cooking the waffles. 

Quick side story: Hubby asked me the other day if I had a waffle iron. I informed him that I had a Belgium waffle maker and a rectangle waffle maker. He wanted to get a Mickey Mouse waffle iron. Needless to say those things cost 30 plus dollars. He quickly decided we didn't need one. It would have been fun to have Mickey Mouse waffles though. 

Snickerdoodle Waffles

Lil' Luna

Stars of the recipe:

Batter:

• 2 c. Flour
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 4 tsp. Baking powder
• 2 tbsp. Sugar
• 2 tsp. Cinnamon
• 2 eggs
• 1-1/2 c. Warmed milk
• 1/3 c. Butter, melted
• 1 tsp. Vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. Almond extract

Cinnamon Sugar mixture:

• 1 tbsp. Sugar
• 2 tsp. Cinnamon

Steps:

1. Preheat waffle iron.
2. In a bowl mix flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and sugar. 
3. In a separate bowl beat 2 eggs. Add warm milk, 1/3 c. melted butter, vanilla, and almond extract. Mix well and add to your dry ingredients. 
4. In a smaller bowl, combine the cinnamon sugar mixture. 
5. Pour into waffle iron. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture. Close the lid and cook. 
6. Enjoy while warm!

Happy eating, Traci

My absolute favorite breakfast besides granola and yogurt is sausage gravy and biscuits.  Sometimes I treat myself to an order of them at our local farmer's market.

Since I was on winter/Christmas break and life was back to normal or almost normal, I decided I needed to make some for Hubby and my lunch.  The Wee One and the Imaginative One won't touch the gravy with a ten foot pole.

So if you are looking for a delicious lazy Saturday type of breakfast, this recipe is for you.

Sausage Gravy

Crumbs and Chaos

Stars of the recipe:

• 1 pound of bulk sausage


• 1/2 c. flour (I used whole white wheat)


• 4 c. milk or 2 c. milk and 2 c. half and half


• 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce


• black pepper and seasoning salt (or white salt) to taste

Steps:

1. Brown crumbled up sausage in a skillet on med. heat.  Don't drain the grease off.


2. Add the flour and stir until all of the sausage is coated with flour.


3. Cook for about 2 minutes.


4. Add the milk and Worcestershire sauce to the skillet.


5. Turn the heat up to high and allow the mixture to boil.  (Keep an eye on the mixture.)


6. After it boils, turn the heat down to med. low and allow to cook for 5 more minutes or until the gravy is thickened.


7. Enjoy over biscuits!  Some biscuit recipes from my blog are 7-up biscuits, buttermilk biscuits, or buttermilk biscuits revisited.

French Toast

My two love French toast cooked by Moi instead of from the freezer section.  The Imaginative One gets a headache with store bought French toast/sticks.  

French toast is simple to make and you can try a variety of different breads.  I usually use sandwich bread or if I want to make sticks I'll use Texas toast bread because it's thicker.  When I made it on Saturday, I used ciabatta bread for Hubby, Imaginative One, and myself.  I used sandwich bread for the Wee One because he likes me to cut them into strips.

BTW:  Did you know ciabatta is Italian for slipper?

French toast

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Stars of the recipe:

• 1 large egg for every 2 pieces of French toast


• 1 - 2 Tbsp. milk for every 2 pieces of French toast


• 1 tsp cinnamon for every two pieces of French toast


• 1 tsp. vanilla extract for every two pieces of French toast


• bread


• toppings:  maple syrup, butter, fruit, powder sugar

Steps:

1. Warm up a flat griddle pan (my favorite) or skillet over med. heat.


2. In a flat wide pan, whisk together egg, milk, cinnamon, and vanilla extract.


3. Using a fork or tongs, dip your bread into the egg mixture making sure to cover both sides.  (You may need to let it drip a little bit to get rid of excess egg before transferring it to your pan.)


4. spray your griddle pan or skillet with cooking spray.


5. Transfer it to skillet or griddle pan.


6. Allow it to cook until golden brown on both sides (3 to 4 minutes on the first side and 1 to 2 minutes on the second side.)


7. Transfer to a plate.


8. Enjoy with whatever toppings you like!