Over the Weekend...

We had some great food. Sunday started out with Yeasted Waffles from a recipe I printed out in 2002. You can tell it's been around a long time by looking at the paper, too. We used to have these all the time and I was looking forward to veganizing them. They turned out yummy, but I think next time I may add a teaspoon of baking powder (not really sure if it would make a difference or not) to make them just a touch lighter. They're really great as they are or I wouldn't post the recipe. I just like to play with recipes. We enjoyed these before a wonderful afternoon seeing Pride and Prejudice at the Cleveland Playhouse.

Yeasted Waffles
about 5 8 inch waffles

1 3/4 cups soy milk
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup oil
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp maple syrup
3 Tbsp ground flax in 1 cup + 1 Tbsp hot water
1 tsp salt
2 2/3 cup flour
1 tsp cinnamon
2 1/4 tsp yeast

Bring the water for the flax to a boil. Take if off the burner and whisk in the flax. It will get goopy. Let it cool. Combine flour, yeast and salt in a mixing bowl. Whisk it around rather than sifting it. Heat the soy milk, water and oil till it's about 120-130 degrees (think warm, but not so hot it will kill the yeast). Add the vanilla, maple syrup and the flax goop to the liquids. Whisk the liquids into the dry ingredients, adding a bit more water if needed to make a thick batter. It will expand so be sure there is room. Cover bowl and refrigerate several hours or overnight. Waffle-ize.

We also had fantastic peanut noodles topped with seitan stirfy. The noodles are a tester for Yellow Rose Recipes and probably the best peanut sauce I've had. Great balance, a different consistency... just awesome!