This weekend was incredibly restful. Friday was a day off for me and spent running errands with a friend and enjoying a brief lay by the pool. Yesterday my boyfriend and I took a road trip to pick up more milk for my cheesemaking and also go outlet shopping. I happened to luck out because it was also open house day at the farm where I get my milk. The day featured sampling of their new farm-made cheeses, a milking demonstration, and petting opportunities with their animals. I’ve read a lot about the secrecy surrounding industrial farms so I’ve always appreciated how open small farmers tend to be and their willingness to answer your questions about their methods. It reminded me a lot of a family reunion I went to as a kid that was on a dairy farm in Wisconsin.
I’ll be using the milk I picked up for some cheesemaking projects later in the week but for today I put something else I picked up on the trip to good use: a minature belgian waffle maker. I recognize I need another kitchen appliance like I need a hole in my head but at $20 it was too cute and too cheap not to pick up. Of course I needed to give it a whirl first thing this morning so I landed on the following recipe for multigrain peach waffles. They are the perfect balance of hearty and sweet, great for when you want the enjoyment of a belgian waffle while still maintaining a balanced diet.
Multigrain Peach Waffles
Yields 11 mini waffles
Ingredients:
-1/2 cup 7 grain cereal (I use Bob’s Red Mill)
-1 cup boiling water
-1 cup whole wheat flour
-Small pinch salt
-2 teaspoons baking powder
-2 tablespoons canola oil
-1/2 cup milk
-1 egg
-1 teaspoon vanilla
-2 tablespoons boiled cider, honey, or agave
-1 peach, pitted and diced
Method:
Pour the boiling water over the cereal. Set aside for 10 minutes. Meanwhile in a separate bowl, mix together the flour, salt and baking powder until well combined. Add the next five ingredients (through boiled cider) and whisk together until well combined. Stir in the hydrated cereal and peaches until well distributed.
Heat up your waffle iron and spray with canola oil. Laddle into your waffle iron and cook according to manufacturer’s directions until golden brown. Serve with your favorite waffle toppings.
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Yum! The waffles look delicious. I am so intrigued by your cheese making projects. I would love to learn, but it intimidates me so much. do you have a book from which you are learning?
Eralda – It seems intimidating at first, but there are certain cheese recipes that are easier to start with so I am starting there first.
So far Home Cheesemaking is the best book I’ve found and the one that I use, but cheesemaking.com also has a lot of recipes. The challenge is that most of them require things you cannot get in the grocery store so unless you have a local shop to get them from, you have to buy the supplies over the net. However, my experience is that a lot of stores that specialize in beer brewing also carry cheesemaking supplies.
Yum–these look perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! Nothing beats homemade waffles; so much better than store bought. Which is why I need to buy a waffle maker stat!
CaSaundra – Thanks. Because they are small they are also good for a snack. I agree that homemade are so much better and they freeze really well so you can make a large batch and toast them later to reheat.
I’ve been dying to get a waffle maker but my kitchen is already overstocked
I’m saving this recipe anyway… you know for a day that I get one! Because I know I can’t hold off on this purchase forever 
Elina – I wish that stopped me! My kitchen is embarassingly overstocked as well. Many of my appliances now live in my bedroom closet and there’s been a cake keeper on my dresser. Oops. I’m always embarassed at the cluttered life I lead.
hehe, i know what you mean about kitchen appliances! i just stole the old one my rents had (not belgian, regular waffles), but i need to bust it out
if only i had a peach…
Shannon – I bet the recipe would be great even without the peaches or with another fruit. The recipe I adapted from had no yummy mix ins at all.