Alchemille asked me to post any plantain flour recipes that I may have. Today I experimented with this flour and came up with these waffles. They are nice and crisp in the waffle maker, but when they cool down soften up (but not soggy). They are not crumbly and hold their form well. I ate them out of my hand (but don't tell anyone!! haha) with no crumbs or breaking. So, if you are in the mood for soft waffles:
1 cup almond meal
1/2 cup plantain flour
2 tsp gf, aluminum free baking powder
3 tbsp sugar (or the sweetness equivilant of what you use)
dash of salt
3/4 cup liquid (I used 1/2 cup fizzy water, 1/4 cup milk)
3 tbsp oil (melted butter, shortening, whatever you use)
Mix all together and bake in a waffle maker. I have a new belgian waffle maker that makes big, rectangle Belgian waffles, and this made 6 waffles.
They were pretty yummy, not banana-y at all. Next time I make them, I am going to leave out the sweetener and add some Italian spices, grated cheese and maybe some diced pepperoni and make pizza waffles.
On a personal note, my men (hubby and 13 year old son) get to use the old waffle maker, which makes those round, heart-shaped waffles. It is old, takes forever and makes a huge mess (which I don't clean because it is not GF!). I splurged on a new one a few weeks ago for a GF brunch I did (oops, did I forget to tell the guests that everything was gf???) and it is so non-stick, I don't even need to oil it at all, it has a batter overflow rim so that nothing drips and the baking round only takes 2 minutes! I really am liking it, so that I am planning on tweaking this recipe to become a standard for my lunch, in different variations.
Enjoy!
