Waffles, anyone?

[Anachronism]

While demonstrating 19th century power tools driven by a line shaft I grind oat flour with a burr mill at the end of the display. 2cups of the resulting flour, (or 1 cup oat, 1 cup hard wheat bread flour) plus 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 tbsp crisco, 3 eggs, 1 tsp salt, tbsp sugar (for browning) 2 tsp baking powder & enough added water to pour well (add gradually, oat flour absorbs as lot, but slowly).

If the wind is right we also receive a good dose of dietary fiber from the saw, lathe & drill press.

 

[Anachronism]

Waffle

 

[cb123]

Great antique cookery and vintage tools. Looks like some good living history, and thanks for sharing!

 

[electrolux137]

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WOW! I love waffles, and these "made from scratch" sound absolutely heavenly! Love the old machinery, too!!

 

[electrolux137]

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P.S.: The couple of changes I'd make would be to use butter instead of shortening and buttermilk instead of water.

 

[cb123]

...And if your feeling a little bit adventurous, you might even add a scoop or two of sour cream and blueberries to the devine mixture, and wah-lah!!! it becomes ambrosia.

 

[tolivac]

Cool tools,neat grinder,and homemade waffles on a vintage waffle machine-what more could you ask---but hold the sawdust,please.Too rough for me!Save it for the vacuum!

 

[electrolux137]

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Well, guess what I had for breakfast today! I made the waffle recipe as given above, with my two adjustments. 1-1/2 cups of buttermilk was the perfect measurement.

I already had whole-wheat flour; last night on the way home I stopped at the market and got some whole-grain oat flour and low-fat buttermilk.

They were heavenly! Absolutely delicious! Crisp and crunchy, but light and airy at the same time. I served them with cold leftover fried chicken and agave syrup with a sprinkle of cinnamon for dipping.

 

[Anachronism]

Recipes usually work with a tolerance of +/- 50%, so go ahead, expreiment & find out what works for you! I am absolutely lactos intolerant, so my cooking accomodates that foible

 

[ronni]

Looks and sounds delicious--thanks for sharing. I have a fondness for waffles, too.

Btw, I noticed your vintage Butterfly Gold plate in the photo along with your vintage waffle iron. My parents had the dinnerware when I was coming of age, so I did a little digging and found this from corellecorner.com:


Corelle Profile: Butterfly Gold (1970)
Introduced in 1970, Butterfly Gold is one of the original Livingware patterns, and it was designed by artist Gregory Mirow. Until late 1972, dinnerware sets in this pattern were sold with white undecorated bowls.

Pyrex Compatibles in Butterfly Gold were launched spring 1972 to accompany Corelle Livingware. This product line included items like ovenware & nesting bowls, as well as Tabletop Ware accessories. Most Pyrex accessories in this category were discontinued during late 1982 or 1983, when the Compatibles Tabletop Ware line was dropped. Some items were dropped earlier, see more. In this pattern, 1410 mugs remained up to 1985.

It seems that Butterfly Gold was discontinued officially in the late 1980s or early 1990s, but the true date is unclear. Although it was absent from the 1993 catalogue, other company literature from the mid 1990s still placed it among current products. Top-selling patterns often remain in production long past the provisions of the Continuity Promise. In Butterfly Gold, selected pieces were still available for open stock purchase in the late 1990s, but boxed sets were no longer offered.

 

[ronni]

Do tell about your waffle iron (e. g. era/year of production, company, model, et cetera) if you would.

 

[Anachronism]

Ronni: The waffle iron in the pic is by Universal, I don't recall if I bought it at a yard sale or found it in the trash (the usual sources of my furnishings). I have another which is very similar by Club Electric, which I received from an elderly neighbor around 1973.

Thanks for the infor on the Correlle, it's another yard sale accumulation, although I did receive a set of "Spring Blossom Green" as a wedding present in 1981, and lost it in the divorce in 1992.

Here is a pic of the stove I've used since 1995, $20 at an antique store. A "Favorite" from Piqua Ohio, with an after-market top featuring coal stove lids instead of the usual grate top.

BTW, the batter was mixed by a "Mix Well", produced by Dormeyer

 

[crevicetool]

Steve;

Your Waffle maker should be a model E9314 A,H or N and was produced in the later part of the 1920's. An attractive, sturdy, well-built non-automatic.

I'm intrigued by your Termaat & Monohan Hit & Miss engine in your avatar, and am wondering if you know about or have perhaps been to the Heston steam/power museum in LaPorte Indiana. I spent a lot of time there years ago.

Nothin' like spinning flywheels, shafts and leather belts doing multiple tasks all powered by one central engine.

Nice photos.

 

[electrolux137]

WHOLE-WHEAT BUTTERMILK WAFFLES - slightly edited and refined

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I want to once again thank "Anachronism" for the waffle recipe.

I have made two batches, both of which came out perfectly. They're really just heavenly – crisp and crunchy on the outside, but as soft and fluffy as angel-food cake on the inside.

I slightly edited and refined the recipe, grouping the dry and liquid ingredients together and in the order called for in the recipe. Here y'all go!


WHOLE-WHEAT BUTTERMILK WAFFLES

1 cup oat flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tbsp coconut palm sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

3 eggs
1-1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tbsp melted butter

In a large mixing bowl, sift the dry ingredients together and blend.

In a separate mixing bowl, lightly whisk the eggs. Add the remaining liquid ingredients and blend.

Add the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients and blend. Do not over-mix.

Ladle the batter into your waffle maker and bake according to manufacturer’s instructions.

Serve with room-temperature butter and cinnamon-agave syrup: Blend about 2/3 tsp ground cinnamon into 1/2 cup agave syrup. Or you can use honey or maple syrup if you prefer.

[this post was last edited: 7/19/2014-13:41]

 

[Anachronism]

Crevice Tool:

Thanks for the info on the waffle maker, I figured by the 110 volt rating & absence of thermostat it was probably pre 1930. The Heston museum may be a nice destination some time. My accomplice is a blacksmith/farrier, we tour South Central Michigan each summer demonstrating how things were done before computer assist, OSHA & Sam Bernstein. I've had the T&M since 1955, cut fire wood with a Hercules "F", and recently acquired a "barn fresh" Nelson Jumbo 3 hp (had it running already) and a United (by Associated) 2 hp, for which I am still fabricating parts. One of the pics attached is of the 1890 vintage lathe I use for the fabrication. Most of the power tools in the shop are powered by Wagner or Century R/I-R/A motors.

 

[super-sweeper]

OSHA!

They'd bwerk if they saw employees using those things today! 

 

[Anachronism]

OSHA

These things comply with every safety law on the books at the time of manufacture!

 

[super-sweeper]

There were safety laws in 1892? I would've never guessed by looking at that thing!