Ham And Cheese Waffles

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon splenda sugar substitute
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3 large egg whites
• 3 large egg yolks
• 1 cup butter, melted (2 sticks, i use brummel and brown yogurt butter blend)
• 1 cup buttermilk (i use cultured buttermilk blend powder )
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon ham, cut into thin small strips
• 1 tablespoon cheddar cheese, shredded (i used mexican blend )
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 1 cup maple syrup (or about 1/4 cup per serving )

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°f
• 2 heat waffle iron until very hot.
• 3 whisk 1 3/4 cups flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt in a large bowl.
• 4 using an electric mixer, beat 3 large egg whites in a medium bowl until medium-soft peaks form.
• 5 whisk 3 large egg yolks, 1 cup melted butter, 1 cup buttermilk, and 3/4 cup soda water in a medium bowl; gradually whisk into dry ingredients.
• 6 fold in egg whites. add ham and cheese to mixture.
• 7 coat waffle iron with nonstick vegetable oil spray.
• 8 pour batter onto iron, spreading it into corners - careful to not overflow.
• 9 cook until golden brown and cooked through.
• 10 transfer to a baking sheet; keep waffles warm in oven between batches. serve with butter and warm maple syrup.
• 11 note: top each waffle with more ham and cheese to serve.