In Germany it’s traditional to give the kiddos a Zuckertüte – sugarbag (nowadays called a Schultüte – schoolbag) on the first day of school.
It’s simply a colourful cardboard cone filled with sweets, trinkets and neat back to school supplies. Another popular German tradition (at least in our house) is waffles on the weekend:
Here’s the scrumptious recipe passed down from Oma:
You’ll need: 4 eggs, 2 tsp vanilla, 3 tbsp honey, 1.5 cups milk, 1.5 cups sparking water, 1/4 cup butter, 3 cups flour, 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 tsp baking powder & a pinch of salt
(Use a dairy free milk & gluten free all-purpose flour if you have food allergies like me)
mix together all of the wet ingredients
add all of the dry ingredients except the baking powder & mix well
add the baking powder
heat up the waffle iron you’ve had since university
dump a half ladle full of waffle mixture into the center
close the waffle iron & let it do it’s job for 2 – 3 minutes
open it up, peel the waffle off of the top & ladle on the next batch
we like to eat them plain or
with a side of yogurt
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Ooh, yummy! I have never had waffles with yoghurt before. Was just wondering whether the waffle maker has to have a non-stick finish to it, or do you brush it with oil before you add the mixture? I’ m worried the waffles will stick 🙂
our waffle iron is technically ‘non-stick’ but as it’s over 15 years old hubby brushes it with oil just to be safe…we really should invest in a new one, eh? The hubs uses things until they blow-up or simply give-up & die =O)
I so have that waffle maker! except in stainless. LOVE heart waffles!
As soon as ours finally gives up we’ll definitely be investing in a froufroushishi stainless one – it’s gotta be the heartshapes though! Super cute and I love how you can pull ’em apart to eat just one (or 2…or 3!) hearts instead of an entire waffle ;O)