Gluten Free Waffles - my own recipe!
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A friend at work has been very kind about bringing salads and such to share for lunch so when she said her personal trainer recommended gluten free, I decided to figure out how to make some gluten free waffles. I had tried gluten free cake mixes from rice flour and they are not very good. The Muslims around here make some fantastic bean pies with white beans so I decided to try to mix the two. I happen to have a VitaMix with the grain grinder, but my cousin told me she makes bean flour in her regular blender. If you use the regular blender, just don't do more than 1/2 cup dry beans at a time to prevent burning up the motor. And be patient. These waffles actually taste pretty good.
Gluten Free Waffles
One more note - I didn't measure precisely, so you want the batter just a bit thicker than for pancakes. The batter will thicken somewhat as the bean flour absorbs liquid. So let it set a minute or two before making pancakes or waffles.
1 cup bean flour from Great Northern or Navy beans
1 cup rice flour (I used Arborio rice since that is what I had, but you can use brown or white rice)
2 heaping soup spoons of corn meal
3 good teaspoons baking powder
Dash salt
3 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
scant 1/4 cup canola oil
1 cup milk of your choice, I used commercially made almond milkMix dry ingredients well, add remaining and mix thoroughly. Add more liquid or flour if needed. Let stand a couple minutes and then pour onto hot waffle iron. On my particular iron, I bake for an additional minute and a half after the ready light goes on since it still is steaming pretty good. The idea is to wait until the steam is mostly stopped.
ENJOY