A Childish Breakfast

On occasion I think that it is nice to do something childish. Some may consider playing in a bouncy castle childish, others it may be jumping in a pile of leaves. I always get the childish giddy feeling every time I make chocolate chip waffles. I love watching the huge pile of whipped cream slowly melting into the waffles.

This morning was an example of one of my many failed experiments. While most of my experiments do not fail, the ones early Saturday morning normally do. I tried making whipped cream out of half and half. I know, I know, half and half does not have enough fat to make good whipped cream. I should have known better, but I wanted to make healthier, and cheaper, whipped cream. So we had a vaguely vanilla flavored foamy milk on our waffles.

There is one disagreement my fiance and I have about waffles. She wants them dead, black and whithered, while I like them lightly browned and fluffy. That is a bit of an exaggeration. I like mine blonde, she likes them brunette. To make a blonde waffle you need to cook it till all the steam stops. For a brunette waffle you cook it for an extra one to two minutes.

Chocolate Chip Waffles

    2 cups Flour
    1 teaspoon Salt
    4 teaspoons Baking Powder
    4 tablespoons White Sugar
    1/3 cup Butter
    2 Eggs
    1/2 cups Milk
    3/4 cups Heavy Whipping Cream or Half and Half
    1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
    1/2(or more) cup Chocolate Chips

1. Mix all dry ingredients

2. Melt the butter. I admit it, I used the microwave.

3. Mix milk, eggs, cream, and vanilla extract together.

4. Add the liquids to the dry ingredients.

5. Stir till just barely mixed. Do not ever over mix. It might make me cry.

6. Fold in chocolate chips.

7. Cook according to your waffle manufacturers specifications. Nice and blonde.

8. Top with whipped cream and get a big childish grin on your face.