Gingerbread Waffles 

Courtesy of Portland Fire & Rescue's Nurse Janet Woodside  

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup light margarine at room temperature
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup fat-free egg substitute
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• 2 cups Sifted unbleached flour
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice

Preparation:

1. Preheat a waffle iron.
2. In a large bowl, beat the margarine, honey and molasses until well-blended. Beat in the egg substitute and milk.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and allspice. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet mixture just enough to moisten all ingredients.
4. In a clean, dry medium bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. Gently fold the whites into the batter.
5. Bake in the waffle iron until lightly browned, about 5 to 7 minutes
6. Top gingerbread waffles with your favorite fresh fruit.
7. Recipe makes six waffles.

Nutrition Facts:

Per waffle: 343 calories, 7.8g fat (21 percent of calories), 3mg cholesterol, 200mg sodium, 1.1g dietary fiber

  Portland Fire & Rescue 

  We Respond: Always Ready, Always There

  December 21, 2011 

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