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Camping Waffle Sandwiches
COUNTRY ACRES AT THE LAKE ACCORDING TO:
Jan Lasar Bowlus / Morrison County
you’re making scrambled eggs; mix in a splash of water, maybe a 1/2 tsp. (The steam from the water helps fluff the egg). Add salt, pepper and other seasonings, if desired. Preheat a 12-inch cast iron skillet on medium heat and lubricate with cooking spray. Pour egg Waffles: into skillet and move skillet around to 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour cover the pan evenly with egg, do not stir. 1 tsp. baking powder The idea is to make a very thin omelet 1/2 tsp. baking soda that cooks quickly. Once the egg begins 1/4 tsp. salt to set up, gently loosen the edges with 2 eggs, separated a rubber spatula and fold the egg circle 2 cups buttermilk on itself until it’s about the same size 1/2 cup butter, melted as a waffle. Repeat. If this sounds too Stir together dry ingredients in a complicated, you can make scrambled bowl. In another bowl, lightly mix egg eggs, instead, but the pillows are fluffier yolks until they’re creamy, then stir in and stay on the waffles better. milk and butter. Combine beaten egg yolks with the flour mixture. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form and gently fold them into the flour and egg yolk mixture. There should be a few fluffs of egg whites left; do not over-mix. Bake waffles on a waffle maker according to manufacturer’s instructions. Makes about 10 waffles, depending on your waffle maker. This is my favorite camping food and a modified version of a waffle recipe from the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. It substitutes butter for oil, which gives the waffle a delicious, buttery taste and extra crispiness.
Fillings: Your favorite sliced cheese Your favorite cooked breakfast meat Egg pillows (recipe below)
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Egg Pillows: Use one egg per waffle sandwich and make one at a time. Whisk egg like
Assembly: Top one waffle with meat, one egg pillow and cheese. Put another waffle on top, making a sandwich. Put the sandwich on the waffle iron and bake it until the cheese is melted and everything is heated up. To make things easier at camp, the batter can be made ahead and stored cold in a mason jar. You can also use precooked breakfast meat and scramble your eggs for the egg pillows all at once, then measure them out evenly as you make the pillows. Pro tip: Make extra waffles, they make a heck of a burger “bun”. This recipe is very versatile. Pretty much anything you like to eat sandwich style can be served this way.
