Easy, Tasty, Nutritious & Healthy Waffles

Makes 3-4 waffles

Ingredients:

1. 2 large ripe bananas mashed

2. 3 eggs approx. 150g total 

3. 30g rolled oats 

4. 60g Olands wholewheat flour 

5. 1/2 tsp baking powder 

6. 1/2 tsp vanilla powder (optional)

7. 1/2 tsp cardamon or cinnamon powder (optional)

8. A dash of salt (optional)

Makes 6-8 waffles

1. 4 large ripe bananas mashed

2. 6 eggs approx. 150g total 

3. 60g rolled oats 

4. 120g Olands wholewheat flour 

5. 1 tsp baking powder 

6. 1 tsp vanilla powder (optional)

7. 1 tsp cardamon or cinnamon powder (optional)

8. A dash of salt (optional)

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl, mash 2 large ripe bananas.

2. Add 3 eggs and mix well.

3. Add 30g oats, 60g wholewheat flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla powder, 1/2 teaspoon cardamon powder or cinnamon powder and a dash of salt and mix well.

2. Add to the waffler maker, following the instructions of your waffler maker. For mine:

3. If you like your waffles crispy, brush the plates top and bottom with a bit of oil (I use olive oil).

4. With the waffle machine lid closed, turn on the waffler maker, there will be both red light and green light.

5. Once the green light is gone, the waffle maker is warm enough.

6. Use a spoon and add the batter into the plate (1 tablespoon of batter for each little heart waffle for mine), be careful that it doesn't overflow.

7. Close the waffle maker and the green light will turn on.

8. When the green light disappears, the waffle is done.

9. Turn over the waffle (optional) and close the waffle maker. The green light will turn on again. 

10. When the green light disappears, the waffle is done :-)

11. Remove the waffle into a plate with a wooden spatula. Enjoy with a slice of banana, a strawberry, a raspberry or a blueberry on top.

Additional Information:

Stumbled upon this super easy and super healthy recipe and was initially in doubt if it really is so good. Wow, it is. Super tasty waffles with no sugar or oil added. Super nutritious with egg, oats and wholewheat flour. I can't be more happy with it. If you don't use oil to make it, it won't be crispy, but it will be very nice and chewy. So we actually prefer to make it without using oil at all :-)

If you don't have a waffle maker at home, not to worry, you can make this into pancakes. In the morning, it is much faster for me to use the waffle maker and turn this into waffles in no time, and I don't have to stand at the stove watching the pan and flipping pancakes. 

I am very happy investing in a waffle maker. There is no need to buy expensive waffle maker. My waffle maker is the economic model (the cheapest one from Føtex Supermarket).

References:

https://www.valdemarsro.dk/bananpandekager/

Overnight Rising Wholewheat Bread Rolls with Apple (Koldhaevede Fuldkornsboller)

  

This recipe is adapted from Arla's recipe. The main differences are that I reduced the flour, added graham flour, added olive oil, sunflower seeds and honey. As a result, some of the proportions of the flour:liquid ingredients have changed from the original Arla's recipe.

Makes 24 bread rolls

1. 10g yeast

2. 10g salt (2 tsp) (1.7% of flour weight)

3. 450g distilled water (cooled boiled water) + 50g buttermilk 0.3% fat (76% of flour weight)

4. 50g flaxseeds

5. 125g rolled oats

6. 120g sunflower seeds (2 dl)

7. 200g grated apple and/or grated carrots

8. 200g Olands wholewheat flour or Graham flour (33% of total flour weight)

9. 400g flour

10. Pumpkin seeds or additional sunflower seeds if desired for sprinkling on top of the dough (approx. 60-180g as desired) (You can also use oats instead)

11. 1 tsp chia seeds (optional)

Directions:

1. In a big bowl, add yeast, salt and water and mix well.

2. Add Graham flour or Olands wholewheat flour, grated zucchini, oats, sunflower seeds and flax seeds and and mix well.

4. Add flour and mix well. The dough should be quite wet and sticky, but hold its form and not runny. 

5. Sprinkle pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, chia seeds, sesame seeds and/or flaxseeds as desired on top of the dough, cover and leave it in the fridge overnight.

6. The next morning, pre-heat the oven to 250 degree Celsius with an extra baking tray at the bottom.

7. Use a spoon and form the dough into buns on a baking tray laid with baking paper.

8. Place the buns in the oven and pour a glass of water into the empty baking tray. Below is a video demonstrating it.

9. Bake for 10-20 minutes or until the buns turn golden.

Video Demonstration:

https://youtu.be/ccr-D0o3des

Additional Information:

If you don't have the time to leave the dough overnight, you can leave it in room temperature for 3-4 hours.

Arla's ingredients are listed below just for my own record:

1. 500g flour

2. 200ml (100g) wholewheat flour (16.7% of total flour weight)

3. 400ml (125g) oats

4. 10g yeast

5. 500ml cold water

6. 300ml natural yogurt

7. 100g squash or carrots grated

8. 1.5 tsp salt

9. 200ml (120g) sunflower seeds

References:

https://www.arla.dk/opskrifter/nemme-kernestykker-med-ske/

https://www.valdemarsro.dk/koldhaevede-boller/

https://madenimitliv.dk/2015/08/koldhaevede-boller/

https://www.chainbaker.com/eggs/#google_vignette

Olands wholewheat flour available from Føtex supermarket

Wheat flour available from Netto or Føtex supermarket

Graham flour available from Netto or Føtex supermarket

Buttermilk

In a large bowl or electric mixer, add 10g of yeast.

Add 10g salt.

Weight of 1 apple 112g.

I use my favorite mini-food processor to grate the apples.

Add the 2 grated apples (approx. 150g) into the mixer.

Add 1 carrot grated (approx. 75g).

Add 50g butter milk and 450g distilled water (cooled boiled water).

Add 125g of oats.

Add 120g of sunflowers seeds (approx. 200ml)

Add 200g of Graham flour or Olands wholewheat flour.

Add 50ml of flaxseeds (optional)

Add 50ml of chia seeds (optional)

Add 400g of flour.

Now it's done :-) The dough should be quite wet and sticky, but hold its form and not runny.

Sprinkle pumpkin seeds as desired on top of the dough (approx. 60-180g as desired)

Cover and place overnight in the fridge.

It has grown into double its size now.

Place in the oven and pour a glass of water into the empty baking tray.

Bake for 10-15 minutes until the buns turn golden.

The buns are done :-)