Homemade Toaster Waffles

Everybody loves waffles. And there's nothing like homemade. But who has time anymore. Well here's a trick that combines the goodness of homemade waffles with the ease and convenience of store-bought toaster waffles.

I usually set aside some time on the weekend or in the evening for this project.

Start with your favorite waffle recipe. Here's mine from allrecipes.com:
Whole Grain Waffles

Ingredients
2 Eggs (beaten)
1 3/4 cups Milk
1/4 cup Canola Oil
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 cup flax seed meal
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
4 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 tablespoon Sugar
1/4 teaspoon Salt

Directions
1. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, oil, applesauce, and vanilla. Beat in whole wheat pastry flour, flax seed meal, wheat germ, all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt until batter is smooth.
2. Preheat a waffle iron, and coat with cooking spray. Pour batter into waffle iron in batches, and cook until crisp and golden brown.

As the waffles come off the iron, I place them, in a single layer, on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. After all the waffles are made, I stick the whole cookie sheet in the freezer. Once they're frozen, I put them in a freezer bag. To reheat, simply pop them in the toaster. And there you have it--homemade toaster waffles. Enjoy!