Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup dried powdered buttermilk
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3 cups water
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • vegetable oil

Method

  • Sift together flour, dried powdered buttermilk, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Refrigerate this "from-scratch mix" in plastic storage bags until youre hungry for waffles.
  • (It will keep for 1 month.)
  • On a waffle morning, whisk eggs in a large bowl until blended, then whisk in water and melted butter.
  • Whisk dry ingredients into liquid mixture just until smooth.
  • Brush a preheated waffle iron lightly with vegetable oil and spoon batterabout 2 cups for 4 wafflesin iron, spreading quickly.
  • Cook waffles according to manufacturers instructions, transferring as cooked to rack of a preheated 250F oven to keep warm.
  • (If you dont intend to use the entire mix at once, divide dry-ingredient mixture into thirds and transfer to 3 sealable plastic bags to refrigerate.
  • You will need 1 egg, 1 cup water, and 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter for each bag.)