Spicy holiday breakfast

They say variety is the spice of life. Well, so is ginger. And cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Especially when folded into waffles.

Gingerbread is apparently a translation of the German word Lebkuchen which means cake of life. Sounds good to me.

Kinda gets you in a holiday mood.

Gingerbread waffles

Wet stuff
3 eggs
¼ cup blackstrap molasses
¼ cup canola oil
1½ cups buttermilk - storebought or homemade

Dry stuff
2¼ cups multigrain flour
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp ginger
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp cloves

Steps

1. Prepare buttermilk, if making at home. (This will requiring letting it sit for 5 minutes, before adding buttermilk in step 2.)
2. Beat eggs in medium-sized bowl. Stir in molasses, oil and buttermilk.
3. Stir together dry ingredients in large bowl.
4. Stir wet into dry.
5. Scoop batter into wafflemaker. Depends on your gadgetry, but mine take 2½ minutes on a lowish setting.
6. Serve with what fancies you. I like plain Greek yoghurt, walnutes, berries and homemade berry jam.

Adapted from a Sobeys recipe.