Waffles

Install the waffle plates.

Pour on the mixture, taking care to fill each plate without it overflowing. Leave to cook for around 4 minutes according to the desired degree of cooking.

Avoid opening the appliance during cooking. Place the waffles on a cooling rack and wait for 1 minute before eating them: this makes them crunchier.

Cooks note: 1 American cup is equivalent to 237 ml or 8 fl oz. In the UK you

can use a breakfast cup.

Chocolate waffles

•2 cups of packet pancake or waffle mix (about 210 g) • 3 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa • 2 tablespoons of sugar • a quarter of a cup of chocolate chips (about 40g)

•a third of a cup of finely chopped walnuts (about 40g) • one and a half cups of milk (255ml) • a third of a cup of vegetable oil (about 80ml) • 2 large eggs • half a teaspoonful of vanilla essence

In a large bowl, mix the pancake mix, cocoa powder, sugar, chocolate and walnuts according to taste. In another bowl, mix the milk, oil, eggs and vanilla essence. Add the liquid ingredients to the pancake mix and stir until even. Leave the mixture to rest for 5 minutes. Pour the desired amount of mixture into the waffle-maker. Leave to cook until there is no more steam, i.e. after around 4 minutes. Serve with whipped cream and chocolate sauce. Makes about 12 waffles.

Banana and Pecan nut waffles

•2 very ripe crushed bananas • 1 cup of milk (about 237 ml) • 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil • 1 large egg • half a teaspoon of vanilla essence • 2 cups of packet pancake or waffle mix (about 210g) • quarter of a cup of finely chopped Pecan nuts (about 30g)

In a large bowl, mix the bananas, milk, oil, eggs and vanilla essence. Stir the pancake mixture and the walnuts evenly. Leave the mixture to settle for 5 minutes. Pour the desired amount of mixture into the waffle-maker. Leave to cook until there is no more steam, i.e. after around 4 minutes. Serve with maple syrup. Makes about 12 waffles.

Oat,appleandcinnamonwaffles

•2 cups of packet pancake or waffle mix (about 210g) • quarter of a cup of oats (quick- cooking type) • 2 tablespoons of caster sugar • 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon • one and a half cups of milk • 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil • 1 large egg • three quarters of a cup of peeled McIntosh or Braeburn apples cut into small pieces

In a large bowl, stir in the pancake mix, oats, sugar, and cinnamon. In another bowl, mix the milk, oil, egg and apples. Add the liquid ingredients to the pancake mix and stir until even. Leave the mixture to settle for 5 minutes. Pour the desired amount of mixture into the waffle-maker. Leave to cook until there is no more steam, i.e. after around 4 minutes. Serve with maple syrup. Makes about 12 waffles.