Peanut Butter Waffles & Psalms 37

I like peanut butter. Any way, shape or kind: smooth, crunchy, smothered in chocolate, on toast or a bagel, with honey. This list could go on and on and on. 

For Christmas, my daughter bought me a new waffle iron. I had a waffle iron but when I tried to bake some waffles, it refused heat up, rendering it useless. The intended waffles became pancakes. That was the short term solution, but I still needed a waffle iron. So I searched high and low, on the hi-ways and by-ways…or perhaps I just perused the internet.  In my search, I found two waffle irons that I liked. One was $300. You really have to love waffles to spend $300!  The other was under $20. Now this is more my speed. I chose the Oster DuraCeramic Belgian Waffle Maker. One day, just before Christmas, we were out and about, and there it was; right before our very eyes! The Oster DuraCeramic Belgian Waffle Maker! And, drum roll, please…IT WAS ON SALE! WAHOO!  Altynai bought it, wrapped it up and I received it for Christmas. So now the fun begins, experimenting with waffle recipes. Now remember how I mentioned that I like peanut butter?  You guessed it, Peanut Butter Waffles. Yum. 

You know, I love that God gives me what I want and then blesses me more by making it better. First a lower price and then, it became a gift. Wow. Psalms 37 is one of my favorites, especially verses 3 through 7A, because here it is shown how our Heavenly Father loves us wants us to trust Him with everything and for everything. Trust Him with your whole heart:

Psalms 37:3-7A

3 Trust in the lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. 

4 Take delight in the lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.

5 Commit everything you do to the lord.Trust him, and he will help you.

6 He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.

7A Be still in the presence of the lord, and wait patiently for him to act. 

Isn’t that wonderful? All I have to do is trust God and I will be safe and I will prosper. If I honor Him, He gives me my what I would like: a new waffle iron comes to mind. If I commit everything to Him, again, He asks me to trust Him, He will help me. Trust is hard. We want to trust ourselves or people or what we read or hear, but God asks us over and over to trust Him and Him alone. So I try to trust Him, and wow, does He help me!  I don’t know where I would be without God in my life. But wait there’s more! Verse 6 says that He takes my innocence and makes it radiate and, because I am filled with the Holy Spirit, and trust Him, I will shine like the sun or more like, I will shine like the Son!  All He asks of me is to be still in His presence and to wait patiently for Him. Wow!  What else do I really need?  God is Good; all the Time!

Priscilla

Peanut Butter Waffles 

Gluten Free

Here is the question. What kind of peanut butter should I use for these mouth watering waffles? Answer: your favorite! I prefer sugar free. Peanut butter does not need sugar. You pair it up with jelly or honey or maple syrup, so why does peanut butter need sugar?  It’s peanut butter. It should be peanuts turned into smooth buttery goodness. With that said, I found organic peanut butter that had lots of chopped, crunchy peanuts and chia seeds and flax seeds stirred in. It is above and beyond crunchy. On a crunch scale, I give it a 10!  This is the peanut butter that I used to create this batch of Peanut Butter Waffles.  And this recipe is gluten free. This recipe, however, does not have to be gluten free. If you prefer to use regular flour, simply omit the rice flour and tapioca starch and add in 1 2/3 cup of flour. If you prefer to use sugar instead pure maple syrup or honey, substitute 2 tablespoons of brown sugar. This adds a richness that is similar to the pure maple syrup. 

2 eggs

2/3 cups organic peanut butter, no sugar added

2 Tablespoon pure maple syrup or honey

4 Tablespoon grass fed butter softened

2 cups plus milk 

1 1/3 cups white rice flour  

1/3 cup tapioca starch

2 Tablespoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)

In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs with the peanut butter, maple syrup and softened butter Until blended. I used a wire whisk.  Add the milk a little at a time. Add the white rice flour, 1/3 cup at a time. Blend to incorporate the flour before adding the next 1/3. Begin to heat the waffle iron. Now add the tapioca starch and blend. And finally, quickly incorporate the baking soda. If the batter is a bit thick, whisk in extra milk, a little at a time. It should be the perfect batter consistency, not too thick, not too thin. 

Now bake the waffles in your waffle iron. We like our waffles very browned, so we wait until the steam subsides, about 4 minutes and voila, the perfect waffle. But of course, every waffle iron is different so it could be 3 minutes and in could be 5 minutes.

Now enjoy the 6 to 8 waffles with butter, pure maple syrup, honey, jelly or jam, or even more peanut butter!