ALMOND WAFFLES WITH ICE CREAM

4 large–four part waffles (16 small waffles)

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons sugar

3 eggs (yolks and whites in separate bowls)

1 ½ cups skim milk

3 tablespoons canola oil

1 teaspoon almond extract

½ gallon vanilla ice cream

1/3 cup sliced almonds

1/3 cup powdered sugar (for dusting onto waffles, if desired)

Procedure:

1. Heat waffle iron.

2. In large bowl measure flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix thoroughly with a fork and set aside. These are your dry ingredients.

3. In a medium bowl, whisk together egg yolks, milk, oil and almond extract. These are your wet ingredients.

4. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix with a spatula just until blended. This is your batter.

5. In a separate bowl beat egg whites with a whisk until white and fluffy, like thick foam.

6. Pour beaten egg whites onto the batter, and fold them into the batter by mixing with a spatula using wide strokes.

7. Pour approximately 1/3-1/2 cup of batter onto the waffle iron, and close the lid. Cook until waffle stops steaming, or according to waffle iron instructions.

8. Remove waffle from waffle iron, and repeat #7 until all batter is completed.

9. Divide large waffles into four quarters, and slice each piece length-wise. Place desired amount of ice cream on one half of each waffle piece, sprinkle with sliced almonds and cover with remaining waffle half. Dust with powdered sugar if desired.