I have this favorite pair of jeans that feel like magic. They’re a vintage pair of Levi’s with worn wallet cellphone marks in the back pocket and holes in the knees that I’ve actually earned and not overpaid for. I can dress them up. I can wear them with beat up Converse. I’ve even slept in these things.
I’ve lived in these pants for years and… realtalk: I can’t fit into them anymore. It feels like a shame. It feels unjust… but I know it’s just life (and butter). It also feels too hard to let them go. So I won’t. Maybe I’ll fit into them again. Maybe I just need to find the perfect pair of jeans for me to embrace my thirties. I’m not stressing it… everything will work itself out in the land of pants.
Why am I talking about jeans?
These waffles feel as classic as my favorite pair of jeans. They’re waffles so they’re inherently fancy and homey. They can be dressed up with sliced fruit and pure maple syrup… or they can be dressed down with spicy mustard and sliced ham. They’re an any-which-way situation. I’ve also packed these waffles with a major amount of seeds. Accessories are always nice. Let’s discuss.
I like this lot of goodness.
These waffles are based in whole wheat flour. I haven’t used nearly enough whole wheat in recent months. This Whole Wheat and Millet Banana Bread was made far too long ago.
I love the full nuttiness the whole wheat flour adds to the waffles.
I added all sorts of health and crunch to the whole wheat base: poppy seeds, roasted and salted sunflower seeds, uncooked millet for, and flax seeds whole and ground.
These waffles are stacked with health and goodness… but you best believe there’s a good dose of butter added too.
Balance friends… balance (and butter).
Waffles are a celebration of odd shapes. I embrace it.
These waffles are hearty: whole grain flavor with some serious support from seeds and millet. Standing in the kitchen with an open jar of spicy mustard and a few slices of ham, these waffles are country rustic. On vintage china with sliced berries and maple syrup, these waffles are classic health. They’re exactly what they need to be… whatever that may be.
Perfect jeans can’t last forever. A perfect waffle recipe stands the test of time.
(Right?)(Right…)
Whole Grain Waffles with Millet, Poppy, Sunflower, and Flax
recipe adapted from King Arthur Flour
makes four small, or two large portions
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 3/4 cups lukewarm milk (I used 2% milk)
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 tablespoons dry millet
3 tablespoons shelled roasted sunflower seeds (salted or unsalted)
2 tablespoons poppy seeds
2 tablespoons flax seed meal
1 tablespoons whole flax seeds
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In a small bowl, whisk together egg, milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract.
Add the wet ingredients, all at once, to the dry ingredients. Stir until all of the dry ingredients are moistened. The batter may be lumpy. That’s ok. Add millet, sunflower seeds, poppy seeds, flax seed meal, and whole flax seeds. Whisk to combine and try to beat most of the lumps out of the batter. Allow batter to rest for 10 minutes while the waffle iron preheats.
Cook waffles according to your waffle makers instructions. I like to make these as small waffles since they’re dense and seedy. These waffles are great fresh from the waffle maker, but they’re also great individually frozen and reheated in a toaster oven. I like to serve the fresh waffles with fruit and maple syrup. I like to serve the reheated waffles with peanut butter and jelly or ham and mustard.
VIETRI
Beautiful photography and thumbs up for the self-acceptance!
Tieghan
yum! Just bought a waffle maker so i will be making these soon!
joythebaker
that’s awesome!
Abby @ The Frosted Vegan
Crunch and waffles! YUM!
Vicki B
You can always have them turned into a cute apron! No kidding, saw it on Pinterest. Where else?!
joythebaker
favorite jeans into a favorite apron..? interesting!
Camille
Hmmm ! Seems so delicious
Laura D
My kids are SOOO picky about their foods, and once they have a favorite, they don’t want me to mess with it. I’ll stash this recipe away for once they’ve moved out of the house and have guests over for the weekend… :o)
But I had to make mention of your favorite jeans. Not sure if you’ve got a sewing machine and a bit of chutzpah, but you could repurpose your jeans into maybe a jean skirt, or make a nice purse, wallet, something else useful out of them. Makes me think of the story Joseph Had a Little Overcoat…
Aimee @ Simple Bites
I need to marry a stack of these with my homemade maple syrup!
joythebaker
you really must! your syrup-ing adventures inspire!
Crazy_Athens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48hrHVMCRgY (he he he!)
Quinn Cooper
These just sound so tasty! I love that you added in seeds, what a great way to dress up these bad boys. I’m always a sucker for waffles with fruit and high grade maple syrup. You just can’t beat that combo!
xo Quinn
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Gaby
Hey Joy! These look ah-mazing yum. Might make them for easter morning… What else would you recommend?
Also, I am extremely proud to have found the BEST chocolate cake recipe. It’s sort of like yours, but with little tweeks… if you wanna go check it out!
http://www.thegiftofgaby.com
xx
marissa @ the boot
ah, the pants we can’t part with! i have my fair share as well. needless to say, these look unbelievable!
Miss Kim @ behgopa
You seem like someone I would want to live next door to..always some yummy cooking going on in your home.
I feel you on having a pair of favorite jeans that are so hard to let go after they’ve become such a huge part of you. They are just so comfortable, versatile, and hard to throw out. I have a favorite pair of old jeans that I’ve had since God knows when. I’ve worn them to the movies, to the mall, while lounging around the house, wore them through a few boyfriends lol. I don’t usually wear clothes for a long time, but these jeans are the one item I’ve kept in my closet for years.
Janelle F
I love that you took photos of waffles, with syrup, straight on the table. :)
Annie
Yes me too ! Clever staging-good observation on your part.
Denysia Yu
These waffles look so good! I kind of wish I had a waffle iron now!
Averie @ Averie Cooks
Great looking and sounding waffles. I bet the millet and whole wheat add such a heartiness and chewiness and just great flavor and texture. And great looking berries on top. And while I’m on your site, an Anthro ad is what I am seeing. I see that as a sign for you to go there and have fun pants shopping :) Or anything shopping!
Tammy
It’s like an everything bagel in a waffle. How cool is that?! Yum.
joythebaker
perfect after a juice cleanse, Averie!