Homemade Grain Free Waffles/pancakes

[Waitingindreams]

Hi! Okay, as previously stated...I am not a cook and I have never made homemade waffles or pancakes, let alone gluten/grain free waffles/pancakes.

 

Can anyone give me advice on how to make a simple waffle batter? Do I need to add anything like xantham gum or guar gum? The flours have no additives. What would I need?

 

For flours, I have "Let's Do Organic" coconut flour and "Bob's Red Mill" Almond Flour. I have eggs, sea salt, and almond and coconut milk. Do I need baking soda or baking powder? Any idea how much flour/milk etc I would need for 8 waffles? The waffle iron we have makes 2 at a time, and I think that it's a standard size waffle. I also plan on adding some sliced strawberries and blueberries.

 

I tried googling some recipes, but I figured I'd have more luck on here. Any help would be much appreciated!

[cyclinglady]

I would google a standard recipe from a well-known cook (like someone from the Food Network).

You will need baking soda/powder. My very best waffles in the past were made with yeast. But that takes like 1 hour to wait for it to rise, so go for the soda if you are in a hurry. You will need some kind of gum to help bind, but just the egg might do it.

Good luck!

[Waitingindreams]

I can't have yeast, due to the candida overgrowth :\ Hopefully I'll be able to find something.

[nvsmom]

I make this every other day and my boys reheat them from frozen when they need them.

 

Pancakes

 

1/4c melted coconut oil or butter

1 2/3 c prepared coconut milk

~7 eggs

2 scoops (1/3-1/2 c) protein powder (I use chocolate Vega)

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla

dash salt

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 c hemp seeds

1/2 c (golden) flax meal

1/2 c coconut flour

1/4 c chia seed meal

 

If the batter sits for a while it will thicken up and you may need to add some extra water,milk, eggs, or applesauce.  As it is, this is a thick recipe that you will need to spoon out and smear - it won't pour well.  Sometimes I substitute some of the liquid for mashed banana or applesauce.

 

There is no sugar added.  The protein powder has sweetener in it or add the fruit.

[Waitingindreams]

Thank you! I appreciate it. That recipe is a bit tough for me with all of the foods I have to avoid. I've never had protein powder, but I think it's "illegal" on the diet I am on. I try to stick to whole foods as much as I can. Luckily, I found a really quick and easy recipe that only required basic ingredients that we already had in the kitchen (apart from the vanilla extract)

 

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it ended up making 8 smaller sized waffles. They were pretty good, but due to the lack of milk they were kind of dry. They tasted more like shortcake than waffles. My boyfriend put maple syrup on his, I covered mine with mixed berries. They came out okay, but as you can see here they definitely didn't come out in the correct shape, lol! I think we didn't use enough batter. It was kind of hard to work with:

 

 

 

 

[kareng]

Those look pretty. I really like shortcake with berries and thier juice soaking in them..... Yum....

[Waitingindreams]

That's exactly what mine tasted like! It was pretty good, and easy to do, especially since I am a novice at cooking. The batter was really thick and not drippy at all like regular pancake batter, so we kind of had to glob it on the waffle iron. I'd say they were a success though, the bf ate all 4 of his I saved 2 of mine. They were pretty filling!

[w8in4dave]

If they were a lil thick you could always add a lil more coconut water to them. I don't make waffles but I have been trying my hand at bread. I have read that your bread will be better if the xantham gum and or guar gum is left out. It gets a lil over whelming to me with all the ingredients they want you to put in. I did find a lil breakfast bread I like. I will look up the recipe. At first I didn't think I'd like it. But every morning I get up and slice some off and have it with my tea.. It has a lil crunch to it because of the Chia seeds. I will go look it up. It's simple  

[w8in4dave]

Ingredients:

-1/2 Cup Coconut Flour 

-1 1/4 Cups Almond Flour 

-1/4 Cup Ground Chia Seeds or Flaxseeds 

– 5 Eggs

-4 Tablespoons Melted Coconut Oil 

-1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar 

-1/4 Teaspoon Sea Salt 

-1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda

(This recipe makes a smaller loaf of bread, in order to have larger pieces of bread you may want to double the recipe)

Paleo Bread Recipe Instructions:

1. Blend all dry ingredients in bowl and all wet ingredients in separate bowl.

2. Combine wet and dry ingredients.

3. Pour into a 7.5 “x 3.5″ loaf pan and smooth the top.

4. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes.

5. Let cool before slicing.

I put mine in a very small cast iron skillet and it turned out great.

[Waitingindreams]

Thank you! That is pretty simple. I have never made bread before, but once I am ready to try it I will use your recipe! We already have all of the ingredients, except for the chia and/or flax seeds. We also don't have a loaf pan or blender yet - but we will eventually!

[kareng]

Thank you! That is pretty simple. I have never made bread before, but once I am ready to try it I will use your recipe! We already have all of the ingredients, except for the chia and/or flax seeds. We also don't have a loaf pan or blender yet - but we will eventually!

 

 

You don't need a mixer or blender for that recipe - "blend" just means stir them.  Stirring the dry ingredients before you add the wet makes it easier to get everything mixed well.  Using the cast iron skillet probably gave the crust a bit more crustyness".

[Waitingindreams]

Hmm...well that's good to know! I really wasn't sure. The "batter" for the waffles came out more like cookie dough, lol. We don't have a cast iron skillet either, should we pick up that or a bread loaf pan? Which do you think would be better for baking bread? He doesn't cook AT ALL, so he really only has the basics. His mom stocked his kitchen, but she gave us a lot of duplicates, and a lot of things we don't need (like butter pat dishes, multiple salt shakers, canisters labeled 'coffee', 'tea', etc) his parents saved an entire ceramic kitchen set for him, but it's all stuff we can't use for baking/cooking. We did just buy a new frying pan so that I could make eggs. 

[SMRI]

Way back when we were first married, I used to make waffles on weekends.  I think I used a pancake/waffle mix in a box--I'm old, it was a long time ago .  One morning I had everything ready to go and discovered I didn't have any milk.  I had water or orange juice..so I tried the orange juice.  It was really good.  I continued to make them with OJ for several years.  

 

Bisquick has a gluten-free mix now. I don't know if it meets your other dietary requirements but it's work looking into.  It's great for pancakes, waffles, biscuits, etc.

[Waitingindreams]

Thanks! I will definitely look into it 

 

I'm on a strict version of the SCD diet. No grains, no soy, no additives really, lol! So coconut and almond flour were the best bet. I think all gums are illegal as well. So I've pretty much come to the conclusion that I have to make a lot of food from scratch. I eat a lot of salad with my own blend of salad dressing (just apple cider vinegar, olive oil, cracked pepper and sea salt) and I eat a lot of eggs scrambled with vegetables. Very boring diet, but I do what I can! The coconut flour I bought literally only had coconut flour as its only ingredient, same with the almond flour - so that was great, but it was difficult because I wasn't sure if the waffles would hold together without extra ingredients. They did, but the batter was more like the consistency of cookie dough and they were kind of dry. I'm going to try adding milk next time.

 

Regardless, I don't know how long I will be on this diet. I might be on it indefinitely, but once I heal I plan on having cheat days (within reason, always gluten-free) A Bisquick mix sounds great for quick pancakes/waffles to have on a cheat day!

[w8in4dave]

If you put more water in your waffle mix you can make crapes I just made some with another mix. Kareng is absolutly right about the bread recipe I made.