Lemon Poppy Seed Waffles

To me, Christmas should be a two-meal day. GIANT breakfast served with mimosas. Cheese, crackers, and charcuterie for snacking all day. … with more champagne, of course. And then a BIG dinner. So, let’s do this, waffle-style. You see, these waffles look pretty festive, yet they’re simple! So let’s impress our Christmas guests brunch-style.

Hope your holiday is everything you want it to be. Full of puppy kisses, twinkly lights, and waffles.

Lemon Poppy Seed Waffles (makes 8)
Adapted from my favorite beer waffles

Ingredients:

waffles –

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 t salt
• 4 t baking powder
• 1 1/4 t baking soda
• 2 T sugar
• 2 T poppy seeds
• 5 T unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 cup beer or club soda
• 1 1/2 t vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• zest from 1 large lemon or 2 meyer lemons, reserve juice

blackberry coulis –

• 12-ish ounces fresh blackberries
• 1/4 cup water
• 2-3 T sugar, to taste
• juice from half a lemon or 1 meyer lemon

Directions:

1. Whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and poppy seeds.
2. Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Add milk and beer and heat until mixture is warm. Whisk vanilla and eggs into the warm beer mixture.
3. Make a well in the dry ingredients. Slowly pour wet ingredients into the well, whisking until smooth and barely any lumps remain. Mix in the lemon zest.
4. Pour into a pre-heated, lightly greased Belgian waffle maker (a regular waffle iron will work fine as well). Cook until it’s done to your liking.
5. Make blackberry coulis by combining all the ingredients in a blender. Pulse until pureed. Strain through a fine mesh strainer to remove the seeds.
6. Serve waffles warm with blackberry coulis and maple syrup.

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The muffin of waffles!