Recipe Category: Breakfast/brunch (gluten free)

Delicious and grain free, enjoy these waffles for a leisurely weekend brunch. Serve with fresh fruit.

Diet Types: gluten free, casein free, vegetarian
Makes 3-4 waffles

1/2 cup Brazil nuts or cashews
3/4 cup boiling water
1/4 cup maple syrup or honey
2 eggs
1 cup Nu-World Foods Amaranth flour
1/3 cup arrowroot
2 tablespoons corn-free baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon powdered ginger
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg (optional)

Grind the Brazil nuts or cashews to a fine powder in a blender. Add enough water to bring the level up to 1 cup. Blend 30 seconds. Add the maple syrup or honey; blend again and set aside to cool to lukewarm. Then add the eggs.

In a large bowl, mix the flour, arrowroot, corn-free baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Pour in the liquid mixture, and stir to mix.

Bake according to the directions included with you waffle iron, using about 1 cup of batter per waffle.

Variation: use 3 eggs for waffles that are just a little lighter in texture. Maple syrup gives a crisper texture than honey does. For extra-light and crispy waffles, separate the eggs. Add the yolks to the liquid in the blender. Beat the whites until stiff. Fold them into the batter just before baking.