Rice Waffles with Fruit Sauce

Name: Rice Waffles with Fruit Sauce
Ingredients: as needed, to coat waffle iron Vegetable oil or cooking spray; 3/4 cup Sifted rice flour; 2 tsp Baking powder; 1/4 tsp Nutmeg; 1 tsp Cinnamon; 1 pn Salt; 1 Tbsp Honey; 2 ea Eggs, separated; 1 cup Nonfat milk; 1/4 cup Safflower oil; 1 cup Cooked rice; 1 cup Sliced strawberries; 2 tsp Date sugar or maple syrup; 2 tsp Arrowroot powder; 1 cup (or more) Nonfat yogurt, plain

June 16, 2001 Lynn R. - Home Cook

About

I was skeptical of this recipe at first, but the waffles turned out quite nice! The batter is a little thin and they did not rise as much as regular waffles, though this is to be expected of a gluten-free recipe.

Yield: 8 waffles

Waffles

Vegetable oil or cooking spray		as needed, to coat waffle iron
Sifted rice flour		3/4 cup
Baking powder		2 tsp
Nutmeg		1/4 tsp
Cinnamon		1 tsp
Salt		1 pn
Honey		1 Tbsp
Eggs, separated		2 ea
Nonfat milk		1 cup
Safflower oil		1/4 cup
Cooked rice		1 cup

Fruit Sauce

Sliced strawberries		1 cup
Date sugar or maple syrup		2 tsp
Arrowroot powder		2 tsp
Nonfat yogurt, plain		1 cup (or more)

Directions – waffles

Preheat waffle iron and lightly brush with oil or spray with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.
In a medium bowl combine rice flour, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt.
In a separate bowl combine honey, egg yolks, milk, the 1/4 cup safflower oil, and rice.
Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Combine dry and wet ingredients, then fold in egg whites.
Cook waffles, one at a time, keeping them warm in the preheated oven on a heatproof platter.

Directions – fruit sauce

In a small saucepan combine strawberries, date sugar, and arrowroot.
Cook over medium-high heat until thick. Let cool slightly, then mix with yogurt. Pour strawberry sauce over warm waffles and serve.