Grandpa's Waffles

When I was a kid my dad would make whole wheat waffles from scratch. I was told that I couldn't say the word "waffles" and would instead adorably request "awfuls". They would freeze them when I was teething to gnaw on and I have fond memories of waking up to the smell and being brought a crisp one to snack on in bed. My dad shared his recipe with me and I've been making them for my kiddos now too. Let the tradition continue!

INGREDIENTS:

3.5 cups of white whole wheat flour (400g)
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
4 Tbsp brown sugar
6 large eggs
1 cup butter
3 cups milk

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat waffle iron.
   
2. Sift flour into small bowl.
   
3. Resift flour with baking powder and salt into large mixing bowl.
   
4. Stir in brown sugar (some small clumps are fine)
5. Slice into Tbsps and melt butter in small bowl in microwave, let sit to cool a bit.
6. Separate egg whites and yolks (careful not to break the yolks)
   
7. Measure out milk and add yolks to milk, stir to mix a bit. 
   
8. Using a stand mixer beat egg whites till stiff peaks form.
9. While whites are beating, pour milk/yolks mix into flour and give a stir, then add melted butter and gently combine till there are no large dry patches. Some small clumps of flour are ok for now.
10. Once whites are stiff, gently plop them into large batter bowl
11. Fold them in gently with a spatula till well combined, but being careful to not completely deflate all the air you captured in the whites. 
12. Brush iron with shortening or spray with non-stick, then pour batter on and cook to preferred golden brown. (4 1/2 min for our iron)