Cinnamon Oat Buttermilk Waffles

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 4 whole eggs, separated
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 cup fat free milk
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Cooking spray

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Place the all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, old fashioned oats, baking powder, kosher salt, ground cinnamon and granulated sugar in the bowl of your food processor. Pulse about 10 times to aerate and combine the ingredients. This will essentially do the same thing as a sifter, only a whole lot more efficiently. Remove the dry ingredients from the food processor and place into a mixing bowl. Set to the side.
2. Plug your waffle iron into the wall and preheat it according to the manufacturer’s specifications. Meanwhile, place the egg yolks into a large sized mixing bowl, and the egg yolks into another smaller bowl. Beat the egg yolks with a hand mixer set to low speed until lightened in color.
3. Add the butter milk, fat free milk and unsalted melted butter to the bowl with the egg yolks. Mix to combine, still with the hand mixer set to low speed. Then, form a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the milk mixture inside. Stir just until combined, and set to the side.
4. Place the vanilla inside the bowl with the egg whites. Fit your hand mixer with a clean pair of beaters, and then beat the whites until soft peaks form. Gently fold the whipped egg whites into the waffle batter just until they are incorporated.
5. Once your waffle is preheated, open it and spray with the cooking spray. Place the correct amount of batter into the center of the iron (based upon how big yours happens to be) and then smooth out slightly. Close the waffle iron and cook. If your waffle iron is fitted with a done light, do not open it until the light goes off.