Cinnamon Roll Waffles

By: Mama J from A Little Bit Crunchy, A Little Bit Rock and Roll

Ordinary waffles are transformed into the extraordinary with this delicious breakfast recipe. When you top waffles with gooey buttery cinnamon sugar and a drizzle of cream cheese icing, your family will be begging you for more. You won't find waffle recipes this enticing anywhere else.

Ingredients

2 cups flour
2 tablespoons corn meal
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs, separated
2 cups buttermilk
4 tablespoons butter, melted
For the topping:
1/2 a stick of butter, very soft
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 cup powdered sugar
1 ounce cream cheese (optional)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

Mix the very soft butter (almost melted, but not quite), brown sugar, and cinnamon together. Fill inside a 1 quart zipper bag. Set aside.
Mix the powdered sugar, cream cheese, vanilla, and milk together. Fill inside another 1 quart zipper bag. Set aside.
For the waffles, mix the flour, cornmeal, salt, and baking soda together. Stir with a whisk and set aside.
Mix two egg yolks (save the whites in a small mixing bowl), buttermilk, and the melted butter together. Stir with a whisk and then pour it into the dry ingredients. Stir until combined.
Beat the egg whites on medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Gently fold the egg whites into the waffle batter until no white streaks remain.
In a preheated waffle iron, cook the correct amount of batter according to the time specified for your waffle maker.
Snip a tiny corner off the zipper bags and drizzle the waffles with the cinnamon sugar mixture and then the icing.