CHEF JEFF -- ONE BYTE AT A TIME: Sour Cream Waffles

This recipe -- adapted from the 1943 edition of "Joy of Cooking" by Irma Rombauer -- would be a satisfying breakfast addition.

Sour Cream Waffles

1 cup cake flour

1½ teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

Dash salt

1 teaspoon sugar

3 eggs, separated

2 cups sour cream

In medium mixing bowl, whisk together cake flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and baking soda. In small bowl, mix egg yolks and sour cream until smooth. Whisk them into dry ingredients. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Stir about Zc of egg whites into batter to lighten it. Gently fold in remaining egg whites. Bake according to instructions for your waffle maker. Serve immediately; they will soften on standing.

Yield: 16 waffles.

Approximate nutritional analysis per waffle: 108 calories, 3 grams protein, 8 grams carbohydrates, no fiber, 7 grams fat, 52 milligrams cholesterol, 162 milligrams sodium.

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