New Waffle Recipe (Whole Wheat/Barley/Flax)

I've written quite a bit on the benefits of flax seed.  Here is a segment I did on flaxseed...it is definitely worth incorporating into your diet:  Is Flaxseed Really that Great for You?   I've also written an entry on barley...another amazingly delicious, yet highly nutritious grain.  You can read about it here:  Let's Talk Barley.   Suffice it to say, adding a variety of whole grains and flaxseed to your diet will definitely have an advantageous effect on your body.  So, I tried making one of my all-time favorite, and most healthy, pancake recipe into waffles today (with a few slight variations) and it worked fabulously!  My whole family LOVED them and my husband said, "Those were awesome!  Make them again!"  This recipe is now stamped as a "winner" in my book of recipes.  Here it is:

Whole Wheat/Barley/Flax Waffles

2 C Barley/Wheat blend (grind 1 C whole wheat and 3/4 C hulled barley grains together in a wheat grinder)

1/4 C ground flaxseed (freshly ground...in a coffee grinder...too oily for a wheat grinder)
1 T baking powder
3 T brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 T oil
1 1/4 C milk
3 eggs

Make barley/wheat blend.  Grind flax in a coffee grinder and add to the flour.  Add baking powder and salt and stir.  In a separate bowl, mix brown sugar, oil and milk.  Separate eggs and add yolks to wet ingredients and put whites in a separate bowl.  Beat the whites to soft peaks.  Mix wet ingredients with dry ingredients.  Fold in beaten egg whites.  Bake in a hot waffle iron.  Makes 6-8 large waffles