1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 eggs
1-3/4 cups milk
1/4 cup cooking oil or butter, melted
1 teaspoon Mexican vanilla

Plug in waffle maker. In a medium bowl stir together flour, sugar, and baking powder. In a small bowl beat eggs. Stir in milk, oil, and vanilla. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Mix well.Use a ladle to pour about a 1/2 cup batter onto grids of a small “Purchased-at-Walmart-the-day-after-Thanksgiving-for-$5” waffle maker. Close lid. Bake for about 4 minutes. When done, use a fork to lift waffle off grid. Makes about 12 square waffles.

Variation: Buttermilk Waffles:Prepare as above, except reduce baking powder to 1 teaspoon and add 1/2 teaspoon baking soda. Substitute 2 cups buttermilk or sour milk for the milk.