I had heard good things about King Arthur Flour but hadn't found any at my normal stores. Well, one day Mr. Beam went to the store (One I normally don't go to, at least for GF things) and brought me a few treats. Aside from chocolaty things (Mr. Beam is very good at making sure I have plenty of those) he bought this pancake mix. It was time to whip up some waffles.
For Christmas last year Mr.Beam searched high and low for a mickey mouse waffle iron for me. I had raved how as a kid it was not real waffles unless it was made in out mickey mouse waffle maker. And oh how I loved them, the syrup would collect in his ears and features of his face. The correct way to eat them (in my opinion, which my little brother also followed suit) was ears first, tearing off one side at a time and devouring them whole (thinking back I'm sure I looked like a chipmunk while doing this) then you were able to eat the face as you pleased. Mr.Beam ended up having to special order the waffle iron and we didn't get it until after the new year but let me tell you they were the best waffles I'd had in years. I though it was funny though that the imprint was reversed, when I was a kid the ears were indented so the syrup would pool inside them, with this new one the center of the ears are puffed out.
The mix was perfect for waffles, at first I was a little put off by the smell, it had an almost artificial butter smell, and I was not expecting it. Mr. Beam loved them and kept bugging me to make more. I ripped off one of the beloved ears and put it in the freezer over night and reheated it, it tasted just like it had the night before. I think I'll be making some a head of time and freezing them!
