Whole Grain Waffles

I've been experimenting with baking lately, substituting whole grain flour and ground flax seed for white flour. Here's the waffles I came up with this morning (could also be made into pancakes). They are fluffy thanks to plenty of baking powder and have a nice crunch from the sunflower seeds. A drizzle of real maple syrup, a handful of fresh blueberries and breakfast is served!

Whole Grain Waffles
Makes about 10

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

1/2 cup rolled oats

2 tbl ground flax seed (optional)

1/4 cup light brown sugar (or raw cane sugar)

4 tbl baking powder

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Pinch salt

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups milk (lowfat or regular or soy milk)

3 tbl melted butter (or olive oil)

1/2 cup sunflower seeds

Maple syrup

Fresh blueberries

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, oats, flax seed, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Whisk in the eggs, milk, butter and sunflower seeds.
Heat a waffle iron and pour 1/2 cup of batter onto the iron per waffle. Remove waffles when golden and puffed. Serve immediately with maple syrup and fresh blueberries