Old Fashioned Waffles

2 cups all purpose flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp sugar
1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs, separated
2 Tbsp butter or margarine, melted

Preheat waffle maker.

In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Set aside.

In a medium sized bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and creamy. Continue beating adding milk. Mix dry ingredients together and gradually add to milk and egg mixture; beat until smooth.

Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and melted butter.

Add 1/2 cup batter to preheated waffle maker. Close waffle maker. Bake until golden, about 3 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter.

Variations:

Cheese waffles: fold in 1 cup of shredded cheddar, swiss or gruyere cheese into batter.

Fruit waffles: fold in 1 cup of your favorite fruit (blueberries, raspberries, bananas, etc) into batter.

Dessert waffles: fold in 1 cup of chocolate chips, butterscotch chips. or 1-1/2 cup chopped nuts into batter.

Onion waffles: add 1-2 Tbsp of dried onion flakes or onion soup mix into batter.