Norwegian Waffles

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 3 tablespoons melted shortening
• 1 3/4 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

Directions

1. Preheat a waffle iron.
2. Beat together eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy. Pour in shortening, milk, salt, and vanilla; mix until well blended. Sift together the flour and baking powder. Mix the flour into the liquid.
3. Spoon 2/3 cup of batter onto the preheated waffle iron at a time. Close the iron and cook until steam no is no longer coming out and waffle is browned.