These simple wild herb waffles with Gundermann are sure to delight your kids in May!

Have you ever made wild herb waffles? Now inside May it’s the perfect time to try something new, because the Gundermann is becoming fresh and strong again. This often overlooked wild herb brings not only a slightly spicy, aromatic taste, but also a dose of nature straight to your kitchen. In our simple recipe we will show you how to make wonderfully fragrant waffles with just a few ingredients: wild, delicious and surprisingly different.

Gundermann – a native wild herb found almost everywhere

When developing recipes it is important to us that you do not have to spend a lot of time searching for herbs. Gundermann grows very abundantly in our latitudes and is easy to identify. If you want to learn more about Gundermann, including how to use it in your medicine cabinet, check out the article “Never remove Gundermann from the gardenYou can also find a podcast episode about Gundermann on our YouTube channel.

Cooking with Gundermann – delicious wild herb waffles

For 6-8 waffles you will need:

• 200 g buckwheat (Earth)
• 1 Banana (as Eiersatz)
• 2-3 dates or figs (as a sugar substitute)
• 200 ml of vegetable milk
• 1 grated tonka bean
• ½ teaspoon cream of tartar baking powder
• 10 – 12 Gundermann stems with leaves and flowers
• 5 sheets Lemon verbena or the zest of an organic lemon
• 1 tablespoon vegetable fat for cooking
• a waffle iron (you can find a good waffle iron Here) A warning: please refrain from sending emails about the waffle iron we used. Unfortunately this is no longer produced. But we have you very good waffle iron linked, which comes from a good German company and which we currently use regularly.

Wild herbs and recipes to read

In ours you will also find recipes and seasonal articles on wild herbs Herb cellar magazines (available here). Since it is a recipe that can be easily copied by children and allows them to get to know Gundermann in a playful way, it also finds a place in our children’s discovery book.Ben and Mara discover the world of wild herbs“(available here) found. There you will find other simple recipes and tips, as well as an encyclopedia of wild herbs for children and of course the story of Ben and Mara. You can find our books and magazine in our herbalist’s shop www.die-moderne-Kräuterhexe.de

Another tonka bean tip. It is a wonderful substitute for vanilla. It is the fermented seed of the tonka tree and has a flavor comparable to vanilla.

Gundermann and lemon verbena should be washed and dried. Then cut them into small pieces. All the other ingredients are then mixed into a wild herb waffle batter, the herbs are added and the tonka beans are grated. If the consistency of the dough is too thick or too liquid, simply add a little more non-dairy milk or flour. Then fry the waffles in a waffle iron until lightly browned and enjoy. We wish you bon appetit.

Raw or heated wild herbs?

The waffles are quick to prepare and very tasty. The advantage of baking waffles is that they don’t have to stay in the oven for an hour, but are only exposed to heat for a short time. We’re basically not fans of long heating when it comes to wild herb recipes. But waffles are an “acceptable” compromise. The longest recipes with wild herbs Unfortunately, the fewer ingredients that need to be heated, the fewer ingredients remain in wild herbs. So it’s best to eat them raw, but with this compromise you still get some ingredients.

Get to know the world of wild herbs better

If you find what you can do with wild herbs exciting, but don’t yet have enough experience with them or are looking for helpful identification books or guides, check out our Herb Witches online store www.die-moderne-Kräuterhexe.de There you will find our book»With wild herbs and medicinal plants all year round“(available here) where you will find many local wild herbs that you can discover just a stone’s throw from us. Of course, the Gundermann is also in the book. If you want to know when it is possible to collect wild plants in the wild, take a look at our Seasonal calendar of wild herbs (available here) Look. It is a perpetual collector’s calendar and is therefore valid every year. All our products are developed by ourselves and are only available in our Herbal Witches online shop www.die-moderne-Kräuterhexe.de obtain.

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