I love Brunch…why? Because I am not a morning person. My day doesn’t really start until around noonish most weekends. So most weekends (especially Sundays) we have Brunch because I don’t roll over until about 10:30 am on Sundays. To all you church folks I’m sorry…I do catch bedside baptist most days though so I am not a total sinner. Sometimes I make brunch at home and sometimes I decide to go brunching around Atlanta.
Brunch to me consists of breakfast food and lunch food meshed together. So the perfect example would be chicken and waffles. Which I have a recipe for….well the recipe is for the syrup. I will tell you how I make the chicken and the waffles.
Waffles – I have a waffle maker so I make them from the box (Aunt Jemima is the best get the complete buttermilk) or you can make them from scratch
- 2 cups all-purpose white OR whole wheat flour
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 stick of melted butter
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
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Preheat your waffle iron and spray with cooking spray or rub a little melted butter on.
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Whisk together the dry ingredients – flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
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In another bowl, beat the eggs with a mixer until light and fluffy and pale in color.
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Add the vanilla to the egg mixture.
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Mix the dry ingredients into the egg mixture a little at a time.
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Add the butter and milk into the mixture- blending until just smooth.
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Let mixture sit for about 5 minutes before adding to the waffle iron.
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Pour onto hot iron and cook until golden brown.
For the chicken, I use the chicken strips from the store and fry them up. I let them soak overnight in an egg mixture with milk. So season your chicken however you want then soak them. Use 2 eggs and one cup of whole milk. Fry them when you are ready to fix your brunch.
Now on to the syrup. It’s a buttermilk syrup that you can use to pour over your chicken and waffles
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons Karo syrup
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Heat stove top to medium-high heat. Use a large pot so the liquid doesn’t boil over. Place the butter, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, Karo syrup, and buttermilk in the pot. Mix until all the ingredients are fully combined and the mixture begins to bubble. Let the mixture bubble for about 45 seconds, stirring constantly. Remove the pot from heat and add the baking soda. Mix until well combined. Place the pot back on the heat, and let the syrup bubble for another 45 seconds, stirring constantly. Take off of heat, continue to stir until it cools down a little and the bubbles disappear.
Brunching Around Atlanta
Now If you don’t feel like cooking here are a few of my favorite places around Atlanta you can go to get your brunch on. (I have personally been to these places myself so I know they are good)
And I found a new brunch spot recently, Negril Atlanta.
Have you been brunching around Atlanta?
32 Comments
Mitch
June 4, 2018 at 2:31 pmI would love to brunch around Atlanta! I bet the food there is fantastic! Then again, I love food everywhere! Thanks for this list for our next trip!
Alli Smith
June 4, 2018 at 3:31 pmI’m such a morning person, even on the weekends I’m up by 5 or 5:30. But, I do enjoy brunch so lots of times I skip breakfast so that I can have brunch.
robin rue
June 4, 2018 at 3:31 pmBrunch is the best, isn’t it? I would rather go out for brunch than any other meal. I would love to brunch in Atlanta someday!
Bella
June 4, 2018 at 6:30 pmI am such a morning person, This look super tasty!!! I totally neeed this in my life… I will have to try making this!! I only really do brunch on the weekends. I get way to early during the week.
Krystal Miller
June 4, 2018 at 11:31 pmI’ve never actually had chicken for brunch before, but it definitely sounds like something work trying. Looks delicious!
Reesa Lewandowski
June 5, 2018 at 1:27 amBrunch is my most favorite meal! And chicken and waffles? YES PLEASE! I have only been to Atlanta once, years ago!
Terri
June 5, 2018 at 2:18 amI’m new to buttermilk syrup it yu know I am going to try it! In fact, I can’t wait! Thanks for sharing your recipes and your favorite Atlanta spots.
Heather
June 5, 2018 at 3:43 amOh! I’ve always wanted to have chicken and waffles. They had a restaurant that specialized in this cuisine where I used to live but I never got to experience.
Karen Morse
June 5, 2018 at 7:17 amI LOVE brunch and it’s awesome to be able to prepare brunch at home with a recipe like this! Chicken and waffles is a classic favorite and it’s always a hit with, well, everyone! Love the recipe for the syrup as well, thanks!
Cathy M
June 5, 2018 at 7:57 amA brunch in Atlanta sounds great! I’m interested in having chicken and waffles.
Alison Rost
June 5, 2018 at 10:16 amI think brunch is perfect, it’s filled with all the good food that I enjoy during breakfast and lunch! I think chicken and waffles is a good recipe for brunch, yours looks SO good and thanks for the restaurant recommendations as well. I’d like to try your recipe for the buttermilk syrup, I bet it’s amazing!
Lisa
June 5, 2018 at 11:52 amBrunching around Atlanta sounds great but, I am such a morning gal. No matter how I try to sleep in I can’t. Waffles and Chicken sounds pretty good, I must give that a try this weekend. !
Jenni
June 5, 2018 at 12:56 pmI’m going to have to invest in a waffle maker and make this!
Danielle Fox
June 5, 2018 at 12:56 pmThis is one of my husbands favorite meals! He gets it whenever a resturant serves it. I dont fry food or else I would make this for him.
Joyce Brewer
June 5, 2018 at 1:24 pmI never had chicken and waffles until I moved to Mississippi and become hooked. A lot of places in Atlanta do really well.
Next time you’re in Decatur/East Lake go to My East Lake Coffee Shop on Memorial Drive. Just typing the name makes me think about how light and airy their waffles are.
Bradley C Finnearty
June 5, 2018 at 2:08 pmI am a waffle fan. I am a fan of Southern cuisine too. So this sounds like something that would just make my day.
Anosa Malanga
June 5, 2018 at 2:49 pmI agree on you, I am not a morning person so normally I always eat brunch. Never been to Atlanta yet and I guess this will be a great idea. Will definitely take note of this.
BONNIE GOWEN
June 5, 2018 at 4:08 pmWe just got a waffle maker but I wasn’t sure exactly how to make waffles yet. Thanks for your recipe.
K. Elizabeth
June 5, 2018 at 4:26 pmChicken and waffles is the best brunch meal! I’m adding a new waffle maker to my Christmas list because there’s just something about making waffles from scratch. Thanks for the syrup recipe!
Amy H
June 5, 2018 at 7:42 pmI’ve never had Chicken and Waffles together before. This sounds like a delicious combination! Thank’s for the list – I know know where to stop for brunch for when we visit family in Atlanta.
Vyjay Rao
June 6, 2018 at 1:30 amWeekdays start with an early and hearty breakfast for us. But yes weekends are a bit more relaxed with us getting up late. That is when we have our brunches, whiich are quite heavy. Waffles are a favourite in this meal.
Jeanine
June 6, 2018 at 2:58 amBrunching around atlanta! What fun that would be for sure. I’d love to explore and eat some great breakfasts!
Toiia L. Rukuni
June 11, 2018 at 10:54 pmI really love chicken and waffles, and I have never brunched do much in life! I believe that Atlanta is the brunching capital of the world!
Joi Light
June 11, 2018 at 11:57 pmThis look so good!!!! I love that you included some great brunch spots around Atlanta too. I’ve been meaning to try Sun in My Belly in particular, so I def will now after your recommendation.
Kayvona
June 12, 2018 at 5:37 pmYassss I’m all for chicken and waffles!! Here in MN we have maybe 1 or 2 places to get it so makingbit myself is a definite must! It looks sooooooo good I have to try your recipe!
Stacie
June 12, 2018 at 9:41 pmChicken and waffles are everything. We had Gladys Night a while ago and they were amazing! I should try this recipe one day.
Mimi Green
June 12, 2018 at 9:56 pmI don’t get to brunch nearly as much as I would like. I love a good chicken and waffle. Like you, I use mix and the waffle maker. I need to try this recipe.
Carissa
June 13, 2018 at 8:39 amI chicken and I like waffles just not together LOL! My husband always looks at me like I’m crazy when I say that! I came to Atlanta about 9 years ago and went to Copeland’s for brunch and it was amazing.
Kiwi
June 13, 2018 at 6:14 pmPinned this to my Atlanta Board. I have eaten at some of these places Sun in My Belly is a really cute spot!
Valerie Robinson
June 14, 2018 at 2:16 pmI’ll be back in Atlanta for a conference in the Fall, and can’t wait to explore all the good eats! Now that the kids are out for summer, I can finally make waffles from scratch, etc. without all the added time constraints! 🙂
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