"Food Editor: Maggie Ruggiero Father: Joseph Schwarz, Queens, NY In 1964, my family visited New York's futuristic World's Fair. Living in Queens, where the fair was held, made us feel like the space age was upon us, and for years afterward we would drive by the famous Unisphere. My dad never got to explore space in his lifetime, but his love for waffles, sparked by the fair's Belgian pavilion, never waned...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 tablespoons sugar
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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2 cups well-shaken buttermilk
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3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
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2 large eggs
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Vegetable oil for waffle iron
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter
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2 firm-ripe large bananas, cut diagonally into 1/3-inch-thick slices
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1 1/4 cups pure maple syrup
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Accompaniment: sour cream or whipped cream