The Best Ever Waffles

Ingredients for 6 waffles:

1¹/₃ cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
¹/₂ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
2 eggs, separated
¹/₂ cup butter, melted
1³/₄ cups milk

Ingredients for 12 waffles:

2²/₃ cups flour
8 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons sugar
4 eggs, separated
1 cup butter, melted
3 1/2 cups milk

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients.
Separate the eggs, adding the yolks to the dry ingredient mixture, and placing the whites in a small mixing bowl.
Beat whites until moderately stiff; set aside.
Add milk and melted butter to dry ingredient mixture and blend.
Fold stiff egg whites into mixture.
Ladle mixture into hot waffle iron and bake.