You might need to buy:

• all-purpose flour
• salt
• sugar
• baking soda
• cinnamon
• nutmeg
• allspice
• buttermilk* or 1 1/2 cups sour cream or plain yogurt thinned with 1/4 cup milk
• vanilla extract
• raisins
• finely grated carrots
• Cooking spray for waffle iron