2 tbl. sugar, I use agave, honey would probably be great
1 large egg, separated
1 1/2 cups milk
1/3 cup melted butter or vegetable oil, I use extra light olive oil
1 tsp. vanilla
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg yolk, milk, and butter or oil, and vanilla. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Mix together the wet and dry ingredients, stirring just till combined. Fold in egg whites 1/3 at a time.
Cook the waffles as directed in the instructions that came with your waffle iron.
This is a slight variation of a recipe from King Arthur.
This recipe makes a nice crispy outside and light airy inside. It freezes beautifully for those hectic mornings. My grandkids beg for them all the time.
Yes, steelchef is right. Belgium waffle is yeast based.
This is a very basic, standard recipe as a suggestion.
bread flour 125g
plain flour(AP flour in US) 125g
melted butter (cooled to room temparature) 100g
3 eggs
milk 375ml
dried yeast 3g
sugar 30g (or to taste)
a pinch of salt
1. Mix all the ingredients and knead for a few minutes.
2. Leave for 30minutes-1 hr to proof.
3. knock air out and divide into small balls (to fit your waffle maker)
4. Cook on a waffle maker.
Note: If you have, you can use a bread machine for step.1-2.
As I said, the above is a very basid recipe and there are many variations. But use of yeast is crucial and that's what makes Belgium waffle different from other waffles. Some recipes use sourdough instead of dried yeast which make tastier waffle with deeper flavour and slight tang. That's the way I usually make mine.
Thanks for your input. Of course there are millions of recipes on the web but I like to compare them to folks from this forum. Thanks again for taking the time ........
Because it's fermented with yeast, Belgium waffle has unique texture which is quite different from other waffles and that's its important characteristics. And many of them have relatively high proportion of sugar which gives the surface a little caramel-like smell/flavour because of burned sugar. Some people use brown sugar rather than regular white sugar to achieve this.
Overnight prep means long fermentation at low temperatere, which means better flavour, just as bread made by long, cold fermentation. So, though it may sounds troublesome, it is actually a good method for achieving tastier waffle. ;)
I didn't write in my previous post but you can cold ferment overnight in a fridge for the first proof to improve flavour. But if you have sourdough, I recommend using it instead of commercial yeast. It tastes so much better. (though the texture tends to be slightly less fluffy than commercial yeast one)
1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbl. sugar, I use agave, honey would probably be great
1 large egg, separated
1 1/2 cups milk
1/3 cup melted butter or vegetable oil, I use extra light olive oil
1 tsp. vanilla
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg yolk, milk, and butter or oil, and vanilla. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Mix together the wet and dry ingredients, stirring just till combined. Fold in egg whites 1/3 at a time.
Cook the waffles as directed in the instructions that came with your waffle iron.
This is a slight variation of a recipe from King Arthur.
This recipe makes a nice crispy outside and light airy inside. It freezes beautifully for those hectic mornings. My grandkids beg for them all the time.
swtgran
Thank you for your response, it looks great!
I'm new to this but it was my understanding that Belgian waffles were yeast based, please correct me if I'm wrong.
Yes, steelchef is right. Belgium waffle is yeast based.
This is a very basic, standard recipe as a suggestion.
bread flour 125g
plain flour(AP flour in US) 125g
melted butter (cooled to room temparature) 100g
3 eggs
milk 375ml
dried yeast 3g
sugar 30g (or to taste)
a pinch of salt
1. Mix all the ingredients and knead for a few minutes.
2. Leave for 30minutes-1 hr to proof.
3. knock air out and divide into small balls (to fit your waffle maker)
4. Cook on a waffle maker.
Note: If you have, you can use a bread machine for step.1-2.
As I said, the above is a very basid recipe and there are many variations. But use of yeast is crucial and that's what makes Belgium waffle different from other waffles. Some recipes use sourdough instead of dried yeast which make tastier waffle with deeper flavour and slight tang. That's the way I usually make mine.
lumos
Thanks for your input. Of course there are millions of recipes on the web but I like to compare them to folks from this forum. Thanks again for taking the time ........
Colin
Ah gee, I thought it was the waffle iron that you used that determined if it was a Belgian Waffle. You know, the big thick kind with the deep holes.
I have a couple of those recipes, but this one is far better than the yeast ones I have. The yeast ones I have call for an overnight prep.
Thanks for clarifying that for me. Terry
Because it's fermented with yeast, Belgium waffle has unique texture which is quite different from other waffles and that's its important characteristics. And many of them have relatively high proportion of sugar which gives the surface a little caramel-like smell/flavour because of burned sugar. Some people use brown sugar rather than regular white sugar to achieve this.
Overnight prep means long fermentation at low temperatere, which means better flavour, just as bread made by long, cold fermentation. So, though it may sounds troublesome, it is actually a good method for achieving tastier waffle. ;)
I didn't write in my previous post but you can cold ferment overnight in a fridge for the first proof to improve flavour. But if you have sourdough, I recommend using it instead of commercial yeast. It tastes so much better. (though the texture tends to be slightly less fluffy than commercial yeast one)