Can you even contain your excitement!? I mean- oh, the possibilities!
I saw an idea online for a waffle party, and thought it was the perfect idea for Jude’s 1st birthday.
(How is he ONE?!) I set out to find the perfect waffle recipe, but they all kept falling short.
We’re talking a dozen failed recipes.
Looked online. Looked through cookbooks. Tried it all! I adapted and adjusted, but for the life of me, couldn’t get the right balance! In my head, I wanted free-hotel-continental-breakfast waffles. Know which ones I mean? Well, a month later (just in time for the party), and after the 12th recipe, I’m here to share my secrets and the final version…
1- Use a Belgian waffle maker. (I bought this one.)
2- Cornstarch! I replace about 25% – 40% of the called-for flour with cornstarch.
3- Regular milk only. Buttermilk made them creamy, but not crispy… which seemed counter-intuitive:)
4- Separating & beating the egg whites. I heard this over and over again, but it’s true. The whipped whites make a difference.
(Fluffy, Light, & Crispy) Belgian Waffles
3/4 c. flour
1/4 c. cornstarch
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. sugar
2 eggs
2 tbsp. butter (melted)
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees, & turn on waffle maker to warm.
2. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar using a whisk to combine well.
3. Melt the butter in the microwave.
4. Beat the egg yolk with a fork until fluffy. Add the milk, vanilla, and butter to mix.
5. Combine the milk mixture with the dry ingredients.
6. In a mixer, beat the egg white to stiff peaks.
7. Carefully fold the egg whites into the batter.
8. Cook immediately.
9. Place waffles directly on the oven racks. (And don’t stack them!)*
*Since I was making these for a party, I needed 25 waffles. Taking 3 minutes per waffle to cook, I needed them to
stay crisp while the others baked!
This is kind of in impossible feat, or so I thought…
The trick was to place the waffles in an oven set to 200, directly on the oven racks (not on plates or pans!). Each one was just right! I can’t believe it worked. It worked! I’ve made this recipe since the party, and the oven trick is the key- they always stay perfectly crisp.
^^ Waffle station.
^^ Fruit toppings.
^^ Donuts & milk. Because you can never have too many carbs…. :-/
^^ Ready for pick-up!
^^ Topped w/ melted butter, fruit, whipped cream, and a little bacon on the side!
^^ Ok, and now, my favorite way to eat waffles! My favorite restaurant growing up in Ohio had this on the menu, and my grandma would let me order it as my meal every time! (Grandmas are the best, yes!?) Warm waffles topped with ice cream and hot fudge. I mean, just the best. Making these at home for the first time was an out of body experience, let me tell you!
Now that you have the best recipe, you can use your imagination to top them any way you want! They’re the perfect base for fruit, nutella, powdered sugar, jam, ice cream, syrup… you name it. Enjoy!
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