Lemon Waffles Recipes

LEMON WAFFLES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks with the sugar and salt.
• Blend in milk, lemon juice, lemon peel,and butter, beating well.
• Add the flour and baking powder.
• Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter.
• As usual, bake in a preheated waffle iron until golden brown and steam no longer escapes iron.
• Serve warm with maple syrup.

LEMON MERINGUE WAFFLES

Steps:

• Prepare and preheat the waffle iron or machine as directed.
• Combine the flour with the baking soda, salt and sugar in a bowl and make a well in the center. Add the egg yolk and milk, and gradually work into the flour using a whisk. Beat gently until smooth. Carefully stir in the melted butter and lemon zest.
• In a grease-free bowl, whisk the egg white until stiff and carefully fold into the batter using a large metal spoon.
• Prepare the waffles & keep warm until you are ready to serve.
• To serve, gently swirl the yogurt and lemon curd together and spoon on top of the waffles. Sprinkle with crushed meringue and decorate wih mint leaves.

LEMON WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat waffle iron.
• Place flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in mixing bowl and stir to combine.
• In a second bowl, whisk eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla until blended. Stir wet mixture into dry ingredients. Stir in lemon juice and zest. Fold in melted butter and then vanilla yogurt with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon. Let batter rest a few minutes before using.
• Pour batter onto the center of the lower grid. Allow batter to spread toward edges for 5 seconds. Close lid of waffle iron and cook according the waffler instructions. Repeat with remaining batter.
• For best results, serve immediately.
• Variations:
• For lemon ginger waffles, add 1 tablespoon of grated fresh ginger to the batter with the juice and zest. For lemon blueberry waffles add 1 cup of blueberries to the batter as the last ingredient.

LEMON-ALMOND WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat the waffle maker. Lightly spray the waffle grills with vegetable oil cooking spray.
• For the lemon honey: Heat the honey, lemon juice and lemon zest over medium heat in a small saucepan, stirring occasionally, until warm, about 4 minutes.
• For the waffles: Beat the egg whites until they are thick and hold soft peaks using a whisk or an electric hand mixer in a medium bowl, about 2 minutes.
• Combine the egg yolks, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract and lemon zest in a large bowl. Beat until smooth. Add the all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until smooth.
• Fold the egg whites, butter and chocolate chips if using into the batter. Using the amount recommended by the waffle iron manufacturer's instructions, about 1/3 cup of batter for each waffle, pour the batter into the preheated waffle iron. Cook the waffles until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Drizzle with lemon honey and serve.

HEALTHY, LOW FAT LEMON WAFFLES (WHOLE WHEAT!)

Steps:

• Preheat waffle iron.
• Whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and icing sugar in a large bowl.
• separate egg, and whisk together the egg yolk, milk, lemon juice, lemon zest, lemon extract, applesauce, and canola oil.
• beat the egg white in a separate bowl until peaks form.
• add the wet ingredients into the dry and whisk until hardly combined.
• fold in the egg white with a large spoon or spatula until distributed.
• grease waffle iron, and cook the waffles.
• these freeze very well.

LEMON AND WALNUT WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F.
• In a large bowl sift to combine the flour, baking powder, 2 tablespoons of the sugar and salt. In small bowl whisk the egg yolks until smooth, then add the milk, vegetable oil, lemon extract, and lemon zest. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Pour in the liquid ingredients and gently stir the batter, with a wooden spoon, until just combined. Be careful not to overmix. You can use a hand beater or a stand mixer on low speed, if desired.
• In a very clean bowl, whisk the egg whites until foamy. Add the remaining sugar and beat until soft peaks form. Gently fold the whites into the batter. Pour about 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup batter into an oiled waffle iron, sprinkle with walnuts, then close the iron. Cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes, depending on waffle iron settings. Transfer to a serving platter and keep warm in a low oven. Repeat with remaining batter. Serve warm with maple syrup.

SOUR CREAM LEMON WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat your waffle iron; grease, if necessary.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar together well.
• Mix the flour, lemon peel and sour cream together then gradually mix in to the eggs/sugar.
• Stir in the butter and lemon juice.
• Pour about 3/4 cup of the mixture into the preheated waffle iron. Bake according to your waffle iron's directions.
• Serve w/ butter/syrup/powdered sugar.