Waffle Batter Recipes

BRILLIANT BREAKFAST WAFFLES

Steps:

• Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Gradually beat in the egg, then add the milk slowly, whisking well to get as smooth a batter as possible.
• If you're making sweet waffles, grate in the orange zest and add a few drops of vanilla extract.
• Get your waffle machine ready. Once it's hot, ladle in the batter mixture and seal, following the machine instructions until your waffles are cooked.
• Serve with whatever takes your fancy! Let the kids invent their own, or see some of our favourite ideas below for inspiration.

BASIC BATTER WAFFLES

Steps:

• Mix all dry ingredients together using a large whisk.
• Mix the wet ingredients together.
• Gently combine but don't overmix.
• Cook as your waffle maker directs.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar (my daughter).
• Cover with toasted nuts, bananas, and real maple syrup (Me!).
• Pour on log Cabin (my son) and Michele's Maple Cream Syrup for my husband!

TRUE BELGIAN WAFFLES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour, sugar and baking powder. In another bowl, lightly beat egg yolks. Add milk, butter and vanilla; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until combined. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter. , Bake in a preheated waffle iron according to manufacturer's directions until golden brown. Serve with strawberries or syrup.

FLUFFY HOMEMADE WAFFLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the waffle iron according to the manufacturer's directions.
• Place flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Whisk to combine.
• In a small bowl, mix egg yolks, milk, and butter. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, beat egg whites with a mixer on medium high speed until stiff peaks form. *see note
• Add egg yolk mixture to flour mixture and stir to combine. Fold in egg whites.
• Drop by large spoonfuls onto greased waffle iron, close the lid and cook about 3-5 minutes.

EASY WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions. In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk milk and eggs; pour over flour mixture, and whisk gently to combine (don't overmix). Gently whisk in butter.
• Following manufacturer's instructions, cook waffles until deep brown and crisp. (For a standard waffle iron, pour a generous 1/2 cup of batter into center, spreading to within 1/2 inch of edges, and close; waffle will cook in 2 to 3 minutes.) Serve warm, with maple syrup and butter, as desired.

THE BEST EVER WAFFLES

Steps:

• 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.

SIMPLE WAFFLES FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Preheat waffle iron and read manufacturer's instructions. Melt butter in microwave. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. In another bowl, beat together milk and eggs. Whisk liquid mixture into dry ingredients until just combined. Stir in melted butter. Brush hot waffle iron with butter. Spoon about 1/2 cup of batter onto iron and close to cook. This first waffle will be the tester. Cook waffle until golden brown. Remove to plate and keep warm

THE VERY BEST CRISPY WAFFLES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, corn starch, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Make a shallow well in the dry ingredients and add buttermilk, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla, and stir together until just combined.
• Allow batter to sit for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 200°F and set a baking sheet inside to place the waffle(s) on after cooking to keep warm while you cook the rest of the batter.*
• Preheat waffle iron and cook batter according to your iron's instructions*, typically 4 to 6 minutes per waffle, until waffle is nicely golden and has mostly stopped releasing steam. Waffle may not initially seem crispy to the touch, but will crisp up out of the waffle maker.
• Top with melted butter and syrup if desired, and enjoy!

WAFFLES I

Steps:

• Preheat waffle iron. Beat eggs in large bowl with hand beater until fluffy. Beat in flour, milk, vegetable oil, sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla, just until smooth.
• Spray preheated waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray. Pour mix onto hot waffle iron. Cook until golden brown. Serve hot.

AWFULLY GOOD WAFFLES

Steps:

• Weigh all the dry ingredients, place in a large mixing bowl. Break the eggs into the milk and beat the mixture.
• Add the egg and milk mixture to the dry ingredients. Add the oil and mix all ingredients together until all the large lumps have been broken up. Do not over mix otherwise the waffles will be heavy when cooked.
• Pre heat the waffle maker and spray with oil (1 cal spray works well).
• Pour 3/4 of a cup of batter into the waffle maker and cook for 3-4 mins or until golden brown and crispy on the outside.
• Serve hot with maple syrup. Also good served with sliced banana or blueberries.
• Cooked waffles can be frozen and heated up in the toaster. Unused batter mixture can be kept in a container in the fridge for up to 2 days.

CLASSIC WAFFLES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar; set aside. Preheat waffle iron to desired temperature.
• In a separate bowl, beat the eggs. Stir in the milk, butter and vanilla. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture; beat until blended.
• Ladle the batter into a preheated waffle iron. Cook the waffles until golden and crisp. Serve immediately.

WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat the waffle iron to the regular setting.
• Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, vanilla and 2 egg yolks. Pour over the dry ingredients and very gently stir until halfway combined. Pour in the melted butter and continue mixing very gently until combined.
• In a separate bowl using a whisk (or a mixer), beat the 4 egg whites until stiff. Slowly fold them into the batter, stopping short of mixing them all the way through.
• Scoop the batter into your waffle iron in batches and cook according to its directions (lean toward the waffles being a little deep golden and crisp!). Serve immediately with softened butter and warm syrup.