Friday, June 18, 2010

A Waffle Recipe Made Simple

Even somebody who has no experience in the kitchen can follow a simple waffle recipe. Everyone loves waffles, but nobody seems to ever actually make them. There are so many boxed mixes and pre-made frozen waffles that people figure it is just not worth the effort of making their own.

Of course putting a frozen square in the toaster and waiting for it to pop up IS easier. But homemade waffles are so much better. And you can make them! Most of the time, you will already have the necessary ingredients in your kitchen. Just double check before you start; you don’t want to get started and then discover that you are one egg short.

One simple recipe uses flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, eggs and milk. Begin by mixing 8 ounces of flour, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1 tablespoon of sugar and just a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Set this aside and move on to the butter.

Melt 2 ounces of butter in a saucepan or the microwave. In a separate bowl, mix the butter with cup of milk and 3 eggs. Stir until completely blended. Now add this to the larger bowl of dry ingredients and keep stirring until you get rid of all the lumps. Your batter is complete. Letting it sit for a few minutes will let it flavor. Now, turn on and heat up the waffle iron.

Once the iron is hot, apply non-stick cooking spray. Pour about cup of the batter into the iron. A ladle works best, but if you don’t have one, a spoon can be used. The waffles are done when they become golden brown on both sides and can be easily taken out of the iron. You will get 8 waffles (nine inch) from this recipe. If you want more or fewer waffles, you can adjust the recipe accordingly. Cut the measurements for each ingredient in half to make 4 waffles. Or double the measurements to make 16 waffles.

If you want to get creative, you can add blueberries, cinnamon, chocolate chips, chopped bananas or raisins. Actually, anything you can think of can go inside your batter! Just be creative and make sure that whatever extras you add are sliced or cut small enough to be bite size. Otherwise they may be too difficult to cook and to eat.

You also have the option of making your waffles more healthful. Substitute any or all of the flour for whole wheat flour. Just make sure that the total amount of flour stays the same. You can also use free-range eggs or a butter substitute.

That’s all you have to do! This simple waffle recipe can be followed by just about anybody. One last thing: if you don’t have a waffle Iron, no problem. This batter could be used to make pancakes as well. Just as yummy!

To find out more about the Belgian waffle recipe, you should acquire how to make it on the Internet. Not everyone knows how to make a waffle recipe like Belgian waffles.

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