Belgian Brussels Waffles Recipes

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.

BELGIAN (BRUSSELS) WAFFLES

Steps:

• Sprinkle yeast over the 1/2 cup warm milk in a small bowl; set aside about 5 minutes to soften.
• In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar and salt.
• Lightly beat the egg yolks with a fork.
• In a small bowl mix melted butter, 1 1/4 cup warm milk, vanilla, egg yolks.
• Add the butter, milk, vanilla, egg yolks to flour mixture. Mix until smooth.
• Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Stir in the yeasted milk.
• Fold egg whites gently into batter.
• Leave it out on the counter until doubled in volume, then bake.
• The flavor is better if refrigerated overnight.

THE BEST BELGIAN WAFFLES WITH YEAST

Steps:

• In a saucepan add 360g of the milk. Add in the butter cubes and warm it over low-medium heat until the butter has melted. Leave it to cool down to lukewarm, then pour it into a large bowl.
• Add to this the yeast, sugar, salt, flour, and eggs and whisk them together until combined. It will be a bit lumpy and that is fine. Cover the bowl with a lid or a plate and place it in the refrigerator overnight. For faster waffles, the waffle batter can also ferment on the bench for 2 hours or until doubled, though they won't be as flavorful.
• Once it has fermented, stir the batter with a fork to deflate it. Add in 2-3 Tbsp of milk to create a pourable cake batter consistency.
• Heat the waffle iron. Once it is hot, pour in approximately ¼- ½ cup of batter per waffle, this will depend on the size of your waffle maker. Bake them for 3-4 minutes until deep golden brown and crispy.
• Serve the waffles immediately to retain their crispiness.
• The baked waffles can also be frozen for future use and reheated in the toaster.

MOM'S BELGIAN WAFFLES

Steps:

• Stir flour, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Whisk buttermilk, melted butter, and egg yolks together in a separate bowl. Pour buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture; stir to combine.
• Preheat a Belgian waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until stiff; fold into the waffle batter.
• Pour batter into the center of the hot waffle iron and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per waffle or according to manufacturer's instructions.

THE BEST BELGIAN WAFFLES

Steps:

• Oil the waffle maker.
• Sift the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
• In separate bowl, separate egg whites and beat until stiff peaks form.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the egg yolks, milk, oil , and vanilla, stir slightly.
• Add to dry ingredients and mix well.
• Fold in egg whites.
• Cook in waffle iron on medium-high heat for around 5-10 minutes.