Belgian Chocolate Lace Wafers Recipes

CHOCOLATE WAFERS

Steps:

• Beat together margarine (or butter), sugar, egg, and cocoa.
• Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and water. Mix well. Stir in pecans.
• Shape dough into a log 2 inches in diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least for 2 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Slice dough into 1/2 inch-thick rounds and place on lightly oiled baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool thoroughly.

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 CHOCOLATE LACE WAFERS

Steps:

• Stir together flour and nuts. In a 1-quart saucepan, stir together next 3 ingredients. Stirring constantly, bring to boil over medium heat. Remove. Stir in flour mixture until well blended.
• Drop by slightly rounded teaspoonfuls in oval shape 3" apart onto foil-lined cookie sheet. Spread evenly with rubber spatula to 1/2" by 1 1/2" oval.
• Bake at 350°F 4-5 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on foil on rack. Peel foil from cookies.
• Place cookies, 1 at a time, top side down on cookie sheet. Return to oven 1 to 2 minutes or until soft.
• Roll into cylinder shape starting on long side. Cool on rack.
• Spread 1 end of each cookie with melted chocolate. Allow chocolate to set or eat it as-is.
• May be stored in tightly covered container up to 1 week.

CHOCOLATE CHIP BELGIAN WAFFLES

Steps:

• Beat egg in a large bowl with a hand mixer until fluffy. Add flour, milk, chocolate chips, oil, sugar, baking powder, vanilla extract, and salt; mix just until smooth.
• Spray a Belgian waffle iron with cooking spray and preheat according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Pour about 3/4 cup batter onto the hot waffle iron and cook until golden brown. Repeat with remaining batter. Serve hot.

CHOCOLATE BELGIAN WAFFLES

Steps:

• Heat lightly greased Belgian waffle maker.
• Microwave chocolate and butter in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 1-1/2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended.
• Combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Add milk, sour cream, eggs and vanilla; mix well. Stir in chocolate mixture.
• Use batter to make 8 waffles as directed in manufacturer's directions.
• Serve warm topped with strawberries and powdered sugar.