Vanilla Bean Belgian Waffles With Whipped Cream And Strawberries Recipes

FRESH VANILLA BEAN WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Place a large mixing bowl over another large mixing bowl filled with ice. Add the heavy cream and vanilla bean seeds to the bowl on top. Sift the sugar over the mixture. With a balloon whisk, beat the mixture vigorously until the cream reaches soft peaks. Stop immediately. Refrigerate until ready to use.

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.

VANILLA BEAN WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Chill the bowl and whisk attachment of an electric mixer. Place cream in a medium bowl. Cut vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape seeds into cream. Add bean to cream; whisk to combine. Cover mixture and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Strain cream mixture through a fine mesh sieve into chilled bowl of an electric mixer. Transfer bowl to mixer fitted with chilled whisk attachment; beat on medium speed for 1 minute.
• With the mixer running, sprinkle in sugar. Increase speed to medium-high and beat until soft peaks form. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate, up to 2 hours.

BELGIAN WAFFLES WITH BERRY CREAM

Steps:

• In chilled medium bowl, beat whipping cream and powdered sugar with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold in strawberries and blueberries.
• Heat Belgian or regular waffle iron (Waffle irons without a nonstick coating may need to be brushed with vegetable oil or sprayed with cooking spray before batter for each waffle is added.)
• In small bowl, beat eggs with electric mixer on high speed about 3 minutes or until thick and lemon colored. Beat in milk. Beat in Bisquick and granulated sugar on low speed until smooth. Gently fold in oil. Pour batter onto hot waffle iron. (Check manufacturer's directions for recommended amount of batter.) Close lid of waffle iron.
• Bake about 5 minutes or until steaming stops. Carefully remove waffle. Top each waffle with berry cream and additional berries.

RAISED BELGIAN WAFFLES

Steps:

• In 1-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave 1/4 cup of the milk on High 10 to 20 seconds or until 110°F to 115°F. Stir in yeast and 1/2 teaspoon of the sugar. Let stand 5 minutes or until foamy. In 4-cup microwavable measuring cup, heat remaining 2 1/2 cups milk on High 2 to 3 minutes or until 120°F to 130°F.
• In large bowl, beat warm milk, remaining sugar, the egg yolks, butter, vanilla and salt with wire whisk until well blended. Beat in yeast mixture and flour until smooth.
• In medium bowl, beat egg whites with electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter until small flecks of white are visible. Cover; let stand 30 minutes or until batter starts to rise.
• Spray Belgian waffle maker with cooking spray; heat waffle maker. Gently stir batter; spoon batter onto waffle maker. Close lid. Bake 4 minutes or until steaming stops and waffles are golden brown. Serve with syrup, whipped cream and blueberries.

VANILLA BEAN BELGIAN WAFFLES WITH WHIPPED CREAM AND STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat until bubbles form around the edges.
• Remove from the heat.
• Split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and use a small knife to scrape the beans into the milk.
• Add the vanilla pod and let stand, 30-60 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, toss the strawberries and 4 T sugar; macerate, stirring occasionally, until the berries soften and form a syrup, 30-60 minutes.
• Preheat a Belgian waffle maker.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer using the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites on med-high speed until soft peaks form, 3 minutes.
• Add the remaining 3 T sugar and whip until firm peaks form, 2-3 minutes.
• Remove the vanilla pod and place the infused milk in a medium bowl.
• Slowly whisk in the egg yolks and butter.
• In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the milk mixture, stirring until just combined.
• Gently fold in the egg whites.
• Ladle the batter into the waffle maker, using ½-3/4 cup batter per batch.
• Spread the batter so that is almost reaches the edges of the waffle maker.
• Cook until the waffles are crisp and browned, 3-4 minutes.
• Using a spatula, remove the waffles from the waffle maker and serve right away, or place on a baking sheet in a single layer in a 200 degree oven for up to 20 minutes before serving.
• Top with the strawberries and whipped cream and dust with powdered sugar.
• To make the whipped cream-in the bowl of a stand mixer using the whisk attachment, whip the cream on med-high speed until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes.
• Add the sugar and vanilla and whip until firmer peaks form, 1-2 minutes.