Waffles From The Joy Of Cooking Recipes

THE BEST BUTTERMILK WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat a waffle iron to medium-high.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, eggs and vanilla. Whisk the buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture until a batter is formed. Whisk in the butter until incorporated, being careful not to overmix the batter.
• Spray both sides of the preheated waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray. Pour in enough batter to lightly cover the surface of the iron, about 1/3 to 3/4 cup, depending on its size. (Take into consideration that the batter will spread once the lid is closed.) Close the iron and cook until the waffles are a deep golden brown and slightly crisp, about 5 minutes. Repeat with the remaining batter. (If the waffle iron has a well-seasoned or nonstick surface, it may not be necessary to spray it between each batch.)
• Serve the waffles immediately with butter, syrup, jam, berries or yogurt.

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.

WAFFLE JOY OF COOKING RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• I just use all-purpose flour, but I sift or whisk it before measuring. Combine all dry ingredients and re-sift or whisk. In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks and add the butter (I used 3 tablespoons; the more oil, the more crisp the waffle), milk, and vanilla.Combine with a few swift strokes. The batter will be slightly lumpy, like muffin batter. If you want to add anything like nuts or chocolate chips to the batter, now's the time. 1/2 cup is about right for most additions. Beat the egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Fold them into the batter until barely blended. Cook according to your waffle maker's instructions. On mine that's about three minutes, or until steam stops coming out. Makes 12 4" square waffles. Oh, the vanilla is my own addition, and not part of the original recipe. I just like it in my waffles and pancakes. If you're holding your waffles instead of eating them right out of the waffle maker and want to keep them crisp, warm your oven to 200°F and put the waffles on wire racks instead of a tray or plate.

WAFFLES FROM THE JOY OF COOKING

Steps:

• Mix all dry ingredients. Mix all wet ingredients. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Be careful not to overmix here or you will have a stringly batter from developing the flour. Cook on waffle iron. A deep pocket iron is preferable for a perfect balance of crispy, yet light.

WAFFLES FROM THE JOY OF COOKING

Steps:

• Mix all dry ingredients. Mix all wet ingredients. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Be careful not to overmix here or you will have a stringly batter from developing the flour. Cook on waffle iron. A deep pocket iron is preferable for a perfect balance of crispy, yet light.

CRUNCHY DELICIOUS WAFFLES

Steps:

• In a large bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
• In another bowl whisk together eggs, butter (the more butter you use the crunchier they'll be, I find that 8 tbsp is perfect), and milk.
• Warm melted butter may separate into flaky clumps when mixed with milk. I just stick it in the microwave for 1 minute then stir and the lumps will go away.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the egg/milk mixture.
• Gently whisk together just until combined.
• Baking time and amount of batter will depend on your individual waffle maker. I use about a cup of batter for 2 waffles and mine take about 3 1/2 minutes to bake. I like to bake mine until they are a dark golden brown. Cooking spray usually isn't needed if you use 8 tbsp or more butter in the batter.

BASIC WAFFLES

Steps:

• Make a wall in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients. Gently whisk together with a few swift strokes. The batter should have a pebbled look similar to a muffin batter.
• Add ¼ c dried fruit, ½ c chopped nuts, ½ c crumbled bacon, ½ c cheese, ¼ c grated chocolate.
• Spoon ½ c batter on the the hot iron, spread the batter to ¼ inch of the edge of the griddle.