Really great waffles
Total Time
2 hours and 25 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Rating
5 out of 5 stars
(46)
Ingredients
10 servings
- 2 1/4 cup flour (, plain / all purpose)
- 2 1/2 tbsp caster sugar / superfine sugar (sub granulated / ordinary sugar)
- Pinch cooking / kosher salt
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/3 cup milk (, full fat, slightly warmed (not piping hot)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
- 4 large eggs
- 150g / 11 tbsp unsalted butter (, melted and slightly cooled (not piping hot)
- Butter (, softened (strongly recommended!)
- Maple syrup (strongly recommended!), or honey)
- Icing sugar / powdered sugar (, for dusting)
- Strawberries, other fruit
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Preparation
Step 1
Whisk dry - Place the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk to mix.
Step 2
Whisk in wet - Add milk, eggs and vanilla. Whisk to combine. Add melted butter then whisk until lump free. The batter should be pourable but thick - slightly thinner than pancakes.
Step 3
Recommended resting (Note 1) - Cover then refrigerate overnight, or for at least 2 hours. Softer insides, better flavour. Else, proceed immediately with cooking.
Step 4
Preheat a waffle maker (Note 2, inc setting options). A non stick one will not need oil, plus there is butter in the batter.
Step 5
Cooking - Use a ladle to pour batter in to just cover the iron. Don't get greedy - it will leak out the sides! Cook until golden and crisp - my good waffle iron takes 3 1/2 minutes, my Kmart one takes 6 minutes.
Step 6
Serving - Transfer onto plates and serve as you go, with desired toppings. Or, put on a rack and keep warm in a preheated 70°C/150°F oven while you continue cooking!
Step 7
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