True Belgian Waffles Food

TRUE BELGIAN WAFFLES

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 cup butter, melted (no substitutes)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• fresh fruit or syrup

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, and baking powder.
• In another bowl, lightly beat the egg yolks. To this add, milk, butter, and vanilla; mix well.
• Stir into dry ingredients, until just combined.
• Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form, and fold into batter.
• Bake in a preheated waffle iron, according to manufacturers directions until golden brown.
• Serve with fresh fruit, or syrup.
• Yield: 10 Waffles (about 4 1/2 inches).

BELGIAN WAFFLES

Ingredients:

• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• ¼ cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 ¾ cups warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• ¾ cup butter, melted and cooled to lukewarm
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 egg whites

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm milk. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, 1/4 cup of the warm milk and the melted butter. Stir in the yeast mixture, sugar, salt and vanilla. Stir in the remaining 2 1/2 cups milk alternately with the flour, ending with the flour. Beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks; fold into the batter. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the waffle iron. Brush with oil and spoon about 1/2 cup (or as recommended by manufacturer) onto center of iron. Close the lid and bake until it stops steaming and the waffle is golden brown. Serve immediately or keep warm in 200 degree oven.

BELGIAN WAFFLES

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cake flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup melted unsalted butter
• Nonstick vegetable spray for coating waffle iron
• Confectioners' sugar
• Fresh berries
• Whipped Cream, recipe follows
• Ice cream, optional
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon confectioner' sugar
• 1 tablespoon maraschino liqueur or Kirsch (for a non-alcoholic substitution, use 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)

Steps:

• Preheat a waffle iron. In a large bowl, stir together the dry ingredients. Make a well in the center and add the buttermilk, milk, eggs, and melted butter. Mix together just until combined (DON'T OVERMIX THE BATTER!). The batter should look slightly lumpy.
• Spray the waffle iron with the nonstick vegetable spray. Pour 1/2 cup of the batter or the amount recommended by the waffle-iron maker onto the waffle iron; bake as directed by the manufacturer.
• Dust finished waffles with confectioners' sugar and top with fresh berries, Whipped Cream, or ice cream, if desired. Serve hot off the griddle.
• In a chilled bowl, whip the cream until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Add the sugar and maraschino. Whip to soft, fluffy peaks, about 2 minutes.