I acquired this waffle iron at an estate sale. It has removable cast iron plates.

Waffle Iron

martha cinader

perfectwaffleWhen we first arrived in Greenville we went to a lot of estate sales, mostly to furnish our new home. But I always would make a bee line for the kitchen first. One of my best finds was my electric waffle iron. It has two removable cast iron plates, which makes it easy to clean. As long as I keep them well-seasoned I don’t have any problems with sticking.

I like to make Belgian style yeast waffles. Sometimes, when we have an abundance of eggs, I make what we call a breakfast dinner around here, which involves pancakes, or waffles, eggs and cheese, turkey bacon and sausage, and grits too. I originally found my waffle recipe here at BigOven.com. I modified it to use a multi-grain flour, to make it non-dairy, and I also like to use more cinnamon. I double the recipe to feed the five of us and have a few left over waffles. But I don’t double the amount of yeast! I’ve been using my modified recipe for years now.

 

Do you use a waffle iron? Do you have a favorite waffle recipe? My modified Belgian waffle recipe follows. Please share yours in the comment box below if you haven’t sworn to keep it a family secret…

Ingredients
1 c. water
4 tsp. Sugar
3 tsp. dry active yeast
5 c. ultra-grain flour
1/2 c. sugar
4 c. coconut milk; lukewarm
1 c. coconut oil
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tbs. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. Salt
4 egg whites
4 Egg yolks

Directions
Mix the waffle batter:

Heat water to 110°F and pour into mixing bowl. Add the sugar and yeast to the warmed water, stir and allow to stand for 5 minutes. Add the flour and sugar. Warm the coconut milk to lukewarm and add along with the coconut oil, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and egg yolks (separated from the whites.)

Mix ingredients until batter is smooth.Cover the bowl and allow the batter to rise in a warm area for about 30-45 minutes. Just before the batter is ready, beat the egg whites until they form a stiff peak.Gently fold the egg whites into the batter.

Baking the Waffles:

I set my well-greased waffle iron at 3 1/2 and allow it to get fully heated. Pour batter until to just short of the edges and close the lid. Bake the waffle until golden brown, approximately 3 minutes.

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