Belgian Waffles

We wanted waffles this morning, or at least, Ed thought that maybe if I made waffles, he would get his butt out of bed faster, but it didn't really work too well. Maybe part of that is my fault, because I wanted Belgian waffles, and that is a slightly more complicated recipe than the usual King Arthur Flour pancake recipe I use. This one uses yeast, and beaten egg whites, and I thought it was pretty tasty - nice and crispy on the outside, but moist and delicious on the inside.

But, but... why is all the coffee gone?

First you mix up all the dough bits, then you whip the egg whites, and fold them in. Then let it sit for 20min or so, and then you cook them!

Belgian Waffles

Made 7 waffles

1/2C warm water

3/4tsp yeast

1/2tsp sugar

1/2C milk

1 egg, separated

1 tsp vanilla

2 tbs melted butter

1/4tsp salt

1.5C sifted flour

1 tbs sugar

Put the warm water, yeast, and 1/2tsp sugar into a bowl. Dump in the milk, egg yolk, vanilla, butter, salt, and flour. Beat the egg white to a soft peak, and fold into the batter. Let it sit for 20 minutes, and then cook on a waffle iron.

Before egg whites.

After egg whites.

mmmmm.