Belgian Waffles

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From Elizabeth Arneson, former About.com Guide

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Innkeepers Betsy and Karol Paterman
Glynn House Inn
Ashland, New Hampshire

Innkeeper Comments: "This recipe is featured in the Rise & Dine cookbook and has been featured in the Boston Globe and the Manchester Union Leader food sections. It is sought after by our guests."

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 cups milk
3 eggs, separated
2 teaspoons vanilla
pinch of salt
fruit of your choice
whipped cream

Preparation:

Combine the flour, baking powder, confectioners sugar, oil, milk and egg yolks.

Beat the egg whites until they stand in soft peaks and fold into the batter (do not overmix).

Using a 4-ounce ladle, pour 1/8 of the mixture into a hot waffle iron and bake for about 2 minutes.

Repeat with the remaining batter.

Top with the fruit and whipped cream and serve hot.

Yield: 8 waffles.

User Reviews

1 out of 5

Bland waffles, Member cometogood

We made these for dinner tonight, and they were some of the worst waffles we've ever had. My kids, who LOVE belgian waffles, wouldn't even eat them. After making a couple of waffles, I added 2 tablespoons of additional sugar, hoping that might help with the blandness. After no success, I then added some extra salt (the recipe calls for a pinch - I used 1/8 tsp originally). At last, some flavor came through a little bit. Before writing this review, I went to the B&Bs website per the link at the bottom of the recipe. They offer many of their recipes online (and they look quite appetizing I might add). They had a belgian waffle recipe with carmelized bananas which I looked at. While this is not the same recipe title shown on About.com, I imagine it is likely the same waffle recipe based on most of the other ingredients and quantities listed. Of the differences, the recipe on their site calls for 3/4 tsp salt (pinch on About.com), 3/4 c. melted butter (none on About.com), and 2 cups of buttermilk (regular milk on About.com). I suspect there must be some serious typo errors by whomever entered this recipe onto About.com as these changes would significantly affect the recipe. If you would like to try this recipe, I recommend going to the B&B's website and using that one instead of the one found here.

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