Make Waffles

OK, so I had nothing much to do last night so I got together with a buncha friends to make waffles. They turned out amazing, and super delicious. Hope you enjoy.



Number of people: 1+

Duration: 1.5-3hours

Budget: $0 - $20 depending on what you already have at home

Recipe I found at allrecipes.com after looking at a few others this one had the best review rating of 4.5/5, and man were they amazing I'd give this recipe 5/5. Best Waffles I'd ever had and even better cause we did it ourselves. They are deliciously fluffly and crispy on the outside. This recipe is a bit more complicated than most, so remember to follow the recipe closely and make sure your yeast isn't past the used by date (cause ours was and it didn't work so we had to buy some more yeast). If your good at baking then this should be simple for you.

Other notes before you start

-This recipe makes enough to feed about 6 about 2 big waffles each.

-Do a few test on different temperatures we used a mid-high setting on our waffle iron, the hottest setting seemed to cook the outside too fast leaving the inside slightly under cook.

-We used a Breville waffle iron (looks like this),

Ingredients

• 7 g active dry yeast
• 60 ml warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 3 egg yolks
• 650 ml warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 170 g butter, melted and cooled to lukewarm
• 100 g white sugar (100 g is the standard amount form the recipe, we liked it a tad sweeter so we put another 2 table spoons in (about another 50g)
  
• 9 g salt
• 10 ml vanilla extract
• 500 g all-purpose flour
• 3 egg whites

Directions

1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm milk. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Serve with your favorite toppings, ice cream, berries, cream, sauces, syrups.
   

Hope you loved them as much as I did.