Making waffles without a waffle iron is quite possible. Do not forget that the recipe for crispy waffle dough appeared much earlier than a household appliance that made baking waffles much easier.
How waffles appeared
In fact, it is impossible to find out who first came up with the amazingly delicious crunchy dessert and when. The mention of waffle dough is found in ancient Greek texts. The modern version of baked goods most likely originated in Germany.
Today waffles are baked using special household appliances. However, in past centuries, waffles were successfully prepared without a waffle iron, since the secret of the dessert lies in the dough itself.
You can use an oven and a cast iron skillet to make waffles. You can also bake waffles on the grill. However, in this case, it is necessary to prepare a rather thick dough using kefir and yeast. The waffles are crispy but too thick. Therefore, this option for making waffles is not very popular.
Waffle recipe without waffle iron
To prepare the dessert, you will need the following ingredients: 45 g of wheat flour, 60 g of butter, 2 chicken yolks, 60 g of powdered sugar, a bag of vanilla sugar.
Whisk soft butter with vanilla sugar and powdered sugar. You can add finely chopped zest of half a lemon or orange to the mixture. Continuing to beat the mass, sifted wheat flour and egg yolks are added to it.
Cover the baking dish with parchment paper. Spread part of the dough on the paper with a spoon and level it, giving the shape of a thin circle. The oven is heated to 200 ° C. Cooking waffles without a waffle iron in the oven takes no more than 5 minutes. The browned waffles are removed from the parchment and placed on a wire rack for cooling.
Baking waffles in a pan
You can also bake waffles in a cast iron skillet. This will require the following products: 200-250 g of wheat flour, 250 ml of milk, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 chicken egg, 3 tablespoons of butter, a teaspoon of baking powder.
Pre-sifted wheat flour is mixed with granulated sugar, egg, baking powder and soft butter. Continuing to mix the components, milk is gradually introduced into the dough. You should get a uniform, pancake-like batter.
A cast iron pan is greased with vegetable oil and heated well over high heat. As with baking pancakes, the dough is poured into the pan using a ladle. It is most convenient to turn the waffles with a wooden or silicone spatula. By the way, there are pans, on the bottom of which a honeycomb pattern will be applied. Therefore, you can prepare waffles that are as close as possible externally to the usual dessert.
