Viennese waffles are one of the most widespread desserts in Europe, gaining more and more fans in our country every year. It's all about the exceptional taste of these pastries and the variety of recipes.
You don't have to leave the country or go to a restaurant to pamper yourself with delicious Viennese waffles. With an electric waffle iron, these delicious baked goods can be prepared quickly and easily at home.
How to bake the perfect Viennese waffles
- Despite the simplicity of the recipe, Viennese waffles are not always successful. They can stick to the waffle iron, get "rubbery" or fall apart. There are several secrets to baking the perfect Viennese waffle.
- All foods should be at room temperature. It is best to remove the butter from the refrigerator 2 hours before cooking.
- Be sure to sift the flour before making the dough: this is one of the conditions for the airiness of future baking.
- It is recommended to use powdered sugar instead of regular sugar, then the waffles will not stick.
- All ingredients must be mixed in stages, not at the same time. At first, it is better to do it manually and only at the end, if necessary, knead all the dough in a blender.
- To make the waffles crisp and soft on the inside, add cornstarch to the dough. You can replace it with 1/4 flour.
- Choose an electric waffle iron with a high-quality non-stick coating and deep grid-like grooves in the frying panels.
- It is recommended to preheat the waffle iron for 5 minutes before baking.
- If you have already put a part of the dough on the frying surface, do not level it, do not try to peel off the layer of dough that has already begun to bake: it "sets" in just a few seconds.
Classic Viennese waffles
Despite the fact that there are many varieties of Viennese waffles, their classic taste and smell cannot be confused with anything. In many European cities, this delicacy is extremely popular, and the characteristic aroma is already felt a few meters from the bakery. The classic waffle has a relatively neutral flavor. And there is a reason for this: as a rule, this dessert is served with many fillings and toppings, so the dough itself does not have many ingredients.
You will need:
- Sugar - 150 g;
- Flour - 350 g;
- Milk - 200 ml;
- Butter - 200 g;
- Chicken egg - 3 pcs;
- Lemon - 1/4 pcs.;
- Baking powder (baking powder) - 8 g;
Step-by-step cooking recipe.
- Chop the butter softened at room temperature into pieces and mix with sugar. Rub thoroughly.
- Beat the eggs, gradually pouring milk into them. Combine with sugar-butter mass.
- Sift flour, add baking powder to it and stir. Squeeze the lemon juice into the flour and add it all to the liquid part of the dough.
- Bake in a preheated electric waffle iron for 5 minutes.
Between the two waffles, you can place the filling of your choice - jam, whipped cream, condensed milk, chopped fruits and berries. Classic Viennese waffles are sweet enough, so if you plan on adding fillings like this, you can cut the amount of sugar in the dough by half.
Diet Viennese waffles with apples
PP (proper nutrition) is an unconditional trend in recent years. Skillful pastry chefs adapt the usual baked goods to the canons of the dietary diet, excluding all harmful ingredients (sugar, butter, gluten, white flour) from the recipe. With strict adherence to the recipe, PP baking turns out to be no less tasty and at the same time harmless to the figure. Vienna waffles are no exception.
You will need:
- Chicken egg - 2 pcs.;
- Kefir - 90 ml.;
- Rice flour - 4 tablespoons;
- Corn flour - 4 tablespoons;
- Baking powder - 1/2 tsp;
- Apples - 200 g;
- Coconut oil - 1 tablespoon;
- Cinnamon - 1/2 tsp;
- Powdered stevia - to taste, no more than 1/2 tsp
Step-by-step cooking recipe.
- Grind eggs with kefir until smooth. Add stevia and mix thoroughly.
- Mix dry ingredients together and add to liquid.
- Melt coconut oil in the microwave and add to the dough.
- Grate the apples and mix with the dough.
- Spread the dough over an electric waffle iron with a layer of 1 cm, bake for 5-6 minutes.
Serve with fresh berries, honey, date syrup or yogurt.
Cheese-curd Viennese waffles
Such waffles are simply amazing: a crispy brown crust is baked on the surface, and a viscous creamy dough is inside.
You will need:
- Semi-hard cheese - 120 g;
- Chicken egg - 1 pc.;
- Rice flour - 2 tablespoons;
- Whole wheat flour - 2 tablespoons;
- Soft cottage cheese (pasty) - 170 g;
- Salt to taste;
- Soda on the tip of a knife;
- Fresh herbs (optional).
Step-by-step cooking recipe.
- Grate the cheese on a fine grater.
- Mix all dry ingredients.
- Add cottage cheese, eggs and knead until smooth
- Gently add grated cheese into the dough.
- Put in a waffle iron with a residual thick layer, bake for 5 minutes.
If you don't add greens to these cheese waffles, then they will go well with sweet fillings, and your dessert will not be so sugary in the end. The herb version turns these baked goods into a savory dish that can be a complete snack or a side dish for fish or meat.
Vegan waffles in chocolate
It would seem that Viennese pastries do not go well with the canons of vegetarianism. In fact, even this dessert can be made without animal products, and the result will exceed your expectations.
You will need:
- Rye flour - 1 glass.;
- Almond milk - 1 glass.;
- Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
- Vanillin - 1 sachet;
- Baking powder - 0.5 tsp;
- Cocoa butter - 2 tablespoons;
- Carob or cocoa powder - 2 tablespoons;
- Stevia to taste
Step-by-step cooking recipe.
- Combine flour with vanilla and baking powder.
- Add milk and butter, mix thoroughly. Add a pinch of stevia or similar sweetener, remembering that the main sweetness will be in the chocolate icing.
- Bake medium waffles for 4-5 minutes. Refrigerate.
- Melt the cocoa butter in a steam bath. Add carob and stevia quickly without boiling. Remove from heat. Dip the waffles into this mass and put them on a plate covered with cling film. Place in refrigerator. The chocolate frosting will start to set quickly and you will be able to eat the waffles in a few minutes.
Vegetable waffles
In Austrian cafes, the choice of Viennese tiles is so great that one can only marvel at the imagination of local pastry chefs. Of course, this dish is not only cooked sweet. For example, like these waffles, which go well with salted fish, cottage cheese or grilled vegetables.
You will need:
- Potatoes - 300 g;
- Zucchini - 300 g;
- Chicken egg - 2 pcs.;
- Fat-free yogurt (liquid) - 50 ml;
- Oat bran - 3 tablespoons;
- Salt to taste;
- Garlic - 1 clove.
Step-by-step cooking recipe.
- Grind the bran in a coffee grinder. If they are small enough to help, without large fractions, you can use it in this form. Mix with yogurt and let it swell a little.
- Grate potatoes and zucchini, mix with eggs.
- Add bran with yogurt.
- Squeeze out a clove of garlic, stir.
- Put in a waffle iron ahead of schedule in a thick layer (up to 2 cm) and bake for 6-7 minutes. It is recommended to chill a little before serving so that the filling inside does not melt.
Put the warm waffle on a plate, coat with cream cheese so that it gets into all the recesses of the baking. On top, you can put whatever you like - salted fish slices, smoked meat, caviar, baked vegetables. However, waffles themselves are very tasty, juicy, so they can be eaten with sour cream or served as an addition to a hot dish.
Chocolate Viennese waffles
For lovers of all chocolate, this baking option will become a real gift.
You will need.
- Butter - 100 g;
- Cocoa powder - 30 g;
- Milk - 150 ml;
- Chicken egg - 2 pcs.;
- Wheat flour - 120 g;
- Sugar 60 g;
- Baking powder - 1 tsp
- Chocolate drops - 100 g;
Step-by-step cooking recipe.
- Grind sugar with butter. Add eggs, milk and beat until frothy.
- Sift flour, mix with baking powder and cocoa. Pour in the liquid part of the dough, mix.
- Pour a thin layer of dough into a preheated waffle iron, quickly put chocolate drops (amount to your taste) and pour another thin layer of dough. Close the frying panels, but do not press them hard, bake for 5 minutes.
As a result, the chocolate drops should become liquid inside the waffle without flowing out. This hot version goes very well with a ball of creamy ice cream.
