Aromatic waffles can be served with different fillings - sweet, salty, spicy. They can be a great breakfast, a hearty dinner, or you can take them with you as a snack. Lovers of waffles are made for those who adore them soft and those who prefer crispy ones. For the preparation of the second, there are several culinary tricks that help even inexperienced housewives cope with the task.
Secrets of crispy waffles
The biggest secret to making crispy waffles is that they should be cooked with beaten egg whites. Even if you want to put whole eggs in the dough, still divide them into white and yolk. Mix the yolks with the rest of the ingredients, beat the whites until stiff peaks and gently mix into the ready-made dough. It is cooking using this technology that will allow waffles to be light and crunchy, and not heavy and dense.
The cornstarch added to the dough absorbs excess moisture, which is also important for crispy baked goods.
Waffle dough is called "tough" because it needs to be smooth and flowing enough to fill the waffle iron squares, but not too kneaded, as it will lose its fluffy texture due to excess gluten. Mix the ingredients with a silicone spatula; do not beat the burrows with a mixer.
Crispy Waffle Recipes
Crispy waffles can be made very different. For the simplest, you will need:
- 1 ¾ cup wheat flour;
- 2 teaspoons of cornstarch;
- 1 tablespoon of sugar;
- ½ teaspoon of salt;
- 3 chicken eggs;
- 1 and ¾ glasses of milk;
- ½ cup vegetable oil.
Vegetable oil can be replaced with melted butter for a richer flavor.
Divide the eggs into white and yolk. Beat the yolks until whitening, and the whites into a stable foam. First mix all the dry ingredients, then mix the milk with the yolks and add the butter. Combine dry and liquid ingredients, adding whipped egg whites last. Bake waffles in a well-heated electric waffle iron or over an open fire. The readiness of the waffle is indicated by the fact that steam has stopped coming out of the dishes.
You can add some aromatic liqueur, cinnamon, vanilla extract, or hot red pepper to the base waffle batter.
Unusual, but very tasty are corn waffles, which can be served with fragrant flowing buckwheat honey. You will need:
- 1 ½ cups of wheat flour;
- 3 tablespoons of corn flour;
- 2 teaspoons of sugar;
- 2 cups of cornflakes;
- 2 chicken eggs;
- 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
- 2 ½ cups of milk.
Divide the egg into yolk and white. Whisk them separately. Grind the corn flakes in a mortar. Sift corn and wheat flour into a bowl, add sugar, salt, cereal, butter and egg yolks. Pour in milk and knead the dough, adding whipped egg whites last. Bake in a well-heated waffle iron.
