Light and Fluffy Waffles
Light and fluffy homemade waffles adapted from the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook. Includes tips for choosing the right waffle iron.
Servings: 8 Waffles
Equipment
- 1 Waffle Iron
- 1 Mixing Bowl
- 1 Mixer Handheld or Stand - Players Choice
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 egg whites
Instructions
- Mix Dry Ingredients — In a medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Combine Wet Ingredients — In a separate bowl beat egg yolks slightly. Stir in milk, vanilla, and oil. Make sure to use a medium sized bowl. I made the mistake of trying to use a cereal bowl and it totally was not big enough.
- Combine Wet and Dry — Add the egg mixture to the dry mixture. Stir just till moistened. Do not overmix.
- Beat Egg Whites — In a small bowl beat egg whites until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight up). You can use a mixer, but if you are about to eat 3 waffles like I do, you may want to do it by hand. A little exercise can't hurt, right?
- Fold in Egg Whites — Gently fold the egg whites into the mixed batter, leaving a few fluffs of egg white. Do not overmix. The key to light and airy waffles is to not over-mix the batter.
- Cook Waffles — Spoon waffle batter into your waffle iron, making sure not to overfill it. This is key, as you can see from the photos, I did not read the manufacturer's suggested amount for batter. I went a tad over.
- Serve — Serve with butter and syrup.
Notes
Tips to buying waffle irons: Make sure that your waffle iron locks. The cheap waffle iron that I purchased does not lock the lid. So the batter, as it rose, opened the iron and caused the waffles to be deformed. I had to manually hold the lid down for 5 minutes to get the waffles to come out correctly. Doesn't sound too hard, but making waffles causes a lot of steam to be formed. I totally burned my hands a couple of times. My tip: you get what you pay for. Spend the extra $5 for a waffle iron that locks.