Belgian Waffles

[OmarLittle]

One of my favorite breakfasts as a child. And still is to this day. This recipe was handed down from an exchange student from Belgium that lived with my mom when she was a kid. Note: This makes a LOT so don't be afraid to halve or quarter this recipe

4 cups flour
6 eggs
1 pkg yeast
1 tsp salt
4 Tbsp sugar
4 cups milk (scalding)
1/4 warm water for dissolving yeast

1. Put flour, salt, sugar in a bowl

2. Add yeast

3. Put half of milk in flour mixture

4. Separate eggs, adding yolks and other half of the milk into the mixture.

5. Beat whites until stiff and good into mixture.

6. Let rise until doubled, at least an hour or more.

7. Cook on waffle iron.

[Setec Astronomy]

Not the "exchange student from Belgium" story; you expect us to believe that??

KIDDING

If I had a waffle iron I would try that.

[worth1]

I'm holding out for an old cast iron Griswold waffle iron.

[MissS]

Thanks for the recipe @OmarLittle. I'll have to try it.

Welcome to the Junction! I hope that you enjoy it.

[Danny]

Sounds like a good recipe ! I would cheat though and use a regular waffle iron as I like the regular waffles better than the deep waffles.

Worth, got that one, but never use it, it is a pain, LOL, compared to a regular electirc waffle maker.

[worth1]

Sounds like a good recipe ! I would cheat though and use a regular waffle iron as I like the regular waffles better than the deep waffles.

Worth, got that one, but never use it, it is a pain, LOL, compared to a regular electirc waffle maker.

I can only imagine.

[JRinPA]

Thanks for the recipe. That is long time wait for waffles though. It was almost always a breakfast food here, so quick was important.

I don't believe I've ever made a waffle recipe other than our standard. I remember it as 22222halfdouble. Or 2222214. And now I am hungry for waffles. I do have some homemade ice cream from yesterday...
2 eggs
2c milk
2 c flour
2 tsp sugar
2tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
4 tbsp melted butter (seems like I use oil or oleo or whatever I have)

One time in college I misremembered it as 2c of sugar...alcohol may have been involved. Well, I sure hope it was. That was tough to get out of the waffle iron.

What is a packet of yeast, 2 tbsp? 5/16th something? edit Looks like It used to be a tbsp and I guess that is what it would have been back then when the exchange student was there? The only yeast I use is bulk and I'm not real scientific about it for pizza dough.

[worth1]

Frozen toaster waffles ruined the traditional waffle.
I've met people that have never had a real waffle.

It was a rare and special occasion when my mom made waffles.

[JRinPA]

Never had one, eggo type thing? I can't imagine.

[worth1]

Never had one, eggo type thing? I can't imagine.

I can't recall ever having one either.
I do remember my first and only experience with The Waffle House.
Worst I've ever had in my life.

[JRinPA]

By all means share, I seem to have heard of that chain but never, erm, enjoyed the experience myself.

I think I'm gonna try some belgian waffles here with that recipe, I'll go with the 2-1/4 on the yeast.

[worth1]

By all means share, I seem to have heard of that chain but never, erm, enjoyed the experience myself.

I think I'm gonna try some belgian waffles here with that recipe, I'll go with the 2-1/4 on the yeast.

Hash browns made on griddle with hardly any browning and steamed.
Totally tasteless except for whatever you put on them.
I hate hash browns cooked like this.
Just grated potatoes that have been steamed in their own water.

Tasteless industrial eggs that probably came from chickens living in conditions comparable to a concentration camp.
Waffles that were soft and flabby.
Probably premade and frozen.
Same with industrial bacon that was probably rejected by Burger King.
Over cooked sausage reminiscent of dried out stove wood.
Everything was just tasteless.
But lots of high fructose corn syrup artificially flavored to dumb on everything.

I almost bought a round waffle maker but decided not to at this point.

[JRinPA]

Could not make last night, only 1 egg in fridge. It will happen though.

[OmarLittle]

Could not make last night, only 1 egg in fridge. It will happen though.

Let me know how you like them. It is kind of time intensive, that's why it was such a treat as a kid

[Danny]

Waffle houses were always a good experience for my bunch, and the waffles are my fave there, along with the odd extremely thin cut but tasty bacon. The waffles are always made fresh to order, you can see them put in the batter and cook them. Hash browns were always browned nicely, eggs were just like supermarket eggs. Don't know what WH's you went to, worth, but what you described was nothing like we always got or saw, ditto on the Huddle House places ( identical except for name and locations). Not a gourmet place, no, but better than many other chains.

I think we will try the waffle recipe next week, thanks for it, I love waffles.

[worth1]

Waffle houses were always a good experience for my bunch, and the waffles are my fave there, along with the odd extremely thin cut but tasty bacon. The waffles are always made fresh to order, you can see them put in the batter and cook them. Hash browns were always browned nicely, eggs were just like supermarket eggs. Don't know what WH's you went to, worth, but what you described was nothing like we always got or saw, ditto on the Huddle House places ( identical except for name and locations). Not a gourmet place, no, but better than many other chains.

I think we will try the waffle recipe next week, thanks for it, I love waffles.

These chain places are different from one place to the next or maybe I'm really picky because I can out do any of them any day of the week.
Yes I'm bragging but I make killer hash browns cooked in fat not on a griddle to steam.
I'm almost 65 so I've been making them for about 50 years with my mom in the kitchen starting me out.
Kartoffelpuffers German or latkes Jewish.

[Old chef]

One of my favorite breakfasts as a child. And still is to this day. This recipe was handed down from an exchange student from Belgium that lived with my mom when she was a kid. Note: This makes a LOT so don't be afraid to halve or quarter this recipe

4 cups flour
6 eggs
1 pkg yeast
1 tsp salt
4 Tbsp sugar
4 cups milk (scalding)
1/4 warm water for dissolving yeast

1. Put flour, salt, sugar in a bowl

2. Add yeast

3. Put half of milk in flour mixture

4. Separate eggs, adding yolks and other half of the milk into the mixture.

5. Beat whites until stiff and good into mixture.

6. Let rise until doubled, at least an hour or more.

7. Cook on waffle iron.

Worth
I saw the topic and I knew that your understanding of the whipped whites would be in your recipe!! Makes absolutely all the difference in the world!!
If you ever want to come up north. Let me know. We can cook together

Old school
Old Chef

[Danny]

Old Chef, the original recipe posted was by Omar, not worth. Just sayin', and yes, whipping the egg whites will sure lighten it up.

Worth, guess we have had differing experiences at WH's, but that is how life is and makes it all interesting, yes? ! How boring if everyone was alike.

[worth1]

One of my favorite breakfasts as a child. And still is to this day. This recipe was handed down from an exchange student from Belgium that lived with my mom when she was a kid. Note: This makes a LOT so don't be afraid to halve or quarter this recipe

4 cups flour
6 eggs
1 pkg yeast
1 tsp salt
4 Tbsp sugar
4 cups milk (scalding)
1/4 warm water for dissolving yeast

1. Put flour, salt, sugar in a bowl

2. Add yeast

3. Put half of milk in flour mixture

4. Separate eggs, adding yolks and other half of the milk into the mixture.

5. Beat whites until stiff and good into mixture.

6. Let rise until doubled, at least an hour or more.

7. Cook on waffle iron.

Worth
I saw the topic and I knew that your understanding of the whipped whites would be in your recipe!! Makes absolutely all the difference in the world!!
If you ever want to come up north. Let me know. We can cook together

Old school
Old Chef

It wasn't me that posted the recipe.
But folding whipped egg whites into the batter isn't unlike some recipes for making Chilies Rellenos.
Or I guess that's what they're doing.
Not for sure.