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waffles are the perfect comfort food during these times- 2c flour, 1.75c milk, 1/2c melted butter or oil, big pinch of salt, 4tsp baking powder, 2 eggs. Throw i
by droopyEyelids 7y ago
waffles are the perfect comfort food during these times- 2c flour, 1.75c milk, 1/2c melted butter or oil, big pinch of salt, 4tsp baking powder, 2 eggs. Throw in some vanilla or other flavor concentrate if you'd like!
A quick crowd pleasing recipe using all staples
- frosted-flakes 7y agoWaffles are so simple. Obviously, they require a waffle iron, but apart from that I can quickly mix up a bunch of ingredients I always have at hand in a single bowl with a pour spout, using a single fork to stir it, a plastic IKEA cup for measuring ingredients (exactly 1 cup), and a 1tsp measuring spoon. I try to use "standard" dishes whenever possible because they're so much easier to clean (stack neatly in the sink and easily loaded into the dishwasher). Specialised tools like whisks just aggravate me. And so delicious!
- tw2020041517195 7y agoI, too, am annoyed by special purpose tools and gadgets in the kitchen. It's for that reason that I'll point out that whisks are far from special purpose, especially in comparison to a waffle iron.
- frosted-flakes 7y agoYeah, but if I'm making waffles, the waffle iron isn't optional. The whisk is. And by "specialised", I don't mean uncommon, I mean anything other than a basic spoon, fork, bowl, plate, or knife. A whisk has a very specific, specialised purpose, and I'll use one if I need to (such as when baking a cake), but a fork does just as good a job in the same amount of time for the waffles I make. The reason for this is I hate dealing with all these one-offs when loading and unloading the dishwasher. One more bowl or spoon doesn't add any time if there's 20 other identical ones anyway, but every specialised tool like a whisk or a dedicated measuring cup adds disproportionate complexity to the process. It's also why I dump all the spoons, forks, etc. into separate compartments (handles up) in the silverware holder in the dishwasher. Putting them all back in the drawer is a single step, but takes only a few more seconds when loading it.
- ska 7y agoFWIW whisks to me are basic kitchen equipment, anything but specialized. To me specialized would be something like an "avocado cutter" or a "poached egg cooker", etc. Or a waffle iron ;)
- frosted-flakes 7y agoSee my reply to your comment's sibling.
- ska 7y agoOk; I guess you can fork with a whisk ... you can't really whisk with a fork!
- BenjiWiebe 7y agoYou can sometimes whisk with a fork but it's a lot of work.
- ska 7y agoIt’s a bit like cutting with a spoon.
- HeyLaughingBoy 7y agoAbsolutely. I'm still using the same balloon whisk I bought almost 30 years ago during my "no power tools in the kitchen" phase.
- geodel 7y agoThanks for this. I am going to try your recipe. Few months back we bought Waffle maker with great expectations. However after 2 disastrous attempts which resulted in very stogy waffles, we put that away. I was wondering should if we just buy some readymade batter that some stores sell.
- devchix 7y agoReal waffles use yeast, sadly another item that's becoming scarce. Here's the Cook's Illustrated recipe which I use very often, it turns out excellent waffles. 1 3/4 C milk 1 stick butter (melted but not hot) 2 C flour 1 T sugar 1 t salt 1 1/2 t yeast 2 eggs 1 t vanilla extract Whisk everything together in a lidded container. Stick in fridge overnight (10 hrs min, 24 hrs max). It'll be thick and bubbly in the morning, ladle it in your hot waffle iron, don't whisk it down, it'll deflate the gas. Makes 7 - 8 waffles.
- sleepybrett 7y agoif you have flour you can have yeast in the form of sourdough starter. I make my waffles with my pre-feeding castoff occasionally.
- jefftk 7y agoI still see yeast online with reasonable shipping time: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HST626C/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HST626C/
- nkozyra 7y agoWaffle makers also produce phenomenal cornbread (or cornwaffles) in minutes. Otherwise it's an appliance that doesn't get much use around lunch/dinner time.
- kyleee 7y agoI'll happily eat cornbread at any meal
- HeyLaughingBoy 7y ago
- droopyEyelids 7y agoalso put sugar in, amount to taste!