It is known that in the recent past, in Soviet times, grocery store shelves did not particularly delight customers with variety. Therefore, every housewife tried to pamper the household with her own cooked culinary delights. One of the favorite desserts in many families was considered waffles - a special type of cookie, which is a thin crispy or soft plate with a characteristic cellular impression on the surface. A treat was baked from liquid whipped dough in waffle irons (special forms). Each housewife had her own special recipe for waffles for a waffle iron.
Today, the secret to cooking goodies is not lost. Modern housewives bake delicious homemade waffles both for treating household members during family tea parties, and for using them as a basis for cakes, tubes, rosettes with filling, etc. How to prepare the best dough for waffles in a waffle iron? What are the types of this popular treat? What is the dessert baking technology? The answers to these and many other questions can be found in this article.
Waffle dough in a waffle iron
As experienced home-made pastry chefs assure, the secret to preparing the right dough for this popular dessert lies in the features of its composition and consistency. According to the recipes, for a home-made waffle iron, the dough should be similar to sour cream in density.
At first, the waffle iron is well warmed up; if you ignore this condition, the cakes will not bake. The baking time of the dough depends on how thick it is and what ingredients are used. For example, to prepare wafers in butter, you need to spend about 45-50 seconds. And if milk or kefir is used, it will take more time - up to 4-5 minutes for baking one serving. If the hostess uses a completely new device that has not been used before, it is recommended to add 1 tablespoon of starch (potato) to the dough. So you can avoid sticking it.
Classic waffles in a waffle iron
Young housewives with no experience are invited to start with the simplest. For the preparation of a delicious dessert, the craftswomen recommend using a low-cost and quick recipe (for a waffle iron on gas). Ingredients:
- 100 grams of butter;
- one glass of sugar;
- three eggs;
- 1/2 tsp salts;
- 400 g flour (sifted);
- 1 pinch of vanilla;
- 2 tbsp. l sour cream (oily);
- 1 tsp soda (baking powder).
Cooking step by step
According to this recipe for waffles for a waffle iron, at the beginning of preparation, the eggs mixed with sugar are beaten until foam is formed, and vanillin is added. In another bowl, add soda to sour cream and mix. Then both mixtures are combined, soft margarine is added. Mistresses draw the attention of beginners to the fact that margarine should not be used melted, namely soft. Next, salt is added. The mixture is whipped with a whisk, after which flour is gradually added to it. It is not recommended to add all flour at once in order to avoid lumps. Knead the dough, it should visually look like sour cream.
1 tbsp poured onto a heated waffle iron l mixtures distributed over the entire surface. Press the lid and bake for 1-2 minutes. The first wafer turns dark brown, the next will be pale golden. Accordingly, time for their preparation can be slightly reduced. Finished waffles, while still warm, quickly turn into a tube.
Their further use depends entirely on your preferences. Waffles can be served with tea as an independent ready-made dish, or you can fill them with custard or condensed milk. If sugar and vanilla are removed from this recipe for waffles for a waffle iron, then you will get not a dessert, but a form for an appetizer, in which paste or cheese is added.
Crispy Waffles
Now try making crispy waffles in a waffle iron. The recipe involves using the following products:
- 4 eggs;
- 1 cup flour;
- 1 cup sugar;
- 200 grams of margarine (creamy);
- 1 gram of vanillin.
How to cook a treat?
To prepare crispy waffles in a waffle iron according to the recipe mentioned above, beat eggs combined with sugar and vanilla in a deep bowl. In this case, the mixture should double. Then the margarine is softened and added to the egg mixture, after which it is beaten until it becomes completely homogeneous. Sift the flour, add to the dough and mix with a mixer to make a thick dough. Before you start frying the first portion, the waffle iron should be lightly greased with oil (vegetable) or lard. Then one tablespoon of dough is poured into it and baked according to the instructions that are indicated on the device. If the dough sticks to the waffle iron, it means that it is not thick enough, a little more flour should be added to it.
After the wafer is cooked, it is smeared with condensed milk or Nutella, and also sprinkled with berries or nuts.
We use an electric waffle iron
Two types of electric waffle irons are known:
- Flat. They bake wafer rolls (then they can be stuffed with ice cream and cream).
- Devices for baking lush waffles, which are usually prepared for breakfast.
Waffles "Mom's"
These warm, crispy waffles can be enjoyed on the whole family on a Saturday morning during breakfast. They are served with whipped cream, honey, berries, syrup or butter (creamy). This waffle recipe for an electric waffle maker (for 4 servings) uses the following ingredients:
- flour - two glasses (250 grams);
- two eggs;
- two tablespoons of granulated sugar;
- one teaspoon of baking powder;
- one teaspoon of salt;
- two glasses of milk;
- two tablespoons of oil (vegetable).
How to cook?
About 15 minutes will need to be spent on making the dessert: 5 minutes for preparation, 10 minutes for kneading the dough and baking.
In a large bowl, sugar, flour, baking powder, salt are mixed. Then add eggs, milk and butter (vegetable), carefully mix. Waffle iron is oiled or sprayed with an oil spray. The required amount of dough is poured onto a hot waffle iron, which is baked until the cakes acquire a golden brown hue.
"Curd"
According to this recipe for waffles for an electric waffle iron, you can cook a delicious, delicate curd dessert, a great option for a friendly family breakfast. Use (for 4 servings):
- 3 eggs;
- milk - half a glass;
- cottage cheese - 150 grams;
- butter (butter) - three tablespoons;
- sugar - three tablespoons;
- salt - a quarter of a teaspoon;
- flour - 1 cup;
- baking powder - half a teaspoon
Making dessert
It takes a quarter of an hour to prepare a dessert. It takes 10 minutes to prepare, about 5 minutes to bake.
According to this recipe, waffles for a waffle iron should first separate the proteins and yolks. Next, the protein must be beaten. Flour is mixed with baking powder and salt. Beat the yolk with sugar, add melted butter, cottage cheese and milk. The yolk mixture is mixed with flour. After this, you need to carefully add the proteins, mixing the mass from top to bottom to avoid its falling. Dessert is baked in a waffle iron for 5 minutes.
Soft waffles
This recipe for soft waffle makers is very simple to implement and least costly. In accordance with it, for the preparation of goodies you will need:
- 200 grams of sand;
- 3 eggs;
- one or two tablespoons of flour;
- half a teaspoon of vanilla;
- half a teaspoon of soda;
- two tablespoons of starch (potato);
- 250 grams of butter (butter);
- 250 grams of sour cream.
Cooking steps
Eggs are broken into a bowl and sugar is added to them. Beat with a mixer until a white foam is obtained. To the resulting mass add sour cream and butter (melted), all mix well. Next, starch and flour are added to the mass, again everything is mixed. The dough for waffles should turn out liquid. Turn on the electric waffle iron and pour the dough into it. Bake until cooked.
Waffles "Gentle"
According to this recipe for soft waffles for a waffle iron, you can cook a lush and delicate treat, which both children and adults will surely like. Structure
- 1 glass of water (boiled);
- 3 eggs;
- 250 ml of milk;
- half a teaspoon of vanilla;
- 250 grams of flour;
- 75 grams of sugar;
- a quarter of a teaspoon of baking powder;
- 125 grams of butter (butter).
Cooking
Separate the proteins from the yolks, beat with a mixer until they turn into white foam. Pour the yolks into a deep container and beat. To them we add butter with sugar and vanilla. Using a mixer, carefully beat the ingredients. Next, sift the flour, pour oil and milk into it, which we preheat. After that, pour in turn whipped egg yolks, proteins and boiled water (1 cup). Thoroughly mix all contents. Little by little we pour the dough into an electric waffle iron, bake until tender.
Waffles Vienna
This gourmet dessert - Viennese waffles - is easy to make on your own according to the recipe for the waffle iron. The ingredients used are:
- 100 grams of oil;
- 200 grams of flour;
- 100 grams of sugar;
- two eggs;
- one tablespoon of rum;
- 250 ml of pasteurized milk;
- a quarter teaspoon of salt;
- half a tablespoon of yeast (dry);
- 10 g of vanillin.
Cooking recommendations
The preparation of Viennese waffles according to the recipe for the waffle iron involves the following steps. Separate egg yolks from proteins. Next, the yolks should be mixed with a portion (about 70 grams) of granulated sugar and beat with a whisk. The oil melted in a steam bath, cool and pour into a mixture of eggs and sugar. Next, slightly warm the milk (do not bring to a boil!). Mix it with yeast and add to the egg mixture. Add vanillin, salt, a spoonful of rum, gently stir until all the loose ingredients are completely dissolved. Sifted flour, slowly and stirring, pour into the mixture. Leave the dough for 30 minutes in a dark place. Grind the yolks with the remaining sugar (30 grams), add a pinch of salt and vanillin. Beat until thick foam. Slowly pour the proteins into the resulting dough.
Bake cakes for 4 minutes on a heated waffle iron. Vienna waffles are served with berries, vanilla ice cream or fruit syrup. In many European establishments, such a dessert is often combined with soft cheeses.
Another option
There is no rum or yeast in this Viennese waffle recipe. Use:
- 100 g butter (butter) or margarine;
- 180 grams of flour;
- 230 ml of milk;
- 100 grams of sugar;
- half a teaspoon of salt;
- 2 eggs;
- 1.5 grams of vanillin;
- one teaspoon of baking powder.
Cooking Goodies
Eggs are broken, yolks are separated from proteins. Yolks are ground with sugar. Milk is added to this mixture and mixed. Gradually add all the flour and other ingredients, with the exception of salt and protein. Pre-melt the oil. Mixed. The consistency of the dough should turn out to be half-thick, like on pancakes. Next, whip the proteins with salt in a foam. Proteins are introduced into the dough and everything is mixed. The finished dough is baked portionwise in a waffle iron for several minutes until a rosy color appears. Serve such a treat with condensed milk, with fruit jam, with ice cream or whipped cream. As drinks suitable coffee, tea or milk.