Basic Waffle

Alton Brown

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2005

Show: Good EatsEpisode: The Waffle Truth

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Total Time:
30 min
Prep
15 min
Inactive
5 min
Cook
10 min
Yield:
approximately 6 (8-inch round) waffles
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 4 3/4 ounces all-purpose flour, approximately 1 cup
  • 4 3/4 ounces whole-wheat flour, approximately 1 cup
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 whole eggs, beaten
  • 2 ounces unsalted butter, melted
  • 16 ounces buttermilk, room temperature
  • Vegetable spray, for waffle iron

Directions

Preheat waffle iron according to manufacturer's directions.

In a medium bowl whisk together the flours, soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In another bowl beat together eggs and melted butter, and then add the buttermilk. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until combined. Allow to rest for 5 minutes.

Ladle the recommended amount of waffle batter onto the iron according to the manufacturer's recommendations. Close iron top and cook until the waffle is golden on both sides and is easily removed from iron. Serve immediately or keep warm in a 200 degree F oven until ready to serve.

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  • on January 19, 2012

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    Amazing. The tastiest waffles and the easiest recipe I've ever used. Honestly, I wonder why, before now, making waffles was such a chore. We'll be having them all the time from now on!

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  • on January 02, 2012

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    This recipe was fantastic! I substituted spelt flour and made them GLUTEN FREE. The waffles tasted great. I was under the impression that making waffles was a long arduous process. I was wrong...great tasting waffles every time. I added a bit of cinnamon and vanilla when I use fruit toppings and it adds just a little extra flavor. A side note if you are using spelt flour decrease the liquid by 15-20%. So for this recipe you would decrease the buttermilk to approximately 13 oz.

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  • on December 23, 2011

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    Excellent recipe. I wanted to promised to make the kids waffles and then remembered the long process it was the first time I used the recipe that came with my brand new waringpro waffle maker. I really didn't want to wait an hour and neither did they. I found this non-yeast recipe and no kidding - not only was it easy, it was very delicious! Better than the recipe I used actually! This will now be my go to recipe for making basic waffles. Quick, easy and delicious. The only thing I did differently was to make my own buttermilk as I didn't have any in the fridge. I used the tried and true 1 tbsp of vinegar per cup of milk (I used 2% milk and they were excellent. Thanks Alton!

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