5 Classic Breakfast And Brunch Recipes

Belgian Waffles(4 of 5)

Ingredients

• 3 egg whites
• 4 cups of all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 1 ½ teaspoons of salt
• ½ cup of white sugar
• ¾ cup of melted and then cooled to lukewarm butter
• 2 ¾ cups of warm milk
• 3 egg yolks
• ¼ cup of warm milk
• 1 package of active dry yeast

Preparation

1. Take a small bowl and dissolve ¼ cup of warm milk and yeast together.
2. Let this mixture stand until it becomes creamy. This may take around 10 minutes.
3. Take a large bowl and whisk melted butter, ¼ cup of warm milk, and egg yolks together.
4. Stir vanilla, salt, sugar, and yeast mixture in together.
5. Stir flour and the remaining 2 ½ cups of milk and end the stirring with flour.
6. Beat egg whites until they have formed soft peaks. Fold this into batter.
7. Cover this bowl in a tight plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm place until the volume has doubled. This may take an hour.
8. Preheat the waffle iron, and brush and spoon the center of the iron with about ½ cup of oil.
9. Close lid and bake until the steaming stops and your waffle turns golden brown.