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Belgian Waffles

a stack of homemade Belgian waffles on a plate topped with butter and having warm syrup poured over them
  • Serves:  6
  • Prep Time:  5 min
  • Cook Time:  10 min

Ingredients

  • Nonstick cooking spray
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup cornstarch (optional, see note)
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 large eggs, separated
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Method

  1. Preheat the waffle iron and spray with nonstick cooking spray.

  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt.

  3. In a medium bowl, use a whisk or an electric mixer to whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form.

  4. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, milk, oil, and vanilla until smooth.

  5. Add the yolk mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until fully combined. Use a rubber spatula to carefully fold the egg whites into the batter until just combined.

  6. Pour ½ to1 cup of the batter into the waffle iron and cook until the waffle is golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes. As the waffles are finished, you may hold them on a baking sheet in a 300°F oven until ready to serve.

Note: Adding cornstarch to the waffle batter ensures that the edges of your waffle get nice and crispy, but even if you leave it out, you’ll still have delicious (if slightly-less crispy-edged) waffles!