I love this recipe. It truly is a "pantry" recipe, meaning that you are likely to have every ingredient you need to make it already on hand (which makes it the perfect recipe to make on the weekends even before you've had a chance to do your weekly grocery shopping).
AND - the bonus for this recipe is that it doesn't call for butter. So, if you have a dairy allergy, are dairy intolerant, or simply don't have any on hand, you're still good to go with this recipe. I have substituted Almond milk for the milk in this recipe with success. So keep that in mind if you fall into any of the non-dairy categories.
No Butter Waffles
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp granulated sugar
2 large eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together dry ingredients.
- Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla, and stir to incorporate. Mix until batter is mostly smooth and without lumps.
- Heat waffle iron.
- When iron is heated, pour batter onto the center of waffle iron until it spreads approximately 1/2 - 1/4 inch away from the edges. This will prevent the batter from seeping out of the sides of the waffle iron as the waffles cook.
- Remove the waffle from the iron when indicator light turns on. Continue in the same manner until you have used all of the batter.
- Serve waffles warm with toppings of choice. Makes 5 Belgian waffles.
Delicious waffle toppings:
Powdered Sugar
Fresh Fruit
Maple Syrup
Ours turned out very oily and dense! No fluff like the photo. Maybe less oil?
ReplyDeleteHmmm - not sure what happened there, A. We use this recipe every time and they always come out light and fluffy. Maybe try less oil in your recipe to see if that works for you.
DeleteThat happened to me with a bad waffle iron. It didn't cook the waffles through for some reason, and it needed so much time to cook them despite it being preheated (8 min for 1 little square). I thought the recipes were not good at first, but I eventually returned the iron and got a different one, and it's changed everything. The temp can be set in this one, and it fits 4 large squares at once.
DeleteNow on to my question: This recipe is too much for my husband and I - we could only eat 4 of the 8 waffles, and I wish to divide it in half. Would I need to do 1/3 c + 1 tbs of oil or can 1/3 c (80 ml measure) work just as well?
Hi Renate, I have never halved the recipe, but I don't know how much 1 Tbsp of oil would make a difference. Maybe try mixing the batter without the extra Tbsp, and if it seems like the right consistency for waffle batter then give it a try without that extra Tbsp. Hope it turns out for you!
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