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Monday, November 1, 2010

World's BEST Sourdough Waffles

My folks were here this weekend and we treated them to our favorite waffles for breakfast. Ymmmmm! I wish I could send the aroma over the Internet, because they make the house smell warm and delicious.

Another bonus of this recipe is that it makes great use of your increased starter on those weeks when you just don't have time to bake. Not that anyone ever has weeks like that, right? If you're going to be feeding a crowd, you might want to increase your starter twice.

This recipe is a variation of Jon's Sourdough Waffles that I found on Breadtopia. They are the quintessential waffle--light as a feather, crisp, golden...with tangy undertones of sourdough. The key to Jon's recipe is to add baking soda immediately before pouring the batter onto a hot waffle iron. I found the technique in the recipe to be a little fiddly, so I tweaked the procedure a bit to simplify the cooking. It works beautifully!

Serve with a touch of butter and warmed Vermont maple syrup or homecooked fruit sauce and enjoy!


World's BEST Sourdough Waffles

      2    (or more) cups of starter
      1    Tbs. sugar
      1    egg
    1/2 tsp salt.
      2    Tbs. veg. oil
   1/4 tsp baking soda, dissolved in 2 Tbl. water

Preheat waffle iron. While iron is heating, mix everything together except baking soda-water, set aside.
From this batter, spoon out what you need for a single waffle (1/2 - 3/4 c.) into a pourable measuring cup. Gently fold in 1 tsp. baking soda-water immediately before pouring batter onto preheated waffle iron. [Note: if your waffle iron is larger than ours and you need more batter for a waffle, you might need to use more than a tsp of soda-water. Don't overdo it, though, or your waffles may take on a bitter taste.]
Repeat the addition of 1 tsp soda-water mixture for each waffle immediately prior to pouring onto hot iron.
Serve with pure maple syrup or seasonal fruit topping.

1 comment:

  1. OOOH, Thank you for the recipe! They sound very delicious!

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