Sweet Potato Waffles

Waffle Wednesday
Yes, I do love potatoes. Even in waffles, or pancakes, or cupcakes or cake, you name I'll eat it with Potatoes. Did you know that there are so many different varieties of potatoes that you can build a whole diet around it. There are odd shapes and colors that would open up to a whole new range of possibilities. I only have acces to a few kinds of 'yellow' poatoes, sweet potatoes and those small purplish colored ones. I actually find the purple oones a pain to peel, because they have so  many little bumps and crevasses. But since pumpkin waffles are made with pumpkin puree, which isn't really all that different of a texture compared to sweet potatoes puree, why not just use that instead? I heard/saw/found out that in the U.S. you sometimes eat your sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top. I tried they were good, but everyone else refuses to eat it insiting it is dessert. SO why not make waffle, that would be acceptable and may even be able to be seen as something other than a dessert. ( the sweet potato and marshmallow bit)  So here it is, my recipe:

Sweet Potato Waffles

• 50g (1/4 cup) brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons conrstarch
• 1 &1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 & 1/2 tsp baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 eggs
• 250ml (1 cup) milk
• 1 cup sweet potato puree (cooked and drained Sweet Potato)
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup mini-marshmallows

Method:

Pre-heat your Waffle Iron

1. Combine the sugar, cornstarch, flours,baking powder,mini marshmallows and cinnamon in a large bowl, in a second bowl combine milk,pumpkin puree,eggs yolks and butter. 

2. Seperate the eggs, then beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. 

3. Combine the wet and dry ingredients, then fold in the egg whites.

Cook for 3-4 minutes, and be sure to grease your waffle iron really well.

 I have no picture to go with this because they were sooo good that they were gone before I even had a chance to take a pictue but I bet I'll be making it again. 

Potato Waffles

Waffle Wednesday
When I was a kid my grandmother used to make me bavarian potato pancakes. I loved them but we never had any at home but I loved their unique taste and then I started wondering if I could make them into waffles. The same way people keep changing cake recipe into cupcake recipes, to make them the same kind or a classic flavor just in cupcake version. So I decided to make Reiberdatschi (that's what the potato pancakes are called) as waffles, and they turned out amazing! I didn't even need a recipe because it's one of those recipes where you have a lot of free room, to add ingredients, make mistakes and it's the easiest thing to make. All you do is throw some potatoes,eggs,garlic, oinons and flour in a blender-and it's ready.
Reiberdatschi Waffles

• 750g Potatoes
• 1 onion (medium)
• 1 clove of garlic
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup flour
• pinch of salt

Method:

Pre-heat your Waffle iron

1.Peel and cut the potatoes into 1-inch squares.

2. Peel and cut the oinion and garlic.

3. Place the potaoes,oinion,garlic eggs,flour and salt in a blender and blend until completely combined. (it's doesn't have to be perfectly smooth)

4. Generously oil your waffle iron and add one cup of the mixture.

Belgian Waffles

This recipe is the soul reason I bought a turnable waffle iron. I have tried so many times to make these in your standard European thin heart shape waffle maker. I hoped and hoped, (and every time they sold Belgian waffles I would eat a ton) then I found a place to order it online. Ironically it's actually from a German company so I didn't have to ship it all the way from the States, so last year, I bought my own Christmas present and by January I had started making waffles. That's why I'm actually surprised that I haven't posted this recipe yet, although part of the reason is because I always eat the waffle before I have a chance to take a picture (they are so good I can't stop eating them) This recipe actually came with the instruction manual, and usual I don't use most of the recipes in them but this one is absolutely delicious, I really hope you try it, but it does have yeast so I takes a while to make.(I make these on the weekend)

Belgian Waffles:

• 355ml water, lukewarm
• 1&1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 360g(3cups) all purpose flour
• pinch of salt
• 3 eggs, separated
• 75g (1/3 cup) white sugar
• 230 ml milk
• 100g (1 stick) butter,melted and cooled
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Plenty of powdered sugar for generous dusting

Method:

1. In a small bowl combine yeast, half the water, and a pinch of sugar and set aside until the yeast becomes bubbly and foamy (5-10minutes)
2. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form, then set aside.
3. Beat together the egg yolks and the sugar until the mixture becomes light and airy, then add the yeast,water,milk and melted butter and whisk until thoroughly combined.
4. Then add the flour and salt and beat till a batter forms (no lumps this time)
5. fold in the beaten egg whites.
6. Cook in your waffle iron for 3-4 minutes and top with powdered sugar before serving.

I could only take a picture of part of a waffle this time, the other three parts seemed to have been misplace before had the chance to take a picture.

Oatmeal Quince Waffles

Waffle Wednesday
I have been wanting to make oatmeal waffles for a while now. Then my mother asked if I could make waffles with quince in them, and I thought 'why not just  make a quince-oatmeal waffle? Chances are you don't have a  quince tree in your backyard ( I don't) so I also tried a plain oatmeal recipe which was amazing!!
Sadly I didn't make that recipe up by myself, its from Marna Heitz at allrecipe.com. The Quince waffle came out a bit soft, they weren't as crunchy on the outside as they could have been.  The oatmeal waffles are really tasty and I think they would go great with anything, sweet or savory, I think they would be awesome with blackberries in them. ( I ended up becoming addicted to this recipe and make it all the time, so I did make some with blackberries in them, only to notice that as much as I would like to love any form of heated fruit I don't. But if you do go ahead and give it a try add berries to the batter or pour warm fruit compote on top.)

Quince Waffles:

• 1/2 cup oats
• 1/4 cup buckwheat flour
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup yoghurt
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup grated quince (about three quince)

Method: 

Pre-heat your waffle iron

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the buckwheat flour,oats,baking powder,cinnamon,salt and all-purpose flour.

2. Add the milk, yogurt,eggs and mix to combine, then add the quince.

3. Pour the batter into your waffle iron and bake for 3 minutes. 

Oatmeal Waffles:

• 1&1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup oats
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• pinch of salt
• 1&1/2 cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Method:

Pre-heat your waffle iron

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, oats,baking powder,cinnamon and salt.

2. Then add the milk,eggs,and sugar and whisk until well blended. Then add the melted butter, and combine.

3. Bake in your waffle iron for 3:30 until golden brown.

Chocolate Chip Waffles

Waffle Wednesday

When I was a little girl, I used to have eggo waffles with chocolate syrup. I remember them as the chocolate chip kind, although my mother tells me they were normal waffles covered in syrup. But either way I couldn't resist making them when I found a recipe, it's from 'addapinch' at Tasty Kitchen. It's perfect: Light,airy,and chocolaty so good in fact that I didn't have time to put the chocolate sauce on top cause I ate them.

Chocolate Chip Waffles:

• 280g (2 cups) flour
• pinch of salt
• 1&1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1&1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 127g (3/4 cup) chocolate chip
• 250ml (1 cup) milk
• 245g (1 cup) yogurt
• 2 eggs
• 50g (1/4 cup) butter,melted and cooled
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Method:

Pre-heat your waffle iron

1. In a large bowl whisk together the flour,salt,baking powder and chocolate chips.

2. Seperate the eggs, and beat the egg whites until stiff.

3. To the flour mixture add milk,yogurt,vanilla,butter and egg yolks whisking until combined.

4. Fold in the egg whites

5. Cook in your waffle iron for 2:30-3:00 minutes.

This are delicious! And really they aren't as indulgent as you may think so there great for mornings. Everyday. No exuses either because you can make the batter the night before,the day you want them, or on the weekends and then freeze them. Which means they will take as long as any frozen waffle you buy at the store.  Hope you have fun making these!

Waffle Thursday

Today is Thursday
but since I didn´t get around to blogging yesterday(I was on a plane then drving up to the mountains) I thought that a post was better than no post. So, when I got up super late this morning, and my wonder aunt asked me what I usually had for breakfast, which is waffles, I didn´t expect her to have a waffle iron. Turns out she does, along with a few other weird appliances, but she does have you standard rectangle belgian waffle iron. I use to have a heart shaped one when I was a kid, and it frustrated me so much that I ended up not making waffles anymore, it didn´t flip and my waffles were only ever cooked on one side. Luckly today, that wasn´t the case because this waffles turned out beautifully in a non-flip waffle iron. These are just plain waffles, so it´s a good recipe to start with if you´re trying to come up with new waffle recipes.


Plain ol´ Waffles
Ingredients:

• 350g(2&1\2 cups) all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 & 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 500ml (2 cups) milk
• 80ml (1/3 cup) oil (such as sunflower)

Method:

Pre-heat your waffle iron.

1.In a bowl, combine the flour,baking powder and salt.

2. In a second bowl whisk together the eggs and sugar until slightly foamy, then add the milk.

3. Combine the wet and dry ingredients until smooth, but don´t overmix.

4. Cook in your waffle iron for 2-3 minutes until golden brown.

These waffles are great with anything, but I had my the classic way with Maple Syrup.