Classic Belgian Waffles

Ingredients:

½ cup warm water
2 ¼ tsp. active dry yeast (one packet)
pinch sugar

1 ½ cups buttermilk

1/3 cup sugar

4 eggs
½ cup (one stick) butter, melted and cooled
2 tsp. vegetable oil
2 tsp. vanilla

1 cup water

3 cups flour
¼ tsp salt

Directions:
Dissolve the yeast in the warm water, adding a pinch of sugar; let stand 5 to 10 minutes, until the mixture begins to foam.

Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl combine wet ingredients - buttermilk, sugar, eggs, melted butter, vegetable oil, vanilla and 1 cup of water. Beat until smooth

In a medium size bowl combine the dry ingredients -  flour and salt. 

Pour foamy yeast mixture into large mixing bowl with the wet ingredients and combine, then add the dry ingredients (flour and salt) and mix well. 

Use the measuring cup provided and heat in Belgian waffle maker. Serve with whipped cream, fruit, jam, powdered sugar, syrup, etc.

**1/2/2021 used heat setting of 3

Recipe makes approx. 10 waffles

Waffles

Ingredients:

4 eggs

2 cups flour

1 3/4 cups buttermilk (can add 2 Tbs lemon juice to regular milk)

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 Tbs. sugar

4 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

Preheat waffle iron. Put wet ingredients into one bowl and dry in the other. Pour together and beat all ingredients until just smooth.

Spray waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray. Pour about 1/2 cup into each quadrant of the waffle iron. Cook until done. (Note: for harder, less moist waffles use 2 eggs instead of 4)