- Get ready, I'm gonna show you the secret
to super fluffy waffles,
and you don't have to separate your eggs
plus you'll love what else you can use this batter for.
(groaning)
Hey everybody, it's Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com.
Homemade waffles are easy peasy,
you probably already have all the ingredients to make these,
they come together in one bowl,
and our tip is genius, check this out.
Let's get started.
In a large mixing bowl add two large eggs,
and you can get these right out of the fridge,
there's no need for room temperature
ingredients in this recipe.
Oh now what?
Don't worry, we can still use this for breakfast.
All right.
All right, now in with the eggs
we're gonna add two tablespoons of granulated sugar.
Use an electric mixer to beat those together
on high speed for about three minutes,
or until the mixture is fluffy.
The air you incorporate into the eggs and sugar
will help the waffles rise,
and it is the key to super fluffy waffles.
Next, add half a cup of oil,
I'm using a light olive oil,
but you can also use canola or vegetable oil.
Also add one and three fourths cup of milk,
whether it's low fat or whole milk,
and two teaspoons of real vanilla extract,
and I love using my homemade extract,
it has just two ingredients
and I will link to it in the notes.
Now in a separate bowl,
we're gonna quickly whisk together the dry ingredients.
You'll need two cups of all purpose flour,
four teaspoons of baking powder,
and a quarter teaspoon of salt.
Whisking the dry ingredients together
ensures that you don't get any clumps of baking powder.
Now add your dry ingredients into your wet ingredients
and mix on low speed just until it's well combined
and fairly smooth.
You should still see some small lumps in the batter.
You can see what the consistency looks like,
the lumps in the batter are totally normal
and you want them to be there.
You don't wanna overmix your batter,
overmixing will develop the gluten more,
and will create tough and rubbery waffles.
So having those lumps in the batter
will ensure your waffles are super soft and fluffy.
You can use the same batter in either
a Belgian waffle maker like this one,
or a classic four square waffle press
like this one from All-Clad.
This one's my favorite,
I love its non-stick surface,
and that it makes four waffles at once.
Preheat your waffle iron,
depending on how crisp you love your waffles.
We set ours to about three and a half.
Grease the waffle iron if needed,
and add enough batter to barely fill the grooves
of the waffle press.
You don't wanna overfill your waffle maker
or it will leak out of the side.
Now cover and cook until the timer goes off
or until you reach your desired doneness.
I love when they're golden in color,
this ensures the outside is a little crisp
and the center is still soft.
Transfer those to a serving platter
or to a wire rack.
Repeat with the remaining batter to make more waffles.
If you wanna serve the waffles all at once,
and keep them warm,
place them onto a baking sheet
and pop them into the oven
at 175 degrees fahrenheit until you're ready to serve.
Now I'm gonna show you our favorite mix-ins
and flavor variations to keep your waffles exciting.
You can add fresh blueberries into the batter
and stir it to combine,
or if using frozen blueberries,
make sure to toss them in a teaspoon of flour first.
You can also make chocolate chip waffles,
this is my daughter's favorite.
Mix in some mini chocolate chips right into the batter.
This last one is my favorite,
it adds subtle but really nice flavor
to zest some lemon into your batter.
Let me know if you have any creative ideas
for flavor mix-ins and variations.
I would love to hear from you in the comments.
I'm gonna cook up the rest of these fun waffles
to show you what they look like once they're done.
The blueberries burst inside the waffle
making every bite memorable.
And you'll love how the chocolate chips
just melt into every waffle groove.
It's like having dessert for breakfast.
And the waffles with lemon zest
make my kitchen smell so good.
That is a boatload of waffles.
But this is good news because these are freezer friendly.
It's like the ultimate breakfast meal prep.
And they reheat so well,
you can pop them in the toaster or the air fryer
directly from frozen which is awesome.
So quick and easy for breakfast,
my kids love these in the morning.
So just stack them in a freezer safe bag.
Boom boom boom, zip them up,
and into the freezer they go.
Okay, we're gonna taste test now
because I am so hungry
and I am totally craving these waffles.
Okay, and now decisions decisions,
which ones shall I taste test?
This is really difficult.
There's so many.
Okay we're gonna go for the classic,
although they are all so good,
we're just gonna hit the classic.
Okay and my favorite way,
and the classic way to serve waffles
is just to pile them high with berries.
Okay, just pick your favorite berries,
or whatever fruit's in season.
Stone fruit is so good with waffles,
super delicious.
You can even use frozen fruit, strawberries, okay.
That is a tempting, tempting stack.
Okay, and then last but not least,
some real maple syrup to finish these off.
Maybe I needed a bigger plate.
Okay, I eat with my eyes you know, common problem.
All right here we go.
You can hear that little crunch.
What I love about homemade waffles
is they have that little crunch.
Crisp on the outside, airy and soft on the inside,
some berries on there.
These are so satisfying,
and at the same time they're really light and fluffy.
I could eat these every day for breakfast
and not get tired of 'em.
Especially when you change things up.
I mean the blueberry, the chocolate chip,
and that little bit of lemon zest.
It's our secret ingredient also
in our lemon ricotta pancakes.
Just a little bit of lemon zest
just really takes them over the top
and makes them taste fancy,
but it was easy, I love that.
And you can even use these same waffles
to make savory waffles.
Try this, pile it high with sliced avocado,
then top it with a freshly cooked poached egg
where it has that runny yolk,
and put a little bit of paprika on there,
slice through it and it is the most incredible breakfast,
my husband's favorite, I hope you guys try that.
And one more thing,
if you don't have a waffle press,
it doesn't even matter because, here's a little secret,
this batter works perfect for making pancakes.
All you need is a good non-stick skillet and some butter,
and just cook 'em as pancakes.
I hope this becomes a new favorite go-to breakfast for you,
we'll see you in our next video.