Sometimes somewhat at random I will pick a recipe from the internet (how random is based on whether or not I have the ingredients necessary to make the dish). The other weekend I decided that I wanted to make homemade Belgian waffles, this sounded like a great idea. I had seen it done before! So I started mixing and prepping only to discover my milk had gone sour. Not a little sour, VERY sour. I think it took me 2 hours to get that taste out of my mouth (don’t worry, I figured it out before I actually made waffles out of it – now wouldn’t THAT have been a surprise).
I usually make waffles using a mix that comes in “homemade” looking box, so I figure that is just about as good as cooking homemade right?
This weekend I was determined… fresh milk in hand… to make some Belgian waffles. I picked this Taste of Home Belgian Waffle Recipe to try out. I was going to try a yeast kind but this one sounded good. I figured out why once I melted an entire cup of butter to add to the mix. That and 3/4 cups of sugar. So, the recipe doesn’t state that you should bring the milk to room temperature before you mix it, but luckily I caught that in the comments before I ventured into creating lumpy butter.
I started to whisk the egg whites to a “stiff peak” by hand. Whoa. By hand? I learned that lesson pretty quick and whipped out my mixer and went to town. Once I reached “stiff peak” perfection I folded the egg whites into the mix.
The verdict, wow, homemade belgian waffles with a lot of butter are definitely tasty, but I think half my bowls got dirty in the process (I believe I counted eight) of making the homemade Belgian waffles (this may be why I am not much of a baker). They are really sweet and would probably make a good dessert waffle, you almost don’t need syrup on these guys. My husband loved them and ate extra waffles toasted in the toaster as a snack later on.
I may dare to do it again, but when I went grocery shopping this week I bought Belgian waffle mix. Don’t judge. 🙂.
The waffle looks great…but what a journey to make them! hehehe….I don’t have a waffle iron at home (I can’t believe it either!) But you made me craving for some waffles now. HELP!
No waffle maker! That must be remedied. My husband lovvvesss waffles, so I make them when they sound good (not as much as he would like though!).