Belgian Waffles for a Crowd
Sourced from Allrecipes.com
Craving a light and fluffy Belgian waffles to top with your favorite berries? Need to feed a crowd, or want to have some leftovers to get you through the week? This recipe is your answer!
Servings: 8-10
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Idle Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 30-40 minutes
Total Time: About 2 hours
Ingredients
2 ½ teaspoon active dry yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
3 cups warm milk (roughly 110 to 115 degrees)
3 eggs, divided into yolks and whites
¾ cup butter, melted and cooled to just under the temperature of the milk
1 ½ teaspoon salt
½ cup sugar
2 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups flour
Directions
- Dissolve yeast in ¼ cup of the warm milk, adding the teaspoon of sugar and stirring just enough to combine. Set aside until frothy (about 10-15 minutes).
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- In a very large bowl (min 4 qt) beat egg yolks, another ¼ cup of the warm milk, and butter together. Stir in sugar, vanilla, salt, and yeast mixture from step 1. Alternating back and forth, stir in remaining warm milk and flour, ending with the final cup of flour.
- Turn off preheated oven.
- In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold into batter.
- Cover batter with plastic wrap and place in warm oven for one hour.
- Preheat waffle iron and brush with vegetable oil (for most non-stick waffle irons, you will only need to do this once). Ladle on enough batter to fill center of waffle iron (usually ½ to ¾ cup).
- Cook waffles approximately three to four minutes, or until a light golden brown. Keep warm in 200 degree oven until ready to serve. Top with butter, syrup, berries, whipped cream, or any combination of the above.
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