Grandpa Joe's favorite
Waffles

This recipe originally appeared in "The Joy of Cooking", by Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker (on page 241 in the 1975 edition).

About this recipe

I have been making waffles for decades, always "losing" the first one to over or under cooking.  A few years ago I was "introduced" to this recipe in the book referenced above, a book that had been in my library for decades.  Every waffle since has been perfect.

Ingredients

  • 9 ounces cake flour
  • 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 7 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
  • 1½ cups whole milk
  • 3 egg whites

Directions

  1. Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
  2. In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks well.  
  3. In a third bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff, but not dry.
  4. Add the egg yolks, milk, and melted butter to the flour.  Combine them with a few swift strokes of a wire whisk.  The batter should have a pebbled look.
  5. Add the egg whites and fold them into the batter until they are barely blended.

Notes

  • Cooking times will vary depending on the type of waffle iron used.  My electric waffle iron requires exactly 4 minutes.
  • Optionally, frozen, fresh, or dried fruit, berries, raisins, chopped nuts, or grated chocolate can be sprinkled over the batter after the batter has been poured onto the waffle iron.
Posted: September 2014.