Plain Cake Doughnut Belgian Waffles

[joeekaitis]

Boy, whatta mouthful of a name!

Cathy suggested adding some cinnamon to our Saturday morning Belgian waffles and I counter-suggested that we try to capture the flavor of a plain cake doughnut on a plate. They're best enjoyed with just a kiss of syrup so as not to overwhelm the spice. Feel free to substitute your own base batter if you don't want to buy some Carbon's Golden Malted Pancake and Waffle Flour (www.goldenmalted.com).

Plain Cake Doughnut Belgian Waffles

2 room-temperature eggs, separated
1 1/2 cups milk (fat free and reduced fat are fine)
2 cups Carbon's Golden Malted Pancake and Waffle Flour
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (NOT IMITATION VANILLA FLAVORING!)
4 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted and cooled

Preheat Belgian waffle maker.

In a clean, dry copper, stainless steel or glass bowl, beat the egg whites to stiff peaks. In an 8-cup measuring cup with a spout and handle, beat the egg yolks and milk for 3 minutes. Add flour and blend on low speed for half a minute. Add pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla extract and melted butter or margarine, blend for another half-minute. Fold in beaten egg whites until the batter is slightly lumpy in appearance. Allow batter to rest 5 minutes. Bake in preheated waffle maker 5 minutes (or until the timer beeps on a pro-style flipover waffle maker). Yields about 6 restaurant-size waffles (more from irons with shallower grids)

 

[davenp]

Sounds awesome!!! Will have to try that soon!

One "tip" I thought I would throw in is about freezing your bowl and beaters. When beating eggwhites to stiff peaks you want your eggs room temp but you'll get better results if you stick your bowel and beaters in the freezer for a few minutes so that they are nicely chilled down. Also is true for making fresh whipped cream.

Dave

 

[joeekaitis]

I heard just the opposite

Whipping cream: chill bowl and beater, the colder the better.

Egg whites: bring the eggs to room temperature and cup the bowl in your free hand to gently warm the egg whites while you beat them, especially if you're using a copper bowl.

If you try the recipe, tell us how they turned out.

 

[kenmore1978]

doughnut flavor waffles

Hmm, I wonder how they'd come out if I baked the batter in my Hamilton Beach and Maxim doughnut makers

 

[retromom]

Plain Cake Doughnut Waffles mmmmmmm

Joe:

These really sound great. Pepper, really? I always wondered what those little black flecks in plain cake doughnuts were. I always thought they were bug parts that got in the flour.

I think Austin is making waffles tomorrow. He may surprise us with these!

 

[joeekaitis]

A tiny amount of black pepper. . .

. . .seems to intensify the flavor of brown spices like cinnamon and nutmeg.

Please let us know how you like them, whether as waffles or even doughnuts.