Best Yeasted Waffles Recipes

SIMPLE YEASTED WAFFLES

Steps:

• In a small pot over medium heat, combine milk and butter until melted and hot but not simmering. Stir in sugar and salt; remove from heat and let cool to lukewarm.
• In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup warm water and yeast. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
• Add warm milk mixture to yeast and stir. Whisk in flours. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand until doubled in volume, 2 to 3 hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator.
• Heat waffle iron. Whisk eggs and baking soda into waffle batter. Using a pastry brush or paper towel, lightly coat iron with melted butter. Cook waffles (using about 1/2 cup batter per waffle) until golden and crisp. Butter the iron in between batches as needed. Serve waffles immediately as they are ready, or keep them warm in a 200-degree oven until ready to serve.

YEASTED BUCKWHEAT WAFFLES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, sprinkle the yeast into 1/4 cup warm water and stir in the sugar. Let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. Put the warm milk and salt in a large bowl, then add the yeast mixture and whisk in the flours. Cover and refrigerate overnight if the weather is warm or leave out on the counter if it's cool. Next morning, add the sugar, oil, eggs, and soda. Cook according to your waffle iron's instructions.

GLUTEN-FREE OVERNIGHT YEASTED WAFFLES

Steps:

• Approximately 9 hours or the night before making waffles, combine warm water, honey, and yeast in a small bowl. Stir and let rest until bubbly, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Combine milk and olive oil in a large mixing bowl. Add 1 1/2 cups gluten-free flour, 1/4 cup at a time, mixing well between each addition, to create a thick but pourable batter. Add more flour if batter is too thin, 1/8 cup at a time, until a pourable batter is achieved.
• Stir yeast mixture into batter until just combined. Cover bowl with a lid or plastic wrap and leave on the kitchen counter all night; batter will double or even triple in volume, so be sure the bowl is large enough.
• When you are ready to make the waffles, add beaten egg and salt to the bowl with the batter.
• Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions. Cook about 1/4-cup batter in the preheated waffle iron until waffle is golden brown and the iron stops steaming, about 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter.

WHOLE WHEAT OVERNIGHT YEASTED WAFFLES

Steps:

• 1. Heat the milk in the microwave until warm. Stir in the melted butter.
• 2. Whisk together the flour, sugar, yeast, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Gradually whisk in warm milk and butter until smooth. Whisk in the eggs and vanilla until incorporated. Scrape down sides of bowl, cover and refrigerate 12-24 hours.
• Heat the waffle iron. When the iron is hot, remove batter from refrigerator and whisk to recombine and deflate. Spread the correct amount of batter onto waffle iron and cook until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter or put batter in fridge to use again the next day. Mine usually lasts about 3 days.

YEASTED BROWN-BUTTER WAFFLES

Steps:

• Melt 3/4 cup butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring often, until butter foams, then browns (do not burn), 5-8 minutes. Pour into a medium bowl; let cool.
• Whisk milk, buttermilk, sugar, yeast, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk in flour and brown butter; cover with plastic wrap and let batter sit at room temperature at least 8 hours and up to 12 hours.
• Heat waffle iron until very hot. Whisk eggs and baking soda into batter. Coat waffle iron with nonstick spray and pour batter onto waffle iron, spreading it to cover surface (amount of batter needed will vary according to machine). Cook waffles until golden brown and cooked through.
• Serve immediately with maple syrup and more butter.

WILLIAMS-SONOMA RAISED (YEASTED) WAFFLES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and granulated sugar in warm water and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
• In a saucepan over low heat, combine the milk and butter and heat to lukewarm (about 115 F/46 C).
• In a small bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, and salt.
• Stir warm milk mixture into the dissolved yeast. Add flour mixture and stir until blended. Cover the bowl and refrigerate overnight. The batter will thicken slightly.
• To cook waffles, preheat waffle iron for 5 minutes, then brush with oil. Stirr egg and baking soda into the chilled batter until blended. Following manufacturer's directions, ladle batter for 1 waffle into the center of the waffle iron (usually 1/2 cup). Spread with a small spatula to fill any holes. Close waffle iron and cook until steam stops escaping from the sides and top opens easily, or according to manufacturer's directions, 4-5 minutes. The waffle shoudl be browned and crisp.
• Repeat with remaining oil and batter. Transfer waffles to warmed patter and serve at once with desired toppings.

SIMPLE YEASTED WAFFLES

Steps:

• In a small pot over medium heat, combine milk and butter until melted and hot but not simmering. Stir in sugar and salt; remove from heat and let cool to lukewarm.
• In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup warm water and yeast. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
• Add warm milk mixture to yeast and stir. Whisk in flours. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand until doubled in volume, 2 to 3 hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator.
• Heat waffle iron. Whisk eggs and baking soda into waffle batter. Using a pastry brush or paper towel, lightly coat iron with melted butter. Cook waffles (using about 1/2 cup batter per waffle) until golden and crisp. Butter the iron in between batches as needed. Serve waffles immediately as they are ready, or keep them warm in a 200-degree oven until ready to serve.

YEASTED WAFFLES

Steps:

• Heat milk and butter in small saucepan over med-low heat until butter is melted, 3-5 minutes. Cool until warm to touch.
• Meanwhile, whisk flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in a large bowl to combine. Gradually whisk warm milk/butter mixture into flour; continue to whisk until batter is smooth.
• In small bowl, whisk eggs and vanilla until combined then add egg mixture to batter and whisk until incorporated. Scrape down sizes of bowl with rubber spatula, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 12 and up to 24 hours.
• Heat waffle iron. When iron is hot, remove batter from fridge and whisk to recombine (batter will deflate). Bake waffles according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Serve immediately or place waffles ona wire rack set on a baking sheet, cover with a clean kitchen towel, and place in a 200 degree oven. When final waffle is in the iron, remove the towel to crisp the waffles for a few minutes.
• Note: The batter must be made 12-24 hours in advance. The author prefers texture of waffles made in classic iron, but a Belgian maker will work; though, it will make fewer waffles.

YEASTED WAFFLES(COOK'S ILLUSTRATED)

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over low heat, heat milk and butter until butter is melted, approximately 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let mixture cool until warm just to the touch.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt, and instant yeast. Gradually whisk in the warm milk/butter mixture until the batter is smooth.
• In a small bowl, whisk eggs and vanilla extract until combined. Add egg mixture to the batter and whisk until well incorporated and smooth. Scrape down sides of bowl with rubber spatula; cover bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 12 hours and up to 24 hours. The batter must be made 12 to 24 hours in advance of making the waffles.
• Following manufacturer's instructions for your waffle iron, heat waffle iron.
• When waffle iron is hot, remove the waffle batter from the refrigerator (the batter will be foamy and have doubled in size). Whisk batter to recombine (the batter will deflate at this time).
• Bake waffles according to the manufacturer's instructions. Use about 1/2 cup waffle batter for a 7-inch round waffle iron and about 1 cup waffle batter for a 9-inch square waffle iron.