Cooking and Serving: 19 minutes | 8 square waffles
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Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 4 minutes | Total Time: 19 minutes | Servings: 8 square waffles
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The gluten free flour blend matters
Which waffle maker works best?
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RECIPE INGREDIENTS
The ingredients, in all the right proportions, are the reason for the success of.
any recipe. Here’s what each ingredient does in this recipe:.
Milk – Avoid nonfat milk, which adds little more than water does to your.
Gluten free flour blend – Avoid an all purpose gf flour blend that contains.
too much xanthan gum like Better Batter here or you’ll have chewy waffles; a.
touch of xanthan gum is all you need to help your waffles hold together well.
and stay fresh longer.
Sugar – Just a bit of sugar in the batter sweetens the waffles and tenderizes.
Baking powder and baking soda – Make sure your chemical leaveners are fresh,.
and don’t add the liquid to them until you’re ready to go since baking soda.
is only single-acting.
Salt – Balances the sweetness and brings out the other flavors.
Eggs – Be sure to separate the eggs one at a time; if you get any yolk in.
your whites, the whites won’t whip.
Coconut oil – To avoid any coconut flavor, use triple filtered virgin coconut.
oil (the kind that’s solid at cool room temperature).
Yogurt – Plain yogurt adds fat and acidity, both of which make for moist and.
6 waffles on a white background.
waffles on a white background.
SEPARATE THE EGGS AND WHIP THE WHITES
The main difference between waffles and pancakes is in the method. When making.
gluten free waffles (or any waffles, for that matter), the eggs are separated,.
and the whites are beaten separately before being folded into the rest of the.
I’ve been making a variation of this recipe for years, and I always take the.
extra few minutes to treat the eggs just right. Although the yolks beat best at.
room temperature, it’s easiest to separate eggs that are still cold. I recommend.
separating the eggs when they’re cold, then letting the yolks sit for a bit if.
But do beat the whites. Even dense waffles will have those lovely syrup pockets,.
but they won’t be crisp on the outside, soft and fluffy inside. If you’re.
breaking out the waffle iron, let’s go all the way.
There aren’t too many ingredients in this recipe, but the plain yogurt is really.
important. Oh, and in my experience waffles work best with oil instead of.
butter, as oil is nearly pure fat and butter has a fair amount of water in it.
It makes for much neater waffle-iron-cooking.
GETTING THE PERFECT WAFFLE SHAPE
If you’re a perfectionist, you’ll want each and every waffle to be a perfect.
shape. For Belgian waffles, that means the whole circle, and not a ‘cup’.
missing. For square waffles, that means no rough edges.
Leave a 1/4-inch clean border around the edge of the iron. That will give the.
waffles a bit of space to expand during cooking, but without overflowing the.
For the fluffiest waffles, be sure to blend the oil and egg yolks first until.
creamy before adding the other ingredients, and then folding in the whipped egg.
ALWAYS PREHEAT YOUR WAFFLE IRON
All waffle iron grills are designed to avoid sticking. They may be cast iron, or.
they may be nonstick-coated, but regardless, if they’re not preheated until hot,.
your waffles are more likely to stick.
USE COOKING OIL SPRAY TO PREVENT STICKING
Even nonstick coating isn’t perfect, especially when your waffle iron isn’t.
brand new. To prevent sticking, coat the iron generously with cooking spray.
before adding any waffle batter.
AN ICE CREAM SCOOP MAKES PORTIONING EASY
If your waffle iron makes smaller shapes like mine makes divided squares, a.
larger spring-loaded ice cream scoop can be really useful for portioning the.
batter evenly. If your iron is bigger, pouring the batter from a measuring cup.
with a pour spout may be best.
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maker, and 6 waffles on white background.
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maker, and 6 waffles on white background.
THE GLUTEN FREE FLOUR BLEND MATTERS
Made with our 3-ingredient gum-free gluten free flour blend.
directed in the recipe below, you can spread the batter all the way to the edges.
of the mold without worrying that it will pour out during cooking. Avoid Bob Red.
Mill rice flour in the blend or the result will be gritty.
If you use one of my gluten-free all purpose flour blends.
instead of the gum-free blend as specified, the batter will be much, much.
thicker and will expand quite a bit more during cooking.
I recommend using the blend specified in the recipe, if possible. The batter is.
much simpler to work with, and the waffles are even fluffier. If you do use.
something like a gluten-free measure-for-measure flour that contains xanthan.
gum, add more milk to the blended wet ingredients a little at a time until the.
THE GLUTEN FREE FLOUR BLEND MATTERS
Made with our 3-ingredient gum-free gluten free flour blend.
directed in the recipe below, you can spread the batter all the way to the edges.
of the mold without worrying that it will pour out during cooking. Avoid Bob Red.
Mill rice flour in the blend or the result will be gritty.
If you use one of my gluten-free all purpose flour blends.
instead of the gum-free blend as specified, the batter will be much, much.
thicker and will expand quite a bit more during cooking.
I recommend using the blend specified in the recipe, if possible. The batter is.
much simpler to work with, and the waffles are even fluffier. If you do use.
something like a gluten-free measure-for-measure flour that contains xanthan.
gum, add more milk to the blended wet ingredients a little at a time until the.
Notes
Nutrition information.
Nutrition information is an estimate, per waffle, only from online calculators,
provided as a courtesy, and should not be relied on under any circumstances.
Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber:
3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 127IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 136mg | Iron:
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an
It takes time to make enough waffles to serve, since even a large waffle maker
can usually only make 4 at a time. Keep the waffles you’ve made warm on a baking
sheet in a 250°F oven.
If you have any leftover waffles, let them cool completely before you try to
store them for later use. If you wrap them before they’re cool, they’ll get
I like to freeze any leftover waffles in groups of 2 or 3. I wrap them very
tightly in freezer-safe wrap like Glad Press ‘n’ Seal, and place them in a
sealed freezer-safe container. They last for at least a month!
These gf waffles can be reheated right from frozen. They’re not solid like a
don’t have freeze all the way through. Pop them in a 275°F oven or toaster oven,
or put them right into a toaster on medium-low.
Can I make this recipe as a mix in advance?
You can make the dry ingredients in advance, whisk them completely, and store in
a sealed container in a cool, dark pantry. Once you add the liquids to the dry
ingredients, the mixture begins to age.
How do you know that your waffles are cooked?
Waffles should be cooked on a hot, prepared waffle iron until the steam is no
longer escaping from the sides of the waffle iron. You can also flip them in the
iron halfway through, once they’re formed, to ensure completely even cooking.
Can I use this raw batter to make pancakes?
This waffle batter is thinner than gf pancake mix, so I don’t recommend using it
for pancakes. Use our gluten free pancake mix
pancakes, or anything else you make with pancakes mix in general.
Why aren’t my waffles fluffy?
Did you measure your ingredienst gluten free flour blend? Whip your egg whites separately?
Why are my waffles sticking to the press?
Even nonstick waffle irons need a light coating of cooking oil. Cooking oil is
better than butter, since it doesn’t burn as easily and get into all the tight
The perfect fluffy gluten free waffles made with yogurt and just a touch of
sugar, with a lightly crisp outside. The gluten free breakfast of champions!
The perfect fluffy gluten free waffles made with yogurt and just a touch of
sugar, with a lightly crisp outside. The gluten free breakfast of champions!