How to make Viennese and other soft waffles

How to make waffle dough

Soft waffles are fluffy square or round waffles made from dough with the addition of baking powder. Viennese waffles are considered classics.

4 main secrets

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If the recipe contains butter, then it must be melted in a water bath. Baked goods with melted butter acquire a delicate flavor and porosity.

To melt butter in a water bath, you will need:

plate;
2 pots: larger and smaller.

Place the oil in a smaller container and place it in a large pot of boiling water. Melt the butter, stirring constantly.

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Eggs are always added to the dough in a special way. The yolks are separated from the proteins and added to the dough immediately. The whites are whipped to their peaks and added at the end: small air bubbles give the baked goods lightness and fluffiness. If you do not separate the whites from the yolks or add them at the beginning, the waffles can turn out to be rubbery.

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If the recipe contains kefir, milk or sour cream, then they are added in the penultimate place, before the whipped proteins.

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All ingredients without whipped proteins must be thoroughly mixed with a mixer in a deep bowl until a homogeneous mass without lumps is obtained. When proteins are added, the dough is only mixed by hand. In consistency, it should resemble sour cream, be slightly thicker than the pancake dough.

Classic Viennese waffles

3 eggs;
100 g sugar;
150 ml of milk;
100 g butter;
250 g flour;
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Yoghurt waffles

110 g butter;
300 g flour;
100 g sugar;
300 ml fruit yogurt;
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs.

Curd waffles

200 g of cottage cheese;
2 eggs;
3 tablespoons flour;
70 ml of milk or kefir;
1 teaspoon baking powder
sweetener to taste;
1 bag of vanillin.

Apple waffles

1 grated apple;
1 egg;
4 tablespoons flour;
5 tablespoons of kefir;
1 teaspoon baking powder
sweetener to taste;
1 bag of vanillin;
1 teaspoon cinnamon - optional.

Pumpkin waffles

200 g baked pumpkin;
1 egg + 1 protein;
150 g flour;
50–70 ml of milk;
sweetener to taste;
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon - optional.

Banana Orange Waffles

2 bananas;
130 g flour;
100 ml orange juice;
1 teaspoon baking powder
sweetener to taste;
1 teaspoon orange peel.

Cheese waffles

150 g grated cheese;
6 tablespoons flour;
1 egg;
50 ml of kefir;
½ teaspoon baking powder.

Potato waffles

2 medium grated potatoes;
1 egg;
½ small fried onion;
1¹⁄₂ tablespoon flour
greens, spices - to taste.

Cabbage waffles

350 g of cabbage;
2 eggs;
200 g flour;
200 ml of milk or kefir;
greens, spices - to taste.

Fish waffles

1 can of tuna in its own juice;
2 eggs;
4 tablespoons flour;
2 tablespoons sour cream;
½ teaspoon baking powder;
a pinch of salt.

How to make Viennese and other soft waffles

In a waffle iron

Lubricate the waffle maker plates with vegetable oil and heat the device. Focus on the indicator light: when the waffle iron is ready to work, the green light will turn on.

Place 2 tablespoons of dough on each plate. No more needed, otherwise it will spill out on the sides. If you take less, the waffles will turn out to be too small.

The baking time depends on the power of the device. The larger it is, the faster the waffles will cook. For example, the Moulinex SW611812 model at 700 W will bake waffles in 10 minutes. And the Kitfort KT-1620 waffle maker with the ability to adjust the temperature and a power of 920 W will cope with the task in about 6 minutes.

When the waffles are baked, the green light will go out.

The most popular waffle makers with indicator lights:

Gfgrill GFW-015 with adjustable thermostat;
Gemlux GL-WM-888R with the possibility of turning the device for even distribution of the dough;
Redmond RMB-M713-1 with removable panels that allow baking not only fluffy waffles, but also donuts, triangular pies, thin crunchy waffles, pancakes, nuts with condensed milk and much more;
Endever Skyline WM-20 with cone for waffle cones;
Gfgrill GF-020 with rotary handle for even dough distribution;
Kitfort KT-1611-3 with cells for large waffles;
Clatronic WA 3606 with the ability to change the temperature.

Remove the waffles using silicone spatulas or tongs so as not to damage the non-stick coating.

In the oven

Lubricate the mold with vegetable oil. Pour the dough into the wells. Shake the mold to distribute it evenly.

Place the dish in an oven preheated to 220 ° C. Bake the waffles for 8-9 minutes. Then remove them from the mold and place them flat on a baking sheet. Bake for another 5 minutes.

The most popular wafer molds are made by Lekue. They are made of food grade silicone, easy to clean, easy to use. But on AliExpress, you can also buy a budget analogue.