Listening to: Terminal -Bongripper (my #1 album of the year)
Holy goddamn fuck are waffles great. Triple the recipe for freezer waffles that will make your cold, dead heart happy that you planned ahead. Remember the post about sourdough? Here’s something to do with the discard or when you just have too much starter that needs to go. This can also be used for pancake batter, but waffles are obviously better. Fight me.
SD Waffles- Yields 6 sq ft (or about 7 med waffles)
- 4.5 cups of sourdough starter, ripe or unfed is fine
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda + 1 T water, combined
- 1 Tbsp vanilla or maple extract
- Heat up your waffler, stovetop or electric are fine. Take a few tokes at this time, as directed by the devastating riffs you’re taking in.
- Whisk all of the ingredients together. The baking soda needs to be combined with some water as it’s the only dry ingredient in this recipe and won’t mix in well if only added dry. If the starter is unfed, add an extra tsp of baking soda or the waffles may not fluff up as much. Add any mix-ins like chocolate chips or fruit at this time.
- Bake until golden brown. Be patient, it’s hard to not peek. Take in the devastating riffs for a few minutes. If you’re making them for a meal, don’t expect to make a stack and serve it, they won’t last that long. Cool on a wire rack if meal prepping before freezing in ziplock bags.
There you have it. Pour the batter on to a griddle if you like pancakes better. Either way, your waffles are better than boxed. The tang the starter brings to the waffles is like no other. Depending on how ripe your starter is, you may need to add more baking soda, or your waffles may suffer from a lack of fluffiness. No matter what, don’t you dare think waffles aren’t metal, they have built in cups to hold the liquid nectar of sin.
Use as a vessel for your newly found jam and jelly making skills, or in the worst-case scenarios your “I tried” fruit syrup. Line up the condiments you want to use in order of flavor intensity and make a waffle buffet. Host a breakfast of booze night with your favorite battle vest-wearing buddies to show off your skills to show off how cool being domestic can be, without being an elitist prick.
Waffles were one of the first items I learned to make in bulk. My little round waffle iron I picked up at Goodwill was a champ when I was broke in my first apartment and my freezer needed to be filled with easy breakfasts. I have since paid it forward to someone else who needed one and replaced mine with a square stovetop model I acquired from my dad when he was cleaning out some cabinets. Leggo My Eggos are nostalgic, but these will be your new go-to.