Brown Butter Waffles

By cserumga

Ingredients

• 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1 1/4-ounce packet active dry yeast
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (or 1 3/4 cups plus 1/4 cup whole-wheat flour)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• Kosher salt
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Make the brown butter: Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, swirling the pan, until lightly browned, 8 to 12 minutes. Skim off any foam; set the brown butter aside.

Make the batter: Warm 1/2 cup milk in a small saucepan over low heat until it reaches about 110 degrees F. Transfer to a large bowl and sprinkle in the yeast (do not stir). Set aside until foamy, about 5 minutes. Whisk in 1/3 cup of the brown butter, reserving the rest for buttering the waffle iron. Whisk in the flour, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt and the remaining 2 cups milk. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise overnight at room temperature.

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Preheat a waffle iron; brush with the reserved brown butter. Stir the eggs and baking soda into the batter. Spoon 1/2 to 1/3 cup batter into the waffle iron and cook until golden. Transfer to a baking sheet and keep warm in the oven while you make the rest. Top as desired.