Good Night Waffles

By JBamford

Most of the mixing for these waffles is done the night before. In the morning, just mix in the eggs, vanilla extract and baking soda while the waffle maker is heating. Leftover batter may be covered and kept in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Heat your waffle maker in the morning, stir the batter and have a freshIy baked waffle for breakfast.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (125 ml) lukewarm (105°F [41°C]) water
• 1 tablespoon (15 ml) granulated sugar
• 2 1/4 teaspoons (17 ml) active dry yeast (1 yeast packet)
• 2 cups (500 ml) whole milk, warmed (about 105°F [41°C])
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) salt
• 2 cups (500 ml) all-purpose flour
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons (10 ml) pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) baking soda

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

The night before, or at least 8 hours before baking, combine the warm water, granulated sugar and yeast. Let stand 10 minutes, until foamy. Stir in the warm milk, melted butter and salt. Beat in the flour until smooth; (this may be done using a hand mixer on low speed).

Wrap bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let stand overnight (or for 8 hours) on the countertop; do not refrigerate.

When ready to bake, preheat your Cuisinart® Breakfast Central on setting #4 or preferred setting* (green indicator light will be illuminated when preheated).

For best results, do not open waffle/omelette maker during cooking progress. Doing so will offset the timing mechanism.

While the waffle/omelette maker is heating, stir the eggs, vanilla extract and baking soda into the batter. Use measuring scoop to measure out batter. Pour into waffle grids. Use a heat-proof spatula to spread the batter evenly over the grids. Close cover and rotate 180° to the right. Bake in the hot waffle maker until beeper sounds. Rotate 180° to the left. Remove waffle and repeat with remaining batter. Waffles may be kept warm in a low (200°F [95°C]) oven. Place waffles arranged on a cookie sheet on a rack in the oven. Serve with sliced fresh fruit, jam, powdered sugar, a warm fruit syrup, or whipped cream.

* We recommend using setting #4 to achieve a golden brown baked Belgian waffle. Adjust the browning control if you prefer lighter or darker waffles.

Nutritional information per waffle:
Calories 373 (49% from fat) • carb. 38g • pro. 10g • fat 20g • sat. fat 12g • chol. 123mg • sod. 501mg • calc. 117mg • fiber 19