Alton's Basic Waffle

By Addie

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2005
Show: Good Eats
Episode: The Waffle Truth

Ingredients

• 4 3/4 ounces all-purpose flour, approximately 1 cup
• 4 3/4 ounces whole-wheat flour, approximately 1 cup
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 whole eggs, beaten
• 2 ounces unsalted butter, melted
• 16 ounces buttermilk, room temperature
• Vegetable spray, for waffle iron

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat waffle iron according to manufacturer's directions.

In a medium bowl whisk together the flours, soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In another bowl beat together eggs and melted butter, and then add the buttermilk. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until combined. Allow to rest for 5 minutes.

Ladle the recommended amount of waffle batter onto the iron according to the manufacturer's recommendations. Close iron top and cook until the waffle is golden on both sides and is easily removed from iron. Serve immediately or keep warm in a 200 degree F oven until ready to serve.
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REVIEWS: (251)

Very good. Especially when made on my vintage cast iron waffle iron. There are never leftovers. The buttermilk is a MUST. don't substitute it.

Very tasty. Kids loved them. Light and airy. I did omit wheat flour though and substituted with an extra cup of all purpose white flour.

This is the only waffle recipe we use. It's plastered to the inside of the cupboard so everyone can make 'em without hesitation. We use a waffle iron and usually through in 2 T of vinegar with the milk to get that 'buttermilk ' flavor.

Outstanding recipe. The whole wheat adds a nice touch. Made a whole batch, but don't think there will be any left to put in the freezer. Alton does it again!

A great recipe. I did add a teaspoon of vanilla that made it outstanding.

Simple, Delicious! SIMPLY DELICIOUS! YUM!!!

This is a tasty and dependable waffle recipe, and I followed it to the T. I only give it four stars because it is on the plain side, but that leaves me with the opportunity to make any type of waffle toppings I want and all will be delicious on these, from savory to sweet. We have made them with butter and maple syrup, strawberries and cream, and a caramel apple topping for fall. They were not soggy at all and the oven kept them warm until serving. They also freeze well and can be tossed in the toaster for a quick morning breakfast, especially topped with peanut butter for an on-the-go breakfast.

This recipe is fair but not great. I thought it was a bit boring. If you want to change it up you can add cinnamon sugar or top with whipped cream. But I was not impressed.

Perfect waffles great taste light and fluffy Listen to Alton he knows what hes doing.

My kids love these so much that they don't even put syrup on them. Perfect every time.

Puffy thick wonderful!

Amazing. The tastiest waffles and the easiest recipe I've ever used. Honestly, I wonder why, before now, making waffles was such a chore. We'll be having them all the time from now on!

Excellent recipe. I wanted to promised to make the kids waffles and then remembered the long process it was the first time I used the recipe that came with my brand new waringpro waffle maker. I really didn't want to wait an hour and neither did they. I found this non-yeast recipe and no kidding - not only was it easy, it was very delicious! Better than the recipe I used actually! This will now be my go to recipe for making basic waffles. Quick, easy and delicious. The only thing I did differently was to make my own buttermilk as I didn't have any in the fridge. I used the tried and true 1 tbsp of vinegar per cup of milk (I used 2% milk and they were excellent. Thanks Alton!

I finally made this in the morning and my family loves it. Alton is right about having a good waffle iron. Simple to make and it turned out crispy which is my favorite. Also I didn't have any buttermilk so I made my own. 1 tbs of vinegar to 1 cup of whole milk. And instead of sticky boring syrup, I added nutella and banana on mines and it was goooood! Give it a try :

This recipe is nothing short of perfect! If you think it has a "Baking Powder" flavor try using Aluminum free baking powder. For those who said the waffles produced was soggy or floppy don't look at the recipe, look at your waffle iron. If you watched the show he said your waffle iron is one of the most critical pieces in this equation. IF IT WILL NOT GET HOT ENOUGH YOUR WAFFLES WILL BE FLOPPY! I have made this at least 15 times and EVERY time my waffles came out with a crispy exterior and a soft, fluffy interior. PERFECTION!

I have never left a review on anything in my life, but these are so tasty I HAD too! We make a big batch and freeze them for quick breakfasts. We add whatever we like to them and they are always delicious! Right now we are enjoying chocolate chip waffles!!! Yummy, yummy, yummy!!! I just had one for dessert even! hahaha