Waffles

By Gleek

Ingredients

• 1 cup (250 grams) all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup (75 ml) cornstarch
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) cornmeal (optional)
• 2 tsp (10 ml) baking powder
• 3/4 tsp (3 ml) salt
• 2 large eggs, separated
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) sugar
• 1 cup (250 ml) milk
• 1/4 to 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup (75 mil) unsalted butter, melted

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a large bowl, sift or whisk together flour, cornstarch, cornmeal, baking powder and salt to blend thoroughly; set aside.
2. In mixer bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Add sugar; continue beating until stiff peaks form; set aside.
3. Whisk together egg yolks, milk and vanilla.
4. Using rubber spatula, stir milk mixture into flour mixture, blending just until dry ingredients are moistened. (there should still be small lumps; do not over mix.)
5. Stir in melted butter. Fold in beaten egg whites until combined.

Waffle Tip: Cornstarch makes the waffles crisper. If you do not have corn starch, you could still make great waffles by omitting cornstarch and increasing flour to 1 1/3 cups.