Aretha Frankenstein's Waffles of Insane Greatness
- Serves
- 2 to 4
- Prep Time
- 40 Minutes
- Cook Time
- 10 Minutes
This recipe (originally from Aretha Frankenstein's restaurant in Chattanooga, TN) is the ideal I-just-woke-up-from-a-waffle-dream waffle, a morning-of alternative to the overnight yeasted kind. The cornstarch in the batter helps tamp down gluten formation, making these waffles silky and moist inside with a crust as thin and crisp as an eggshell.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup whole milk or buttermilk (or a combination)
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Butter and pure maple syrup, for serving
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Aretha Frankenstein's Waffles of Insane Greatness
Directions
- Step 1
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; mix well. Add the milk, vegetable oil, egg, sugar and vanilla and mix well. Let the batter sit for 30 minutes.
- Step 2
Heat a waffle iron. Follow the directions on your waffle iron to cook the waffles. Serve immediately with butter and pure maple syrup or hold in a 200 degree oven, directly on the rack (don't stack them or they'll get soggy). These also reheat very well in the toaster.