Cornmeal Sourdough Waffles Recipes

SOURDOUGH WAFFLES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, and 1 1/2 cups warm water. Whisk until well combined and no lumps remain. Add more water if necessary to achieve the proper consistency. Add sourdough starter, and whisk to combine. Cover batter with plastic wrap, and let sit at room temperature (place it in the sink in case the batter bubbles over), for at least 12 hours.
• Heat a nonstick waffle iron. Remove 1/2 cup batter, and add to remaining sourdough starter to keep the starter alive.
• Add cornmeal and salt to batter, and whisk to combine. Whisk in oil and egg yolks. Combine baking soda with 1 tablespoon water, and stir into batter. In a separate bowl, whisk egg whites to stiff glossy peaks, then fold into batter.
• Spray the waffle iron with cooking spray. Spoon in batter to fill but not overflow iron. Close lid; bake until no steam emerges from waffle iron, 3 to 5 minutes. Quickly flip the waffle back and forth between hands to cool it and to ensure an even crispness on both sides. Repeat with remaining batter. Place the waffles on serving plates. Serve with desired toppings.

GRANDMA'S SOURDOUGH WAFFLES

Steps:

• The night before you want your waffles, mix the flour, yeast, and lukewarm water.
• Put in tall bowl, as it will rise quite a bit.
• Cover with towel and let sit in room temperature overnight.
• In the morning, uncover and stir.
• Don't be put off by the texture. It is supposed to look weird. Really.
• Add the eggs and oil/milk, enough to make it thin enough to use.
• It might be a little tough to make it all mix together, because it tends to be a bit sticky, but keep at it.
• Usually helps if you've mixed the eggs a little in a separate bowl, so you're not dealing with a whole yolk.
• In small, separate bowl combine baking soda and sugar. Mix until no lumps.
• Add to soda & sugar mixture to bowl with waffle dough.
• Stir until mixed in.
• Let sit about fifteen minutes. (A good time to start preheating your waffle iron.)
• Spray waffle iron with cooking spray. You'll need to repeat this occasionally as the spray wears off.
• Experiment with amounts of waffle dough to put in the iron and times. For us, we use a ladle and cook each waffle for 3-5 minutes. Those sizes and times work perfectly for us, but I'm sure waffle irons vary in size and cooking times.
• You can get creative with adding other ingredients. I haven't tried any of these yet, but I've heard adding crumbled bacon, blueberries, grated apples, etc. to the mix before making the waffles works well.
• For us, the recipe usually yields 8-9 waffles, enough for 3-4 people. It might differ for your waffle iron.

CORNMEAL SOURDOUGH WAFFLES

Steps:

• Before going to bed, put 1/2 cup starter in a large mixing bowl, stir in 2 cups buttermilk, sugar, white and wheat flour; mix well and cover with cloth.
• Next morning, while waffle iron is preheating, beat egg whites until stiff.
• Lightly beat egg yolks and add to starter mixture, stir in cornmeal, butter, soda, salt, vanilla and cinnamon if using; add additional buttermilk if batter seems to stiff.
• Fold in beaten egg whites and bake in waffle iron as per manufactures directions.
• Place on wire racks to cool completely before packaging and freezing.
• To reheat, toast in toaster oven to desired degree of crispness.
• Please note that the cook time does not reflect the overnight proofing of the batter.