Waffles

Today is my younger brother's birthday. Happy Birthday adik!
He may be a dad with a receding hairline, a pot belly and at times drive us all up the wall but to me he will always be adik to me.
A week ago I asked what would he liked for a birthday cake, his answer was surprisingly fast and simple. Shrugging his shoulders and making a face (that's normal for him) he replied that he didn't want one. He rather go out somewhere to eat.
Hearing his flippant answer I had mixed feelings, happy - I didn't have to bake a cake and disappointed - there were several recipes that I wanted to try out  and didn't get a chance to.
But then today, after giving him his present I got him   2 pairs of boxers - underwear are always useful and in need, ok!
I decided to make waffles as a kinda birthday brunch for him.
Had a waffle recipe that was screaming to tried, so I made a batch and everyone had a good and filling meal, needless to say we skipped lunch that day... Oh, the birthday meal we had later that same evening at a Yemeni and Arabic food restaurant, Qasar Saba.
 Tak sempat ambil gambar as everyone was busy sampling each others' plates of food. Overall it was a very good makan day!!

It is another recipe, a crispy one that has yeast!
Thank you so much to Hidayah for the recipe.
** panaskan waffle machine dulu!

Waffles
4 cups flour
2 eggs
1 cup milk (I added another 2 cups)
1 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2 Tbsp melted butter (I used sunflower oil)
1 tsp dried yeast

Method
Using a hand whisk mix all ingredients in a bowl. Gently mix all until forms a smooth batter.
Ladle the batter onto the waffle machine and wait for it to cook.
Some recipe call for the batter to rest for a bit, but not this one. By the way if you see frothy bubbles on the surface, don't panic. It is just the yeast tengah aktif!
Go slow on the liquid, as the batter might get too runny.
Happy Baking.

Waffles

I know it is a hassle to make these and are probably easier and faster to just buy them BUT I can't stand the eggy smell from the ones at the shop.
I can smell the waffle stand way before I can see it in supermarkets or shopping malls.
Why can't they put some vanilla?
My family and I, we love waffles. In fact we have several waffle irons in the house, some are still in use while others are, well collecting dust and all the while hoping some day it will laku on Pawn Stars!!
We eat this is with honey or jam. Squeeze a bit of lime over the honey and wahh... best tau!

You will need a waffle iron to make this but it doesn't have to look like ours, the biasa squarish ones pun is just fine.

Waffles
source: from a manual of an old Japanese waffle iron later
transferred to my mum's ancient recipe book.


2 cup Self Raising Flour
3 tsp baking powder
2 eggs (separate the yolks from the whites, tricky so be careful)
2 cup milk (full cream, evaporated or low fat - semua pun boleh janji milk)
2 Tbsp melted butter or margarine (I use a microwave at Hi for about 10 seconds)
1 tsp vanilla

*Switch on your waffle machine first. A hot waffle iron makes good waffles. Make sure to brush some oil or melted butter onto the surface of the iron to avoid the waffle sticking. Usually the first ones do.

Method
Put flour, baking powder, yolks, vanilla and milk in a bowl and mix until well combined.
Add in melted butter and mix again.
In another bowl, make sure it is clean and dry whisk egg whites. You can either use a hand mixer or just whisk manually. Beware, this will take some time and effort so be patience. OR else just use the hand mixer.
Beat the egg whites until soft peaks then slowly fold into the first batter. Gently or you might lose the air you painstaking caught while whipping the whites. This will make the waffle nice and fluffy.

Next ladle just enough batter to cover the surface of the waffle iron then close the lid.
Sometimes some batter will overflow at the sides. Don't worry just let it be you can clean it up later. Just be more careful ladling the next one.
Depending on the waffle machine, and temperature, cooking time will vary. So check and see if it is brown and golden, okay it is done.

Slowly take the waffle out and put on a cooling rack or plate if you are impatient!
Eat with lots of your favorite topping!

Happy Baking.