Basic Waffles

Ingredients

• 2 C flour
• 4 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ C sugar
• 2 C milk
• 2 eggs
• ½ C butter, melted
• 2 tbs oil
• 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

1. Mix Dry: Sift dry ingredients together.
2. Add Wet: Whisk eggs into milk and stir into dry ingredients.
3. Finish Batter: Add butter, oil, and vanilla; fold gently with a silicone spatula. Do not overmix, some lumps are fine.
4. Cook Waffles: Preheat a Belgian waffle iron. Pour ½ cup batter onto the center and spread outward in a circular motion.

Chef's Notes

• For a lighter waffle, separate the eggs: mix yolks into the batter, whip whites to stiff peaks, and gently fold them in.
• You can swap some milk for buttermilk for extra tang, and add cinnamon if desired.
• For savory waffles, omit the vanilla and reduce the sugar by 50%.