Best Buttermilk Waffles

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs, separated
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry.
3. In another bowl, whisk together egg yolks, buttermilk, butter and vanilla. Pour into dry ingredients and stir briefly until just combined.
4. Fold whites into batter. Pour batter into waffle maker.

Serves:  6

Test Kitchen Tips:
Homemade waffle batter may take longer to cook than packaged pancake and waffle mix. The packaged mix waffles are done in about 5 minutes. Made from scratch recipes take a few minutes more.

The Belgian waffle grid holds more batter than a traditional grid. These recipes give a range of batter to use, for example, 2/3 to 3/4 cup. The larger amount should be used for a Belgian waffle grid.

Waffles can be frozen and then reheated. Make a large batch ahead of time and let cool on a cooling rack. Freeze in airtight storage bags then heat in an oven or microwave.