Originally published on July 6, 2014
Yesterday I talked about how, after a very long wait, I finally made polenta and it didn’t nearly fulfill my high expectations. Well, it’s a good thing you can do a lot more with corn flour than just make that. Of course cornbread entered my mind, but since it was morning and I was staring at this package of yellow flour, I decided I’d try to use it to make waffles. I thought, because the corn flour I have is quite coarse, that it would make them even crunchier and crispier, and something that my waffles have just not yet ever turned out to be. Turns out, I was right. Remember when you’re using corn flour for waffles that you still have to use a bit of all-purpose, just to give them a bit of body and help them hold up better. Then you’ll have that perfect waffle – perfectly golden brown on the outside, and soft and chewy on the inside.
1 3/4 cups buttermilk (I almost always use the common substitution of the same amount of milk, with 1 tablespoon of vinegar)
2 eggs
5 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus more for brushing the iron with
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup corn flour or cornmeal
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
Directions:
1.) In a large mixing bowl whisk together the buttermilk (or substitute,) eggs, and oil.
2.) In a separate bowl, mix together the dry ingredients.
3.) Pour the dry ingredients into the wet, and mix thoroughly to fully combine.
4.) Brush the interior surface area of the waffle iron with a bit of vegetable oil so the waffles do not stick. Then turn on, close, and wait for the iron to preheat. (You want to do this after the waffle mixture has been mixed to allow it to sit and thicken for a few minutes.)
5.) When the iron is hot, pour the batter onto the waffle iron in 1/3 cup servings. Close the iron, wait for each waffle to cook, about 3 – 5 minutes (or whenever your waffle iron tells you it’s ready,) then remove to a plate before adding more batter. Continue until all waffles have been made.
6.) Serve and enjoy!