Belgian Waffles With Whippped Cream And Strawberries Recipes

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour, sugar and baking powder. In another bowl, lightly beat egg yolks. Add milk, butter and vanilla; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until combined. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter. , Bake in a preheated waffle iron according to manufacturer's directions until golden brown. Serve with strawberries or syrup.

Steps:

• Heat waffle iron. Prepare waffle mix for 2 large waffles, 4 quarters each. Add sugar to a large food storage bag and crush cubes with a small heavy-bottomed skillet or meat mallet. Add crushed cubes to prepared batter. Brush iron with melted butter. Add waffle mix and cook to waffle iron directions. Serve 1/2 a large waffle or 2 sections from your iron per person, topping with sliced berries and a rosette of whipped cream.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat until bubbles form around the edges.
• Remove from the heat.
• Split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and use a small knife to scrape the beans into the milk.
• Add the vanilla pod and let stand, 30-60 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, toss the strawberries and 4 T sugar; macerate, stirring occasionally, until the berries soften and form a syrup, 30-60 minutes.
• Preheat a Belgian waffle maker.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer using the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites on med-high speed until soft peaks form, 3 minutes.
• Add the remaining 3 T sugar and whip until firm peaks form, 2-3 minutes.
• Remove the vanilla pod and place the infused milk in a medium bowl.
• Slowly whisk in the egg yolks and butter.
• In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the milk mixture, stirring until just combined.
• Gently fold in the egg whites.
• Ladle the batter into the waffle maker, using ½-3/4 cup batter per batch.
• Spread the batter so that is almost reaches the edges of the waffle maker.
• Cook until the waffles are crisp and browned, 3-4 minutes.
• Using a spatula, remove the waffles from the waffle maker and serve right away, or place on a baking sheet in a single layer in a 200 degree oven for up to 20 minutes before serving.
• Top with the strawberries and whipped cream and dust with powdered sugar.
• To make the whipped cream-in the bowl of a stand mixer using the whisk attachment, whip the cream on med-high speed until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes.
• Add the sugar and vanilla and whip until firmer peaks form, 1-2 minutes.