Cook's Illustrated Perfect Waffles
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 250°F. Place a wire rack in a rimmed half baking sheet and place in oven to warm.
- 2
Whisk flour, sugar, salt, buttermilk powder, and baking soda in a large bowl to combine.
- 3
Whisk sour cream, eggs, vanilla, and oil in a medium bowl to combine.
- 4
Gently stir seltzer into wet ingredients. Make a well in center of dry ingredients and pour in wet ingredients. Using a rubber spatula, gently stir until just combined. Batter should remain slightly lumpy.
- 5
Heat waffle iron and bake waffles according to equipment instructions, using about 1/2 cup batter for each 7-inch round waffle.
- 6
When done, transfer cooked waffles to rack in warm oven and hold for up to 10 minutes before serving with butter and syrup.
💡 Cook's Notes
The baking soda creates a more alkaline environment, which intensifies the Maillard reaction (when sugars react with amino acids), resulting in crispier, more deeply browned waffles.
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