Homemade Belgian Waffles

For breakfast, brunch, afternoon tea with maple syrup, butter, fruit or just plain, they're delicious!

Of course, a true Belgian Waffle will have deeper indents / squares than mine but it matters not.

I wanted to recreate the Belgian Waffle at home after coming back from America. These are not as scrumptious as the ones from the Belgian Café in Apex, NC, but I love them!

I searched the internet for a good recipe and found two I liked. One titled "The Bestest Belgian Waffles" and the other titled "True Belgian Waffles" so I used them both for this home make.

This was the first time I'd made them

For the Waffles:

• 2 cups self raising flour
• 3/4 cup sugar, I only use brown sugar
• 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 large eggs, separated
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 cup melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Toppings - the lists can be endless

• Icing sugar for dusting
• Maple syrup for drizzling
• Whipped cream
• Soft fruits eg strawberries, raspberries, blueberries etc
• Or butter instead of fruits
• Even jams or preserves like my homemade apple butter

Mix together the flour, sugar and baking powder and put to one side for a moment

Seperate your eggs and beat the yolks.

Don't throw away the whites, we'll be using those shortly.

Mix together the milk, melted butter and vanilla.

Add the egg yolks and mix in.

Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form when you take out the whisk

Fold the egg whites, using a metal spoon, into your first mixture.

Pour batter into the waffle maker and cook until golden brown.

Follow the instructions for the waffle maker

Allow to cool

Sprinkle with a little icing sugar, drizzle with maple syrup and add toppings.

My toppings here are:

• Top left: Fresh, whipped cream (or vegan alternative) and sliced strawberries
• Top right: Butter
• Bottom left: Apple butter and sliced strawberries
• Bottom right: Raspberries were available but they weren't used

There are endless sweet toppings you can add.

I thoroughly enjoyed mine of strawberries and cream.

I hope you enjoy yours.