Sourdough Waffles

This recipe is based on the King Arthur Sourdough waffle recipe, with just a couple of tweaks.

First you’ll notice that there’s no *actual* buttermilk. I use buttermilk powder. For one thing, it’s convenient and less expensive. But the main reason I use it is because if I have buttermilk in the house, I will drink glass after glass of it until it is gone. My husband and kids get so grossed out by it but I *love* it.

This recipe calls for an overnight sponge. It’s quite easy, but does take some planning. It’s 1 cup of your sourdough discard (nice way to use the discard!) 2 cups of buttermilk (or as I do, 2 cups water, 4 tablespoons buttermilk powder), 2 cups of flour, and 4 tablespoons of sugar. Mix and let sit overnight so that the flavor develops.

The next day…add 2 eggs and mix

and 4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) melted butter plus 1 teaspoon baking soda and 2 teaspoons vanilla, 3/4 tsp salt, and mix. The vanilla really adds a nice flavor! Try it and I think you’ll love it.

And cook in your waffle iron. I recently bought this Cuisinart double waffle iron, and I’m in LOVE! It makes waffles twice as fast and that can’t be a bad thing. I’ve had probably 4 waffle irons and this is by far the best.

And serve your waffles with maple syrup. Or have chicken and waffles. I like mine with both maple syrup and cream chicken gravy.

IF YOU LIKE THIS RECIPE YOU WILL ALSO LIKE:

• Lard and Butter Biscuits
• Sourdough Pancakes
• Sourdough Pearl Sugar and Bacon Waffles
• No-Fail Hollandaise Sauce
• Spicy Sausage Gravy

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Sourdough Waffles

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Resting time12 hrs

Servings: 5

Ingredients

Overnight sponge

• 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 tablespoons buttermilk powder
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup sourdough starter unfed/discard

Finished Waffles

• all of the overnight sponge
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

• Mix overnight sponge ingredients and allow to sit overnight in refrigerator. Mix rest of ingredients and cook in waffle iron.