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Looks like a good source for anytime waffles~~lots of creative ways to make savory and sweet waffles.
Club sandwich waffles)., snack waffles (guac and waffle chips), and, of course, a heck of a lot of breakfast and dessert waffles.More than you can shake a stick at, more variety than you ever *dreamed* of, and they taste good.They *do* use quite a bit of baking powder. Lox waffles. Oh well. It has a wide variety of waffles, including savory dinner waffles (clam hash waffles. Waffled mashed potatoes)., great brunch waffles (PB&J.
Carbon's mix with buttermilk has made for perfect waffles everytime for me but I wanted to see what else my professional waffle iron could do.
I thought that Greenspan seemed to use an awful lot of baking powder in her recipes (one tablespoon. I read in "The Best Recipe" that double-acting baking powder doesn't really work in waffles, because there isn't enough time in the short baking cycle for it to really get bubbling, and thus they use only baking soda in their recipes. I don't even use that in regular baking)., so I modified it to use just a bit more baking soda and no baking powder in the Apple-Gruyere waffles, and it worked fine. I enjoy the creative waffles that are in this book, especially the Apple-Gruyere waffles and the Polenta waffles. However, I have a hint for you: you can use no baking powder and just double the baking soda and that works fine for lift.
I love this book. Greenspan's recipe for Spicy Ricotta Waffles on the the foodtv.com site and they were so delicious that I looked up info on the book on Amazon. Delicious recipes. The author covers all areas, from appetizers to desserts.
I did not care for waffles until my daughter bought me a waffle iron this past Christmas. You can even make toasted cheese sandwiches in your waffle iron - did you know that. As another reviewer noted, yes, give this cookbook with a waffle iron to newlyweds, but also to any and everyone who likes waffles. So, my search for recipes (I never made them before) began.
She also includes dips, spreads, oils, etc. I didn't. I found Ms. Thank goodness.
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