Waffle

Salted caramel became all-the-craze not too long ago and is still popular in a lot of desserts, but why not try it out for breakfast? Check out this recipe for crispy waffles with salted caramel coulis from Epicurious. It makes 4 servings.

Ingredients:

Salted caramel coulis:

            1/2 cup sugar

            1/4 cup water

            1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

            3 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter

            1/2 teaspoon fleur de sel or coarse kosher salt

Waffles:

            1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

            2 tablespoons sugar

            1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

            1/2 teaspoon salt

            1 3/4 cups whole milk

            2 large eggs

            6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted, slightly cooled

            Peanut oil

            Powdered sugar

Waffles originally started out as a dessert that was then adapted to be a part of the most important meal of the day. They originated as wafers in the medieval times, which were very light, thin, crisp cakes that were baked between two waffle irons. This produced a variety of different, flat, unleavened cakes that came from a mixture of barley and oats. The waffle has since evolved into something very different made with white flour usually. Check out this recipe from Aaron McCargo Jr. for dulce de leche cake waffles.

Ingredients

• 1 box your favorite vanilla cake mix (or any other flavors)
• Nonstick spray
• 1/2 gallon good-quality dulce de leche ice cream
• 4 bananas, sliced into 1-inch pieces
• 1 cup caramel sauce
• 1 cup toasted chopped walnuts
• Whipped cream, for garnish

Cinnamon rolls are definitely a treat in the morning, but why not turn it into a traditional breakfast favorite with this recipe from RecipeGirl.com for cinnamon roll waffles?

Ingredients:

Waffles:


• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 2 Tablespoons granulated white sugar

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 2 large eggs

• 2 cups buttermilk

• 1/4 cup canola oil

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cinnamon Topping:


• 1/2 cup butter, melted

• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed

• 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon

Cream Cheese Topping:


• 4 Tablespoons butter

• 2 ounces cream cheese

• 3/4 cup powdered sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

The transition of fall to winter is the perfect time for waffles especially when they involve caramel and apples. Check out this recipe for caramel apple waffles next time you’re having some guests over.

Caramel Apple Waffles

(4 servings)    

For The Sauce:

• 1 and 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 4 Tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract


For The Apples:

• 3 large apples - peeled / cored / cut into wedges
• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg