Crispy Yeasted Waffles Recipe

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[@cutieluvxio9275]

Best waffles for sure! I tried it with the resting for 2 hrs and one 10mins and they make a whole difference in crispyness and fluff

[@BRAG450]

I just want to thank you guys for this recipe. There is a local spot that sells waffles and I always wondered how they got them so light and delicious. I ordered the malt on Amazon and got it the next day. It was fairly cheap I got 1.5 lbs of the stuff for around 10 bucks. Used Bob red Mills whole wheat pastry flour and they were great. Better than the local cafe if you ask me.

[@carnaldish]

I made these today and BABY LET ME TELL YOU!! perfection!!! you guys never ever steer me wrong. I'm throwing all of my other yeasted waffle recipes in the trash. this is the best one, hands down. I ate two whole waffles like a fatass and I shall bask in my fatassery with pride. they're so good and light and airy. thank you for sharing this gem.

[@chefsteps]

+carnaldish Hey, thank you Resha! Glad you had a chance to give it a try, great channel btw!

[@carnaldish]

+ChefSteps thank you love! that means so much coming from you guys ❤️

[@Smileypb01]

+carnaldish Greatest comment ever to a food video I've ever seen. :)

[@Mimikh909]

I made them as well, but it was quite disgusting, the aftertaste of the addictive was yucky

[@speaking190]

Hi!! What did you use as pastry flour?? :O

[@star-hh8yp]

이 와플 레시피 정말 맛있어요 집에 몰트파우더가 없어서 같은분량의 밀가루로 대체했지만 다음에는 사서 레시피대로 만들어보려구요 강추합니다

[@2damnfunny]

Okay. I tried these again and they are the bomb! I made them in my Belgium and m;y mini waffle maker and it turned out great. It also freezes extremely well. Make a double batch and freeze instead of buying frozen waffles from the grocery store.

[@maxxsee]

right on man, right on flat earth truth

[@BobaSlayer34]

I made these last weekend and he’s right, these are the best waffles I’ve ever had.

[@SolitudeInsanity]

Hey guys, I wanted to tell you that I invited some of my friends over for breakfast and made a lot of different waffles with your recipe! They absolutely loved it, and so did I. Thank you very much!

[@chefsteps]

+Mads Clifford That's awesome! Glad you had a good time.

[@mgarciber1]

Can you share recipe?

[@angeloloukas3836]

made these today and they are the absolute best ive ever had

[@chefsteps]

Angelo Loukas That's great to hear!

[@murw1n]

Angelo Loukas jup! same here, and it was beautiful

[@Fastpass270]

I dont have diastatic malt powder in my country so I omitted it and added more sugar to the batter because i like it slightly sweeter. And I gotta say these waffles were a delight!❤

[@noahbfromthe9136]

What country you from? We have it in the US

[@mdbbox5660]

They definitely need more sugar even if you add DMP.

[@davidshanazarov9354]

You can't ask us which one is better because after we watch both the pancake and waffle video's, we doubt our decisions haha both look sooo good.

[@sophies8002]

Your waffle iron looks so great !!! Love it ♥♥ And your topping ideas are great. Thank you

[@IQzminus2]

Just made these! And yes this recipe yields very light and crispy waffles that thanks to the yeast still has some flavour. Very delicious. And you need to make them more or less as brown as shown in the video to have them be the perfect amount of crisp. I think these would be absolutely perfect for brunch. They were pretty easy and fast to make, waiting for the batter to rise is the only thing that takes time. And that passive time, were it just stand on the counter. I went for the full 2 hours, but I’m sure 1/4 of that time would be plenty delicious too.

[@lazycook9424]

I tried it but the 50 g diastatic malt powder was overwhelming. Could it maybe be a typo? Did you actually use 50 g?

[@mgarciber1]

​@@lazycook9424same thing happened to me

[@Heghineh1]

I have to try this recipe soon! Great video.

[@nikikhan151]

I'm glad I stumbled upon your recipes and I'm happy to be learning you trademark skills..thank you and keep up the good work always😇💗💓💋

[@barristanselmy2758]

The people making this food are under rated. I wan't this to go on Food TV. Chef Steps. Finally a really good cooking show. All they have is shyte on that channel.

[@taurusnbr1]

If you're gonna go through the trouble of making these, and waiting for the yeast to bloom etc, you might as well make your own whipped cream instead of the store bought stuff that's super airy and artificial. This looks like a really good recipe though. If you want a sweet and slightly tangy whipped cream, make a cream cheese whipped cream! It's ridiculous how good it is and it has great body and mouth feel. Here's the quick recipe : CREAM CHEESE WHIPPED CREAM yields about 2 1/4 cups 4 oz(half pack) cream cheese, AT ROOM TEMPERATURE 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla extract Pinch salt(1/8tsp) 1cup heavy cream CHILLED *In a stand mixer(or hand mixer) with whisk attachment, whip cream cheese , vanilla,sugar and salt on medium high speed until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes, scape bottom and sides of bowl as needed with spatula. *Reduce speed to low and add chilled heavy cream, in a slow steady stream. When almost fully combined, raise speed to medium high speed and whip for about 1 and a half to 2 minutes, medium to stiff peaks, or to your liking. This is great for icing or filling cakes, it's better than icing with regular whipped cream because it will hold better, without being too oozy and melty which can be messy and make your cake(or waffle) soggy.It has great body, enjoy!

[@averagecho6614]

Just made these and they were amazing!! They were as described in the video - super crispy, light, airy, and delicious. Thank you so much for the recipe!

[@mgarciber1]

Recipe please ?

[@farzanafiroz1958]

Used white whole wheat flour and instant yeast let it sit for an hour or so ...delish!!

[@johnbonds2003]

Going to be making these this week. Love mine with house-made jams.

[@kimberlyyeokahyii]

Just tried this a while ago, good recipe. I did a rough measurement cause my weighing scale can't measure as accurately but it's really good. Added some extra vanilla extract😁 Oh I didn't add the malt powder either and I let it rest for 2 hours. Really fluffy but not that crispy, still gonna be my go-to waffle recipe. Thanks!

[@honeyfromthebee]

I recently spent about $200 on a top quality waffle iron, because, yeah, I love waffles that much. I’ve made several recipes over the years, and this recipe is my new favorite. It makes a very light and crispy waffle, unlike any waffle I’ve had before. Had to order the malt powder online, but it also adds flavor and was worth it. Ben really hit the ball out of the park with this one.

[@harini3257]

I'm watching all the older videos and enjoying the positivity in the comments :)

[@jonasfox3388]

hey guys love your recipe but i am from italy and we dont have diastatic malt. Is there any other product i can use to get the same result? btw great work love your vids

[@jaspermosley9247]

Jonas Fox I used more sugar because Diatatic malt feeds the yeast just like sugar

[@IQzminus2]

A little late of an answer but maybe someone else has the same problem. At least in Sweden our ecological(/organic) flours have a similar but smaller affect as adding diastatic malt powder, as it tends to contain more diastatic wheat malt than the non ecological kind. Also using some small millers that make some more high end maybe stone milled flour for pastery might be a good bet. A tip is to she knows home brewing supply stores, or where ever you think you could find stuff for brewing your own beer at home, as they might carry diastatic malt powder maybe.

[@kpanchal]

Had some Amylase enzyme that I use to bake your guys' Brioche recipe with, and said I can use 1g of that instead of the 50g of the malt powder. Gonna try it out today and see how they turn out

[@kennytsang4923]

Hi Sir, I saw all comment about "diastatic malt powder". Someone difficult to find it in their country. "Do you have any ingredient to replace it". This question still no answer yet. I'm looking forward for the answer. Thanks!

[@josh.cohenmusic]

Don't hesitate to make the recipe without it. It's still delicious. I wonder how much difference it really makes.

[@nycionx8328]

Some ways to make it yourself www.weekendbakery.com/posts/making-your-own-diastatic-malt/ And www.acanadianfoodie.com/2015/12/11/homemade-diastatic-malt-powder/ I haven't tried yet but will soon. Just bought the barley seeds. Only thing I'm wondering is diastatic malt powder has some dextrose and flour added to it but in what proportions? So if this recipe asks for 50g of DMP and we make this pure stuff should we add a bit less? Maybe 30 40g? I'm unsure of this part.

[@cjus1]

Just get it on amazon dude

[@noahbelcher27]

Modernist pantry! Ships worldwide!

[@garrettducat5769]

Easily the best waffle I've ever had. I was blown away by how good these are. It took a while to get the right time/temperature/volume to achieve the right texture and doneness, but one I dialed it in to my specific waffle iron they are consistently prefect. Now, what else can I make with diastatic malt powder?

[@noahbfromthe9136]

Add it to all your baked goods that have yeast in them!

[@sikucing4678]

This is the greatest detail for know how to crispy of a waffle,not like other,just make a simple crispy waffle but not crispy at all if we tried it

[@NUS7]

Just made some this morning with half oat flour cause i'm adventurous like that and turn out pretty good.

[@irismoth6921]

We just bought an iron at my house and I'm experimenting with it. This is very helpful thanks.

[@whitter86]

I just want to say, I love you guys.

[@BBQGuys]

That egg and sriracha waffle looks perfect!

[@manospas9702]

hi can i use all purpose flour instead of pastry and can i use horlicks malt powder???thanks

[@cathycutler7996]

Thank you for that great relaxed video! I've never thought of making pancake or waffle mix and and then storing it in the refrigerator or did I get that wrong?

[@reinaldochristian3859]

hello chefsteps just wanna ask, can we pre cooked this before and store it into the freezer ?

[@willdanner6784]

Love hows there Redi Whip in the frame at the end

[@soniakolluru]

This video just lost all its street cred.

[@kd1s]

So I tried the recipe. I've got a basic Hamilton Beach waffle iron. First ones down didn't go so well because I was using the Ready light as my time base. Then I realized - wait for the steam to die down - the waffles come out perfectly crispy.

[@stewiegriffin12341]

Revisiting the pancake vs. waffle feud on this channel and the waffles definitely won this round.

[@아이제니]

쉐프님 감사 합니다. You are good chief.

[@hokkyhokky6540]

i love your waffle recipe, this recipe definetely is pro. leftover batter can be refrigerated? , once i mixed the dry and wet ingredient, can i put it directly into the fridge until the next morning? I am trying lots of recipe, but the above question always my problem. appreciate if you can reply. thanks

[@spevillemariechristine4875]

The first time someone shows how the inside of a waffle should look like 😍

[@Beibyface]

I am getting a wafflemaker.

[@sarcasmo57]

Did you get one? How has your life been since then?

[@Beibyface]

@@sarcasmo57 I did. Life has been a bumpy ride, with great things and bad things alike. It all startes by me using a dead batch of yeast, only achieving flat, hard waffles. This sorely disappointed me, and I had to go on antidepressives. After many fails and switching to harder drugs, I finally achieved the perfect yeasted waffle. This did not last long though, since my wafflemaker broke shortly after. This caused a deep depression and I had to commit myself to St. Annes for longterm treatment. I promised myself never to make another waffle again. Forward a year and I relapsed, hard! I had been up all night watching Joshua Weissmans sourdough videos, and got the amazing idea to make... yes you guessed it... sourdough waffles! These has been my saviour I even stopped doing heroin, because I am too busy keeping my sourdough starter alive ever since. All in all I rate the past 4 years a solid 5/7.

[@winteriscoming4909]

The best....thanks!

[@hieunguyen9431]

It's the moment of truth when he cut through the waffles. That sound likes something very crispy breaking, OMG, i just died

[@aasanchez01]

My new "go to" waffle recipe. Thanks for doing this. Can u guys take on a liege waffle recipe next? Current liege waffle videos are lacking.

[@wannabebaker18]

What can i substitute for the pastry flour?? Do i add a little bit of cornflour?? And for the malt powder? Any substitutes?

[@isketchout]

Easily waffles over pancakes!!

[@zarshyg]

do you think this would be okay for a thinner waffle iron? about half an inch?

[@hardikwadhwa2275]

What can we use instead of malt powder?

[@alicebaker1620]

great recipe 😍😍

[@NobodyCares1969]

Thursday afternoon me and my waffle iron are going to have some fun!

[@shauntela4731]

Hi, where can I find the recipe converted to cups not grams or ounces? Thanks

[@thePowerPlant]

Seems like it could make for a good pancake too! Or even a batter.

[@wyssijmibaka2697]

thePowerPlant I thought exacly the same.. I like crispy pancakes and i use my grandmother recipe, where she leaves mass with jeast for minimum 1 hour.. But the real secret is to bland egg whites with little bit salt separetly and then add to rest - she says :)

[@XxDanny15111xX]

what machine did you use exactly? if not which is the best waffle maker

[@stewiegriffin12341]

They're using the Waring Pro WMK600. I have the WMK200 which is the exact same thing, and cheaper, but it only makes one at a time while the one in the video makes 2 at a time. They're really great in my opinion.

[@XxDanny15111xX]

+Suvir Sinha thanks :)

[@flashgammer7442]

I'm watching how to make crispy yeasted waffles while eating it *_* so tasty

[@tanisgeorgetti1439]

0:55 curious on why you say to store in the fridge since it’s just dry ingredients is it because of the yeast?

[@sofiapasa1139]

hi..you are the best ..but is there any substitute for the malt powder you used? ??I want to make it really bad..

[@Golahkonibla]

Would this do well making the batter the night before and sticking in the fridge overnight so that it's easy to make them in the morning?

[@2damnfunny]

I made these waffles today and they came out extra crispy to the point they were hard. What did I do wrong?

[@jaceyliang7942]

I love waffle so much!!

[@AYearofVeganEats]

Do you have an suggestions for an egg substitute?

[@jaskknd]

is it possible to keep the batter in the fridge? like if i were to make extra for few days of breakfast and dont want to wait 2 hours every morning for the mix to rise?

[@helpfulnatural]

I made this recipe today. I followed the recipe to the letter. I'm a baker so I know how important accuracy is when measuring. I switched my kitchen scale from ounces to grams so I got everything exact. I didn't substitute any of the ingredients. I made the batter, let it sit for a good 2 hours and it did foam and bubble up nicely. However, when I baked them in my Belgian waffle maker, they were flat and didn't rise. I've made many other waffle recipes in the same iron so I know it wasn't my machine. The batter came out so thin and runny. :(

[@andrewt248]

Uuuuhhhh, that savory one with the ham and Sriracha...

[@missdee212]

for the pastry flour do you mean cake flour or what brand do you prefer for pastry flour

[@299hrl]

This really makes me want to get my own waffle maker!!

[@val4252]

All I do in class is dreaming about this waffle

[@taurusnbr1]

Is pastry flour the same as cake flour? Any good substitutes for that malt powder?

[@marathabarbie3404]

im sooo hungry

[@madisonciowa3920]

Oh my goodness, I need to find my waffle maker!

[@the1417sea]

Can I use amylase instead of using malt powder?? If so, is there going to be any difference in crispness, browning, texture? Thank you 😊

[@tjz8797]

Abdullah Alharbi I use amylase and the results are very good - waffles brown and crisp up quickly and are very soft and lacey on the inside. Just remember that it's super strong so use very small amounts, maybe less than one gram for this recipe. Didn't compare it to malt powder though.

[@rufioroberts]

Will the dry ingredients be ok mixed together out of the fridge for a day? I want to give it as a gift, so a fridge upon gift giving won’t be near.

[@jojiELVENQ]

what is diastatic malt powder and where can you get them?

[@noahbfromthe9136]

Them?

[@khanhvytran3264]

Recipe please. I don't know how many pastry flour,how many milk?

[@saptarshic]

Which waffle maker do you recommend?

[@BigAl2918]

From a food safety point of view. To make it light and fluffy you need to leave the yeasted batter at room temperature for over an hour. However, if it has eggs in it is that safe?

[@MizReeney]

Can we substitute the diastatic malt powder with something else? Or omit altogether?

[@gibson2106]

any advice if i want to make PURPLE sweet potato waffles? Seems to turn green when it reacts with baking soda/powder

[@ciwowo]

I don't know where to get that diastatic malt powder. helppp

[@panitajansiri6936]

can the leftover batter be stored in the fridge? how many days?

[@badr0100]

Is it better to make it without egg white foam ?

[@nitasadique5531]

Hi Chefstep, roughly how many grams of waffle mix did you use to add to the warm milk?

[@noahbfromthe9136]

Just look on their website

[@anero6299]

Again excellent video...! It would be better though especially in deserts/sweets to have some exact ingredients quantity you put??Because its like chemistry something more/less and will ruin everything

[@lsanya01]

Check the description for the link to the recipe on their website.

[@reemelsaman6461]

what can i use instead of diastatic malt powder?!

[@hebasakr8194]

please answer 😢

[@marijavovk5539]

I think you can use corn starch.

[@daigoumehara2641]

If you got any left over throw em in the freezer when you want to warm it up put it back in the waffle maker.

[@xXFatBananaXx]

what kind of maple syrup is this? It looks so sticky and gooood :3

[@phayang1902]

Where could I find pastry flour and diastatic malt powder? Or could the diastatic malt powder be replace with powder milk?

[@phayang1902]

Thanks Lorraine, this really helps.

[@blue_robot0_o623]

Is ther a way to convert the measurements into standard cooking units... such as cups and tea spoons? And will it be accurate.

[@yoanhendriklimah1621]

Blue_Robot [0_o] cups and teaspoons will never ever be accurate. That's why these guys use metric

[@capuccina]

muricans

[@עומרישמרת]

how important is the diastatic malt powder?

[@sarahamalina2312]

hi, iim sorry but i really couldn't get to your url for the full recipe. :< and im really drooling over your waffles *cries under bedsheet*. if anyone could help me with this issue, i'd be very thankful

[@marmoguel3089]

and if i dont have the diastatic malt. what can i use instead?? we dont have it here in mexico :/

[@DMminion101]

Amylase gyazo.com/5c90e60a29c0c2db9fe2c09e9a2c63ce

[@aimeedichaves3750]

Is there a sub for the distatic malt?

[@weskerooi9560]

Can this waffles mix made it advance and just use when need ? Thanks

[@noahbfromthe9136]

Yes but don’t add wet ingredients

[@yuzurusama]

There is a yeast shortage in my country, can I use double acting baking powder instead?

[@noahbfromthe9136]

No, baking powder fluffs whenit hits heat. The yeast activated and makes Co2 before heat. Lending to bubbles and airiness. You will end up with cake if you use just baking powder

[@Brandtalones]

Like, I've gotta try this recipe. I'm sure I'll like it. ;)

[@BelelachiliG299]

I need some waffles right now 😩

[@depri1978]

I love waffle

[@ishie9268]

can you put the batter in the fridge overnight? anyone plz answer

[@vloggycheftv5121]

Where do you let the yeast to bloom up ? In a fridge or in a room temperature ?

[@paulflynn2748]

Mark Marlon Clarito Room Temp.

[@Cornejo1027]

Mark Marlon Clarito Warm temp! But not too hot because it can kill the yeast since the yeast is a living organism.

[@tinyworldofbricks1291]

Hi guys, last night I tried this recipe for the first time. I put the mixture at room temperature overnight (about 8 hours). My batter must have doubled in size and then collapsed, cause the batter has almost the same volume as last night. I'm now standing in the kitchen wondering if this batter will make tasty waffles. Waiting for your suggestions :P

[@christyvv08]

So did you succeed? I want to put the batter for overnight as well. :D

[@tinyworldofbricks1291]

Rice Beat sorry for late reply. Yes, I put my batter in fridge overnight and let yeast rise up slowly. It saves my time in the morning. Hope you try it~

[@christyvv08]

Thanks for sharing!

[@kenyuen6843]

May I ask how long can keep it in the fridge?

[@brendongeorge9672]

5 to 6 days