When it comes to having waffles for breakfast; a number of people often prefer the convenience of using a ready-made waffle mixture that can be easily obtained from the closest supermarket. While this method is quick and easy, nothing can still beat the homemade recipes.
If you are a mother and would like to surprise your family with homemade waffles, then make sure you have all the necessary tools and ingredients you need. In making waffles, you can select to use either an automatic waffle producer or its traditional counterpart, a lodge logic pan made in cast iron. Both have its own distinct pros and cons but either of the two cook ware is fine to use. Is you are to grill waffles in a cast iron pan, make sure you are aware of how to use such kind of enameled utensil. There are techniques involved not only in using it to truly cook food but also in cleaning and seasoning; just like how you would season a cast iron wok. You may need to understand those techniques first before actually using the iron waffle maker.
The waffle mixture usually takes only a few minutes to do. Basically, the ingredients consist of eggs, butter, buttermilk, flour, baking powder, baking soda and maple syrup. While there are many ways to bake waffles and they come in diverse types such as Belgian or non-Belgian, it’s a good idea to kickoff with the basic one first if you are not familiar with baking homemade waffles.
I use all wooden tools with my Wok. Others are less paranoid than I am. Either way, you’ll note that a seasoned Wok is nearly non-stick when properly used and cared for. If you ever DO manage to burn food to the surface of the Wok and need to clean it with a steel-wool pad, you need to go through the whole seasoning process again, sadly. Remember, normal cleaning with hot water and a bamboo brush is usually enough! Some will lightly coat the inside with peanut oil before storing, though I’ve never seen the need to do that, personally.