Beer Waffles

Name: Beer Waffles
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda; 1 tablespoon honey; 5 tablespoons butter, melted plus more for greasing the waffle iron; 3/4 cup half and half, at room temp.; 1 cup light colored beer, like a pilsner or a light Belgian; 2 large eggs, at room temp., lightly beaten

9 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon honey
5 tablespoons butter, melted plus more for greasing the waffle iron
3/4 cup half and half, at room temp.
1 cup light colored beer, like a pilsner or a light Belgian
2 large eggs, at room temp., lightly beaten

Directions

1

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
2

In a separate bowl, whisk together the honey, melted butter, half and half, beer, and eggs. It'll be foamy from the beer, so whisk carefully!
3

Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the wet. Stir together until they are just combined. Don't overmix.
4

Fry a scoop of the batter in a preheated, lightly buttered waffle iron, cooking until the waffle is golden and crispy on both sides. The batter poofs like crazy when frying, so start with small scoops on the first couple waffles until you get the hang of the size of scoop of batter that's best for your waffle maker. Repeat until you've fried all the batter.
5

Serve the waffles warm with any number of toppings including but not limited to: butter, maple syrup, fruit syrups, sliced fruit, sausage gravy, fried chicken, smoked brisket, shredded cheese and chopped herbs... Any leftover waffles can be frozen and reheated (to order!) in a toaster oven.