Crispy Vanilla Bean Waffles

Name: Crispy Vanilla Bean Waffles
Ingredients: 2 cups Warm Milk; 2 Tablespoons Sugar; 1-1/2 teaspoon Instant Dry Yeast; 8 Tablespoons Melted Unsalted Butter; 1 whole Vanilla Bean, Scraped; 2 whole Eggs; 2 cups Plus 2 Tablespoons, All-purpose Flour; 1/2 teaspoons Salt

8 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

2 cups Warm Milk
2 Tablespoons Sugar
1-1/2 teaspoon Instant Dry Yeast
8 Tablespoons Melted Unsalted Butter
1 whole Vanilla Bean, Scraped
2 whole Eggs
2 cups Plus 2 Tablespoons, All-purpose Flour
1/2 teaspoons Salt

Directions

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The night before eating:
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1. Combine the warm milk, sugar and yeast in a large mixing bowl. Allow to sit for about 10 minutes. In the meantime, melt the butter and scrape the vanilla bean in preparation for the rest of the batter.
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2. Combine the flour and salt and add to the yeast mixture after the 10-minute wait is up.
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3. Whisk the vanilla with the eggs, then add to the batter. Combine, but do not over-beat.
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4. Cover batter and refrigerate overnight.
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5. Just before cooking, stir batter to deflate it.
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6. Use cooking spray or a silicone brush dipped in melted butter to prepare your waffle iron. (I even added a little bit of sugar to my melted butter when readying the waffle iron - yummy!)
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7. Prepare the waffles according to your manufacturer's suggestions. Enjoy!