Why Waffles Are Soft And Not Crispy - What To Do About It

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

Why waffles are soft and not crispy: correcting mistakes

Golden crispy waffles are a popular treat for both children and adults. This is a completely self-contained dessert that can be supplemented with sweet cream or other fillings. A tube with a filling or an ice cream cone - for many, this is one of the most vivid childhood memories. Let's try to figure out the secrets of crispy waffles and prepare them for our own home.

Reasons why waffles are soft and not crunchy

Often housewives who fail to bake crispy waffles blame the waffle iron for this. Sometimes the cause of the soft, "sticky" waffles is actually a malfunction of the electrical assistant.

To find out, just look at a freshly baked wafer. If it is unevenly browned, then real crunch will not work. There will be areas of dark color - brittle and burnt, and there will be soft areas - light and not baked. This effect means that the waffle iron has a design flaw.

Unfortunately, uneven heating of the waffle iron can only be detected during operation.

What other reasons could there be for the lack of crunch in waffles:

• insufficient heating of the waffle iron. In this case, instead of thin crispy waffles, pancakes with an inexpressive taste will be obtained;
• too much dough per serving. If you pour more dough on the heated waffle iron platform, then the waffle will turn out to be pan-shaped. Excess moisture will not have time to evaporate and the baked goods will not crunch;
• a small amount of eggs and butter. It is these ingredients that make the waffle dough crunch after baking;
• improper storage of wafers. Do not stack them one on top of the other or place them in a deep plate. A trellis or dry wooden board works best.

Secrets of making crispy waffles

To enjoy golden crispy waffles, you need to follow simple rules when preparing them:

1. Rule one: the thinner the better. To prepare one waffle, you need no more than one tablespoon of dough. And then, if the Soviet waffle iron is used - rectangular and large. For a standard round, you can take only one teaspoon of dough.
2. Rule two: sufficient heating of the waffle iron working platforms. After plugging in the appliance, wait at least 5 minutes before baking the waffles. It is a good idea to check the temperature with a small amount of dough. The waffle should be baked quickly, in less than a minute, in which case it will be mega crispy.
3. Rule three: use only shortbread or unleavened pastry. Forget the yeast options if you want crispy baked goods instead of pancakes or fluffy Viennese waffles.
4. Rule four: be sure to add fat to the dough. It can be butter or vegetable oil, fatty sour cream or cream. Without such elements, waffles will not turn out crispy.

Thin, super crispy waffles with an even blush all over the surface are ideal

Proven recipe

This recipe makes the crunchiest waffles that can be rolled up and filled with cream or jam.

Products for crispy waffles:

• 200 g butter;
• 4 eggs;
• 1 cup of sugar;
• 180-200 g flour;
• 1/3 tsp salt;
• 2-3 tbsp. l. odorless vegetable oil for lubricating waffle iron platforms.

Recipe:

1. Hold the butter at room temperature for half an hour so that it becomes soft.

   

   Cutting the butter into pieces makes it workable faster.

2. Beat soft butter with sugar until fluffy.

   

   A whisk can be used instead of a mixer

3. Stir in the eggs one at a time in the butter and sugar mixture.

   

   The gradual addition of eggs ensures a uniform dough

4. Sift the flour with a sieve. Add to the air mass of sugar, butter and eggs. Stir thoroughly so that no lumps remain.

   

   Sifted flour makes the dough more uniform

5. Grease a preheated waffle iron with vegetable oil and bake the waffles. Avoid placing too much dough between the working platforms of the instrument.

   

   The dough does not need to be leveled, the waffle iron contributes to its even distribution

6. Provided the waffle iron is sufficiently heated, each waffle is baked for 30 to 45 seconds.

   

   Ready-made waffles can be left flat, or rolled into tubes

7. If you are going to stuff the waffles with cream or jam, roll them right after baking.

   

   Once the waffle has cooled down, it will be impossible to roll it into a tube.

Waffles are my oldest childhood memory. My mother and I baked them for every holiday. Sometimes they made a cake, sometimes they just crunched, but more often they rolled it into a tube with a pencil and stuffed it with sweet cream. Now I and my kids are making crispy waffles using a proven recipe with butter and eggs. Often, for even more crunch, I add a tablespoon of vodka and some potato or corn starch to the dough.

Homemade crispy waffles are a simple yet amazingly delicious dessert. It doesn't require expensive or hard-to-find ingredients, and the recipe itself is simple. Indulge your family with crispy, crispy waffles that are so great to cook with your kids!