Gingerbread Waffles with Vanilla Bean–Orange Butter

Name: Gingerbread Waffles with Vanilla Bean–Orange Butter
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 710 milliliters well-shaken buttermilk; 59 milliliters packed dark brown sugar; 79 milliliters dark molasses, such as Grandmas Robust; 3 larges eggs; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 Tbsp ground ginger; 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest (from about 1 medium orange); 1 teaspoon fine salt; 227 grams sticks unsalted butter, melted; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and scraped, seeds reserved, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

You can never have too many morn meal recipes, so give Gingerbread Waffles with Vanilla Bean–Orange Butter a try. One portion of this dish contains around 10g of protein, 28g of fat, and a total of 528 calories. This vegetarian recipe serves 8. It is perfect for Christmas. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, ground allspice, buttermilk, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour.

Instructions

Place the butter in a medium bowl and mash it with a rubber spatula until it’s very spreadable.

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Butter

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Bowl

Heat the oven to 250°F and arrange a rack in the middle. Set a wire rack on a baking sheet and place it in the oven.

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Baking Sheet

Wire Rack

Oven

Whisk together the flour, sugar, ginger, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, allspice, and cloves in a large bowl to aerate and break up any lumps; set aside.

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Baking Soda

Allspice

Cinnamon

Clove

Ginger

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Place the eggs in a large bowl and whisk until they’re just broken up.

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Egg

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Bowl

Add the buttermilk, melted butter, molasses, and vanilla and whisk until evenly combined.

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Buttermilk

Molasses

Vanilla

Butter

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Whisk

Add the buttermilk mixture to the reserved flour mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until the flour is just incorporated and no streaks remain. (The batter may have a few lumps.)

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Buttermilk

All Purpose Flour

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Spatula

Heat a Belgian waffle iron to medium low according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Once heated, fill it with batter, close the lid, and cook until the steam starts to diminish (open the top and peek for doneness after a few minutes).

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