Will It Waffle?: 53 Irresistible and Unexpected Recipes to Make in a Waffle Iron

225 Pages·2014·27.445 MB·English

by  Daniel Shumski

Will It Waffle?

Will It Waffle?
53 Unexpected and Irresistible
Recipes to Make in a Waffle Iron
DANIEL SHUMSKI
creator of waffleizer.com
Workman Publishing • New York
Copyright © 2014 by Daniel Shumski
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ISBN 978-0-7611-7646-6
Design by Jean-Marc Troadec
Cover and interior photography by Maes Studio, Inc.
Food stylist: Cindy Melin
Prop stylist: Lorrie Jamiolkowski
Additional photography on pages 100, 176, and 180 by Lucy Schaeffer
Food stylist: Chris Lanier
Prop stylist: Sara Abalan
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Acknowledgments
P art of writing this book was just me in the kitchen with a waffle iron or three.
But if that’s all there was to it, I might have gone nuts. So I’m grateful there were
other people involved. I owe a debt of gratitude to the chefs named in this book
for opening their kitchens to me, going along with my crazy schemes, and even contrib-
uting some of their own. My thanks also to readers of Waffleizer and my past blogs who
helped this little project gain steam before it jumped from the Internet to the printed
page, in particular to those who provided kind words and recipe feedback. (Sometimes
those two things even overlapped!) Thanks to my editor, Megan Nicolay; to Liz Davis
and the rest of the team at Workman; to Michael Maes and his photography studio;
and to my agent, Stacey Glick. Thank you to my mom for her voluminous and valuable
feedback; to Bryan Kelly for his endless patience and near-endless willingness to try waf-
fled foodstuffs; to Kathy Skutecki for brainstorming and testing; to Melanie Rheinecker
for her keen eye and wise counsel; and to Nicholas Day and Peter Klein for their
support and encouragement. I can’t imagine having done this without any of these
people. I’m lucky I didn’t have to.
Contents
Introduction xi
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Chapter 1: Tools, Techniques, and Recipe Notes 3
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Chapter 2: Breakfast and Brunch 13
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Crispy Waffled Bacon and Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Sweet and Savory Waffled Sausage Patties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Waffled Chocolate-Stuffed French Toast with Whipped Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Blueberry Cinnamon Muffles (Waffled Muffins) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Waffled Ham and Cheese Melt with Maple Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Waffled Hash Browns with Rosemary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Truffled Eggs, Scrambled and Waffled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Chapter 3: Main Courses 35
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Gridded Grilled Cheese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Green Chile Waffled Quesadillas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
WBLT (Waffled Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Waffled Cuban Sandwich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Waffled Gyro with Tzatziki Sauce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Waffled Croque Madame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Classic Waffleburger with Cheese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Waffled Portobello Mushroom with Italian Herbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Waffled Filet Mignon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Spaghetti and Waffled Meatballs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Waffled Macaroni and Cheese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Toasted Cheese Wavioli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Waffled Sweet Potato Gnocchi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Pressed Potato and Cheese Pierogi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Pizza Margherita with Waffled Crust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Chicken Parmesan with Waffled Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Waffled Chicken Breast Stuffed with Spinach, Pine Nuts, and Feta ........... 89
Fawaffle (Waffled Falafel) and Hummus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Waffled Tuna Niçoise Salad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Waffled Salmon with Miso-Maple Glaze and Asparagus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Waffled Calamari Salad with Thai Dressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Crisscrossed Crab Cakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Waffled Soft-Shell Crab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Bibimbaffle (Waffled Bibimbap) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Waffled Tamale Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Waffled Mexican Migas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Chapter 4: Snacks, Sides, and Small Bites 121
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Waffled Chicken Fingers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Sweet-and-Sour Waffled Shrimp Wontons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Crispy Sesame Waffled Kale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Caprese Salad with Waffled Eggplant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Waffletons (Waffled Croutons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Waffled Pajeon (Korean Scallion Pancake) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Waloumi (Waffled Haloumi Cheese) and Watermelon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Cheesy Waffled Arancini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Zucchini-Parmesan Flattened Fritters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Waffled Tostones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Waffled Fries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Waffled Onion Rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Stuffles (Stuffing Waffles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Chapter 5: Desserts 159
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Waffled Pineapple Dusted with Chili Powder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Waffled Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Waffled Mochi with Green Tea Ice Cream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Red Velvet Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Waffled Banana Bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Wapple Pie (Waffled Apple Pie) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
S’moreffles (Waffled S’mores) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Chapter 6: Waffles 183
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Yeast-Risen Overnight Waffles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Buttermilk Cornmeal Waffles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Appendix: Developing Your Own Waffled Recipes—
and What Won’t Waffle 191
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conversion tables 195
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Index 199
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