TRUE BELGIAN WAFFLES

I was given this recipe while visiting my husband’s relatives in Belgium. Back in the U.S., I served the waffles to his Belgian-born grandmother. She said they tasted just like home.

—ROSE DELEMEESTER ST. CHARLES, MI



START TO FINISH: 20 MIN. • MAKES: 10 WAFFLES (ABOUT 4 1/2 INCHES)


2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoons baking powder

2 eggs, separated

1/2 cups milk

1 cup butter, melted

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Sliced fresh strawberries or syrup

1. In a bowl, combine flour, sugar and baking powder. In another bowl, lightly beat egg yolks. Add the milk, butter and vanilla; mix well. Stir into the dry ingredients just until combined. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.

2. Bake in a preheated waffle iron according to manufacturer’s directions until golden brown. Serve with the strawberries or syrup.