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The Best Homemade Waffles

Tessa Arias · handletheheat.com · 2020 · 3 to 5 waffles

Against 455 waffle recipes

More salt than 89% of recipes and less fat than 77%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 455 waffle recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More salt than 89% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • Less fat than 77% of recipes: 22% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 31%.
Liquid: 168%, 64th percentileEgg: 46%, 58th percentileFat: 22%, 22nd percentileSugar: 20%, 60th percentileLeavening: 4.2%, 51st percentileSalt: 2.4%, 92nd percentileLiquidEggFatSugarLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 2 cups (254 grams) all-purpose flour254 g
  • 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar50 g
  • 2 tablespoons (20 grams) cornstarch20 g
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 3/4 cup buttermilk≈ 427 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 2 large egg whites≈ 66 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, (melted, plus more butter for serving)≈ 57 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Maple syrup, (for serving)n/a

flour 254 gbatter 949 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 455 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Liquid168% · 64th percentile
  • Egg46% · 58th percentile
  • Fat22% · 22nd percentile
  • Sugar20% · 60th percentile
  • Leavening4.2% · 51st percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 92nd percentile

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