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Belgian Waffles

Stefanie · nigella.com · Serves: Makes 5 large waffles.

Against 455 waffle recipes

Less egg than 82% of recipes and more liquid than 79%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less egg than 82% of recipes: 33% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • More liquid than 79% of recipes: 194% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 150%.
  • Less leavening than 76% of recipes: 2.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.1%, about half as much.
Liquid: 194%, 80th percentileEgg: 33%, 18th percentileFat: 36%, 61st percentileSugar: 17%, 56th percentileLeavening: 2.2%, 23rd percentileSalt: 0.5%, 43rd percentileLiquidEggFatSugarLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • ½ cup warm water≈ 119 g
  • 1 teaspoon superfine sugar≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 packet dried yeast≈ 7 g
  • 2½ cups flour≈ 313 g
  • ¼ cup superfine sugar≈ 50 g
  • ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
  • 2 cups lukewarm milk≈ 488 g
  • 2 egg yolks (beaten)≈ 36 g
  • ½ cup melted margarine≈ 114 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 2 egg whites≈ 66 g

flour 313 gbatter 1206 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.

  • Liquid194% · 80th percentile
  • Egg33% · 18th percentile
  • Fat36% · 61st percentile
  • Sugar17% · 56th percentile
  • Leavening2.2% · 23rd percentile
  • Salt0.5% · 43rd percentile

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