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Why you should bake waffles yourself on this day.

Epiphany. Time for waffles.

It’s just part of it. No big hassle, no perfect table. Simply: baking your own waffles, the smell of waffles in the house and eating together.

And honestly? That can be simple.

That’s why I’m sharing a reliable waffle recipe today. One that I have tried myself and that always works.

It is one of Goda Grandma’s Recipes.

A recipe that feels like it has been around for generations. It’s very simple: flour, butter, sugar, eggs, milk. Comfort food in its purest form.

Granny Waffles (Goda Grandma Style Recipe)

Ingredients

• 250 g flour
• 125 g melted butter
• 125 g sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 sachet of vanilla sugar
• 1/2 sachet of baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt
• ± 100 ml milk

This is how grandma makes them

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add the eggs one at a time.
• Mix in flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add milk to a thick, smooth batter.
• Let the batter rest for 10–15 minutes.
• Bake in a hot waffle iron until golden brown.
• Serve with powdered sugar, cherries, whipped cream or plain.

Variations that grandma also approves of

• Extra crispy: replace 1/3 of the flour with cornstarch.
• Softer: a splash of cream instead of milk.
• Liège touch: pearl sugar in the batter.
• Vanilla grandma deluxe: real vanilla or rum aroma.

Meanwhile, Roesje and Romeo are never far away

They whisper their tips to me between stirring:

Let the batter rest.
Don’t make it too thin.
Don’t be afraid of butter.
Fry them well until they smell as on the market.

I listen, leave the batter longer than planned and cover it with a cloth, as the old peddlers did.

When the waffle iron is hot, I grease it as it should be. Almost ritually, I put the first waffle aside.

Some traditions are there to be respected.

My waffle is not the perfect market waffle, but it is made with just as much love. And that’s enough.

I do think that next time I will add a little more milk or cream, in order to make the batter less ‘doughy’. My waffle is a cross between a crispy waffle and a Liège waffle and has the ‘bite’ of a vanilla wafer. But for a first time, it’s certainly not bad.

Also read my article about the market and waffle stalls.

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Emma