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Belgian Waffle Recipe {Serious} (self.belgium)

WintersOP が 投稿

Hello fellow Belgians. The title says it all. I'm looking for a traditional waffle recipe. Instead of googling it and hoping it would be traditional I decided to ask here. I searched the subreddit and didn't find any. About 2 years ago I found out my ancestors immigrated from Belgium and just like every American...we long to learn more about where we have come from. Since I don't have any records or family memorabilia from my great grandparents other than birth and the church records I would love to incorporate some of my family history in my life today. Food is a big way I can share some of my family history and traditions. Can anyone help me please? Thanks in advance.

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[–]ChokotoffBelgium 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

What type of waffle? What you define as "Belgian waffle" is likely to be a Brussels waffle, is it what you are looking for? Do you know where your grandparents lived? So we can recommend you local waffles.

[–]WintersOP[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Here is my great grandmother's birth record. Stephanie Van Neygen Hopefully this will help pinpoint it. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-672G-MD?mode=g&wc=QZDL-KKH%3A1068765802%2C1068766501%3Fcc%3D2138513&cc=2138513

[–]Chimiel82Belgium 3ポイント4ポイント  (6子コメント)

Dutch source: http://www.libelle-lekker.be/recepten/eten/3053/luchtige-wafels

  • 4 eggs
  • 4 dl milk (Learn to use metric)
  • 4 dl water (sparkling)
  • 225 g butter
  • oil (for the waffle iron)
  • 2 table spoons of starch
  • 375 g leaven flower
  • 4 table spoons of sugar
  • 4 bags of vanilla sugar
  • powdered sugar

Preparing:

1) Have all ingredients at room temp. Mix the eggs with the sugar and vanilla sugar so you get a fluffy composite

2) Sif the leaven flower and starch above the dough bowl and mix it trough the batter. Add the softened butter and stir until you get a smooth mix.

3) Mix in the milk and the sparkling water so you get a fluid mixture.

4) Heat the iron on a medium setting and apply some oil with a brush. Next add in the mix and bake the waffles to a golden brown level.

5) Keep the baked waffles on a grill until they are all done and serve with some powdered sugar.

[–]Cap10diddy 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

Note that he means Dutch as a language, not as in from the Netherlands.

Can confirm recipe, this is also how my mama makes them.

[–]Chimiel82Belgium 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Very much so. In The Netherlands they have Stroopwafels (syrup waffles) but those are something completely different.

[–]pieterdc1Cuberdon 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

That the water is sparkling makes such a difference. I also remember my grandma sometimes used sprite in stead of sparkling water. Not sure if that meant she used less sugar.

[–]Chimiel82Belgium 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Another good one to substitute is Ginger Ale (Canada Dry). If you choose this route I'd knock of half the sugar.

[–]StuckInBooks 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

We use beer instead of water. In that case you can use less yeast (or even none).

[–]WintersOP[S] 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

This is so awesome. Thank you so much. As well as those who replied under this. I wasn't expecting to come back to this. Made my day better :)

[–]InquatitisFlanders 2ポイント3ポイント  (4子コメント)

If you're looking to connect to those roots, personally I think you'll enjoy a good meat stew more. It can be made with beer, and served with beer and proper double fried Belgian fries.

Another option, especially if your great grandparents are from the Flemish part, is just eating horse in any of it's forms. Just thinking about a delicious horse-steak is making me hungry again. If you're squeamish about it, read something like this.

edited post with link to an easy recipe for meat stew/stoofvlees (again in dutch but google translate does a decent job imo, don't hesitate to ask if it doesn't and you want to know how to make sure you can make this delicious dish which is ranked as the number one Flemish Classic dish)

[–]WintersOP[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (3子コメント)

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-672G-MD?mode=g&wc=QZDL-KKH%3A1068765802%2C1068766501%3Fcc%3D2138513&cc=2138513

This is the link to her birth record. Stephanie Van Neygen. Eating horse at first makes me clinche but then again I live in Louisiana so we eat everything from alligator to mud bugs. Thank you

[–]InquatitisFlanders 1ポイント2ポイント  (2子コメント)

Horse is delicious in my opinion. But over here we also like our beef to be very low on fat, so horse naturally suits those types of appetites.

A quick search for dishes from Aalst turns up the following: http://oilsjtgoistadvanmendroeimen.skynetblogs.be/streekgerechten/ (Google will translate this accurately)

Though knowing your ancestors are from Aalst my main recomendation to get in touch with that is to come to Belgium and to participate in Aalst Carnaval.

Personally I'm not fond of it, but that's because I don't like the combination of crowds, masks, and lots and lots of alcohol.

Also check out the movie Daens which is set in Aalst.

Edited previous post with link to meat stew recipe in case you want to make it. And you should want to make it. I'll stab any mofo in this sub who claims to be Belgian and says that he prefers to eat waffles over stoofvlees/friet ...

[–]WintersOP[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

This is the first mention of Aalst I've heard of. So that's the area she was born in? It's kind of difficult to learn more because I don't speak dutch and I have yet to find someone that does. So this little sharing of Aalst is very valuable to me. Thank you!!

[–]JebusGobsonWest-Vlaanderen [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Aalst has a bit of a reputation in Belgium, really. It's kind of the Florida of Belgium - if you know what I mean :)