The perfect (tangy) waffle

August 7, 2020 5:42 PM

Please help me re-create this waffle. When I lived in Boston about 12-14 years ago, I often went to brunch at a place in Jamaica Plain. I forget the name (JP Cafe??), but they always had a ridiculously long line. Anyway—they had these sourdough yeast waffles (I think sourdough?) that just had this perfect ... tang. They were wonderful and I’ve never had anything like them since.

I tried to re-create recently using a NY Times recipe and there just was no tang! If you know what I’m talking about and have a good recipe, please share! Would make my COVID Sunday mornings much brighter.

posted by namemeansgazelle to Food & Drink (10 answers total)

These are great, and tangy, at least when the batter is out overnight: https://smittenkitchen.com/2013/05/essential-raised-waffles/
posted by john_snow at 5:57 PM on August 7, 2020 [15 favorites]

I literally came in to post the same recipe as jon_snow. They are not sourdough, but they are yeasted and you will not be disappointed, they are the perfect waffle. I have served them to literally dozens of people and have never not been asked for the recipe when I bring them out at a big brunch (oh, big brunches, I miss you).
posted by charmedimsure at 6:01 PM on August 7, 2020 [1 favorite]

Third vote for that specific recipe here.
posted by mhoye at 6:07 PM on August 7, 2020

I make these all the time with my leftover sourdough starter.
posted by bradbane at 6:11 PM on August 7, 2020 [1 favorite]

If you want really tangy - I've subbed out buttermilk for some of the milk in the recipe above. This is almost sour-y but still kind of awesome. It's a weirder waffle. But start with the base recipe and modify after you've tried the basic yeasted overnight waffles.... if you're looking for ++tang.
posted by countrymod at 6:46 PM on August 7, 2020

I literally came in to post the same recipe as bradbane. The King Arthur Classic Sourdough Waffles are our weekend waffle of choice.
posted by mumkin at 7:07 PM on August 7, 2020

We make these overnight yeasted waffles from The Kitchn just about every weekend, subbing the milk with buttermilk for extra tang.
posted by burntflowers at 7:18 PM on August 7, 2020 [1 favorite]

sorry if this is chatfilter but Centre Street Cafè! Used to go there in the mornings after I worked a closing shift at JP Licks.
posted by zingiberene at 8:41 PM on August 7, 2020 [7 favorites]

I'm making the King Arthur waffles right now. They're great!
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 4:42 AM on August 8, 2020

These are the best waffles I've made by a long shot. Perfectly tangy! The pancakes were great too.
posted by sulaine at 7:10 PM on August 8, 2020