Comments on: Waffles beyond breakfast?

Question: Waffles beyond breakfast?

Metroid Baby — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:49:57 -0800

I just got a waffle iron. Is there anything I can make with it besides the obvious?

I like waffles, but I rarely put much effort into making breakfast and probably won't be waking up early to create waffly goodness very often. And even if I did, I have a feeling I'd get tired of waffles after a while.

Is there anything you can make with a waffle iron besides breakfasty waffles, the type you top with butter/syrup/fruit? I've heard of cake waffles and chicken and waffles, but there's got to be more out there, right? I'm especially interested in savory recipes, since breakfast waffles have pretty much got the sweet bases covered.

My iron is "traditional" rather than Belgian - I guess this makes a flatter waffle; would this make a difference in any recipes I try?

Thanks in advance!

By: La Cieca

La Cieca — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:51:30 -0800

Grilled cheese sandwiches.

By: cosmicbandito

cosmicbandito — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:54:36 -0800

I've never tried this, but have always wanted to: put mashed potatoes in a waffle iron to make waffled potato fritters. You'll want to grease the iron pretty well for that.

By: Pantengliopoli

Pantengliopoli — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:55:31 -0800

Waffle toast -- exactly as it sounds, with any type of bread. Tasty variety and delicious with jam.

By: General Malaise

General Malaise — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:58:26 -0800

Sweet Potato Waffles, ala Alton Brown. Absolutely delicious.

By: hecho de la basura

hecho de la basura — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:03:34 -0800

Put plain mochi in the waffle iron and let it cook until good and crispy. (I just take a square that's been frozen, microwave it for 30 seconds to thaw and stick it in the waffle iron. I read a suggestion to grate it first but that was just stupid. Don't try to grate it.) Vegan cheese sauce is particularly good with the resulting mochi waffle. Mochi waffles, though, are a blank canvas for a variety of savory sauces.

By: Steven C. Den Beste

Steven C. Den Beste — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:04:19 -0800

On some waffle irons you can turn the iron plates around, and they're flat on the other side. As mentioned those can be used for things like grilled cheese sandwiches or making quesadillas (sp?).

By: rmless

rmless — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:23:38 -0800

I bet if you put a latke recipe in the waffle maker it would be awesome.

By: magicbus

magicbus — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:29:29 -0800

Cornmeal waffles are yummy and can be served with salsa, marinara-type tomato sauce, sriracha, or whatever. If you google "savory waffles" you'll get lots more ideas.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:36:57 -0800

take slices of thin bacon and cook it right into the waffle. Basically add batter, lay bacon across the top, add more batter of needed, cook. More of a lunch waffle really. You can also make more wheaty/nutty waffles and use them as bread ends for sandwiches. Also make sure you make some waffles with a real recipe that involves beating the egg whites and making a really light batter, it's a really different waffle than whatever Bisquick makes.

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:51:16 -0800

take slices of thin bacon and cook it right into the waffle

I think I just fell in love with jessamyn.

Also: make sandwichy type things with gorgonzola and thin slices of pear and some watercress.

By: mewithoutyou

mewithoutyou — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:58:02 -0800

Brownies. Cookies. Ham & Cheese Sandwiches. French Toast. Hash Browns. Reuben Sandwiches, and several other things!

By: mumkin

mumkin — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:00:18 -0800

Steven C. Den Beste seems to be implying that in order to make grilled cheese sandwiches your waffle plates must be reversible to feature a flat face. Untrue! Waffle-up that grilled cheese, ham-and-cheese, anything-and-cheese sammich, basically. Just butter the outside of the bread, load sandwich into waffle iron and panninify. Don't press too hard, though, or the melty goodness will squirt out, instead of remaining inside your delicious melty cheese sandwich where it should be.

By: veggieboy

veggieboy — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:04:00 -0800

These smoked salmon waffles are certainly good for breakfast/brunch, but I've eaten them for lunch and dinner, too.

Favorite waffle recipe: overnight yeast waffles from Mark Bittman's "How to Cook Everything".

By: xsquared-1

xsquared-1 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:17:53 -0800

Sour Cream, Cheddar, and Chive Potato Waffles - I've made these many times and they are delicious, particularly along side meatloaf.

By: mjgrady

mjgrady — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:18:22 -0800

I've used cornbread batter in my waffle iron before, and it was pretty darn good.

By: SuperSquirrel

SuperSquirrel — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:22:24 -0800

Mostly anything you can make on a George Foreman grill, you can do on a waffle iron instead. You may have to adjust cooking times a bit, since you won't have as much contact area between grill and food item.

By: ruevian

ruevian — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:33:12 -0800

Falafel waffle!

By: Deathalicious

Deathalicious — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:41:30 -0800

I know, I know, you want savory recipes only. But these are some of the most delicious waffles you'll eat, so recipe away:

1 waffles-worth of wafffle batter
generous handful sunflower seeds
smaller handful of raisins

pour a little bit of the batter on the plate. Sprinkle on the seeds and raisins. Cover with the remaining batter. Cook until golden and crispy. Sooooo good and more toothily satisfying than your strawberry waffle with ice cream.

This is just a guess, but I imagine that any muffin recipe (possibly with a bit of modification) will work in a waffle iron. Plenty of savory muffins out there. Something cheddar would be tasty.

By: AllieTessKipp

AllieTessKipp — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:44:21 -0800

Sourdough waffles are pretty good, too. Lots of recipes out there via Google.

If you want waffles for breakfast but don't want to get up early, make a whole bunch and then freeze them individually, in a size that fits in your toaster, to reheat later. I do this and it works great. Just let them cool on a wire rack before you freeze them. You can wrap in foil or whatever for the freezer, but if you flash-freeze* them they would hold up to being vacuum sealed pretty well, I think (and reduce freezer burn).

*Lay them on a cookie sheet in a single layer in freezer until frozen solid, and then they will not go squish when vacuum sealed.

By: gnutron

gnutron — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:11:53 -0800

ruevian: the correct term for a falafel waffle is "fawaffle". duh.

that's what i came in here to suggest, t0o. i have made it before and it's delicious.

By: yohko

yohko — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:29:25 -0800

You can top waffles with peanut butter.

Waffles with cheddar cheese added in the middle are delish.

Rasins or currants and oats can be sprinkled on the iron before adding the batter.

By: sushiwiththejury

sushiwiththejury — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:35:51 -0800

Roti and Dosa