Lemon, Yogurt & Berry Waffles
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Recipe type: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 8 waffles
 
You will go gaga over these waffles - crisp outside and fluffy inside, with the slight tang of lemon and yogurt, served with a sweet berry sauce. What's more? You can make the batter ahead of time as well.
You will need:
For the waffles,
  • All purpose flour - 1 cup
  • Whole wheat flour - ½ cup
  • Baking soda - 2 tsp
  • Salt - ½ tsp
  • Sugar - 4 tbsp
  • Butter - 4 tbsp, melted
  • Eggs - 2, large
  • Lemon flavored Greek yogurt - ½ cup
  • Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
  • Milk - 1 cup
  • Berries - a handful, chopped (I used blueberries and raspberries)
For raspberry sauce,
  • Raspberries - 8-oz
  • Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
  • Water - ½ cup
  • Sugar - 3 tbsp (or more depending on the sweetness of berries)
  • Cornstarch - 1½ tsp
How to:
  1. Raspberry sauce: Make the syrup first so that it has time to cool. Puree the raspberries and strain to remove the seeds.
  2. Take the raspberry puree and the rest of the ingredients except cornstarch in a saucepan and start heating it.
  3. Mix the cornstarch in a tablespoon of water. Add to the saucepan and bring to a gentle boil. Reduce heat and cook till the sauce thickens slightly, maybe 4-5 minutes.
  4. Cool raspberry sauce, pour into a jar and refrigerate till needed. The sauce will keep well for a few days.
  5. Lemon-Yogurt-Berry Waffles: In a large mixing bowl, whisk the dry ingredients listed from flour to sugar together.
  6. Whisk together the butter, eggs, yogurt, lemon juice and milk in another bowl.
  7. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix till just combined. Add the berries and fold in gently. The batter should be airy and spongy. Allow to rest for 10-15 minutes, if you have time.
  8. Pre-heat your waffle maker and grease the grooves generously.
  9. Pour as much batter as your waffle maker can safely hold (around ⅓-1/2 cup normally) and cook till you see steam coming from the sides. Leave the waffles in for a few seconds more to crisp them up slightly. Remove to a wire rack and keep warm in a barely-warm oven.
  10. Serve waffles warm with a pat of butter and drizzled with the raspberry sauce.
Notes:
1. If you do not find the lemon flavored yogurt, you can very well use plain Greek yogurt. Just add the grated zest of a lemon for more lemony flavor.
2. Feel free to add an additional tablespoon of sugar if your yogurt is unflavored and unsweetened.
Recipe by At The Corner of Happy And Harried at https://www.happyandharried.com/2015/11/21/lemon-yogurt-berry-waffles/