Pizza Waffles!

Polenta Pepperoni Waffle with Tomato Dipping Sauce

Having an aversion to yeast doesn't mean I can't have pizza! I've seen other pizza waffle recipes, however they call for pizza dough which has yeast. I decided to adapt Thomas Keller's delicious cornmeal waffles for a fantastic savory breakfast pizza.

Sauce Recipe

1 garlic clove

1 inch onion wedge

3 small tomatoes (the size of ping pong balls)

2 TBSP tomato paste

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of sugar (you can substitute palm sugar or honey)

dash of white pepper

dash of freshly ground black pepper

1 bay leaf 

1/2 teaspoon of dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes

Put all ingredients into a food processor. Transfer to small pot and cook on low for 20 minutes. This can be made ahead. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Waffle Recipe

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
.5 cup water

3/4 cups whole milk
4 TBSP butter

6 slices of pepperoni, chopped

grated cheese of your choice

Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and sugar into a mixing bowl.

In a small pot, mix the water and cornmeal on low heat until all the water is absorbed. Turn off the stove and add butter.

While the polenta cools, turn on your waffle iron and oil the plates. Turn on your oven to about 200 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep the waffles in the oven as they come out of the waffle maker. It keeps them from getting soggy.

Mix milk into the polenta and butter. Make sure there are no lumps. Add to flour mix and stir with a whisk until combined. Stir in pepperoni.

Scoop 1/2 a cup of batter for each waffle. Follow your waffle maker's cooking instructions. When all the waffles are done, sprinkle with cheese and tomato sauce.

Makes 4 medium waffles, enough for two big eaters!

Savory Chive Waffles

I've been putting my new waffle iron to good use. Chinese chive pancakes have been a favorite of mine since childhood and today I turned them into waffles! They don't have the same chewy and crispy texture as the pancakes, however the chive waffles are not as greasy and equally satisfying.

I enjoyed them with mayonnaise and dried pork.

Chinese Chive Pancakes Waffles!

1 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

dash white pepper

dash freshly cracked black pepper

1/2 cup milk (room temp)

1/2 cup water (room temp)

1 eggs, separated

1 tbsp butter - melted

Instructions:

1. Preheat waffle iron and brush with oil. My iron tends to stick, you can skip the oil if you want.
2. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and peppers into a mixing bowl.
3. Lightly whisk the milk, water, melted butter and egg yolk. Mix into dry ingredients
4. Whisk the eggs whites until you get stiff peaks. Gently fold into batter until must combined.
5. Scoop half a cup at a time into waffle iron. Follow standard cooking times for your waffle iron. I like to keep my waffles in a warm oven until the last one is done.

Makes four small waffles.