Crispy Rye Flour Waffle Recipe With Spiced Walnuts
Want to mix up those old boring waffles for something with a little more sustenance? These rye flour waffles are just the recipe you need.
Servings: 10 waffles
Ingredients
Spiced walnuts
- 1 ¼ cup walnuts
- 1 tablespoon egg white
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Rye waffle batter
- 3 cups rye flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 8 tablespoons melted butter
- 3 eggs separated
- 3 ¼ cups buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Spiced walnuts
- It is best to start these ahead of time or even the day before.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Whisk the egg whites for about 30 seconds. Add the walnuts and mix them to coat. In a separate small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.
- Sprinkle over the walnuts and mix until they are coated with the sugar mixture.
- Pour onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 10-15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let the walnuts cool completely. Chop into smaller pieces for the batter. You can see the size below. You don't want the pieces to be too big as they will be mixed in your waffle batter and cooked in the waffle iron.
Making the rye waffles
- Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl and set it aside.
- Separate the eggs. Place the egg whites into a medium bowl and the egg yolks into a large bowl (larger bowl). Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks.
- In the separate bowl with the yolks, pour in the buttermilk and vanilla, then whisk until the yolks are mixed in.
- Add the dry ingredients to the buttermilk mixture and only mix to combine. At this point, you do not want to overmix the batter, there should be small lumps in it.
- Next, pour in the melted butter and mix this in as well- mixing only to combine.
- Last, fold in the whipped egg whites. This will add structure and a crispy exterior.
- Cook the waffles in the preheated waffle maker.
- To ensure you get the crispy outside, be sure to cook the waffles hot enough and long enough.
- If you aren't serving these right away, layer them on a cookie sheet and place in a warm oven until you are ready to serve. i have a warm setting on my oven and use that. Although, I will say, my preference is to serve these right away while they are crispy.