Steves Loaded Potato Waffles Food

STEVE'S OVERNIGHT WAFFLES

Steps:

• Sift flour, milk powder, sugar, yeast, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Combine milk, water, and butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Heat until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the mixture reads 125 degrees F (52 degrees C), about 5 minutes; butter may not melt completely.
• Pour milk mixture over flour mixture in the bowl; add eggs and vanilla extract. Mix until batter is thoroughly blended. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap. Refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Pour 1 cup batter onto the preheated waffle iron; close and cook until the iron stops steaming, about 5 minutes.

POTATO WAFFLES

Steps:

• Peel potatoes, and cut each into eighths. Place in a medium saucepan of cold salted water. Bring to a boil, and simmer until potatoes are very tender, about 8 minutes. Drain, and set aside in a bowl to cool. Mash into coarse pieces with a fork or pastry cutter.
• Heat the waffle iron. In a large bowl, sift together all purpose flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together egg yolks, buttermilk, and butter. Pour into the dry ingredients, and stir briefly, until just combined. Stir in potatoes.
• In another medium bowl, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold into the batter.
• Ladle about 1/3 cup batter onto each section of the waffle grid; spread batter almost to the edges. Close lid; bake until no steam emerges from waffle iron, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Transfer waffles to a baking sheet; place in an oven set to low heat, about 200 degrees, while using remaining batter. Serve warm.

BACON AND POTATO WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F and place a rimmed baking sheet in the oven to keep the cooked waffles warm.
• Preheat a square waffle iron. Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels, crumble and reserve.
• Whisk together the eggs, milk and melted butter in a large bowl. In a second bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, smoked paprika, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, taking care not to overmix (it's okay if there are some lumps). Stir in the crumbled bacon.
• Put the hash browns in a large bowl and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Brush the preheated waffle iron with vegetable oil. Sprinkle a quarter of the hash brown mixture evenly across the surface of the waffle iron, making sure it reaches the edges. Close the waffle iron and cook until potatoes are crisp, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Spread one quarter of the batter over the potatoes, close and cook until the waffle is golden and crisp, 3 to 4 minutes more. Remove the waffle to the preheated sheet pan in the oven to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining potatoes and batter. Serve the waffles with butter and maple syrup.

LOADED WAFFLE IRON INSTANT TWICE-"BAKED" POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat waffle iron to high heat. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. When the iron is ready, pile one serving's worth of potato mix in the middle of the waffle iron and close.
• The top should be slightly browned and crispy when it's done - otherwise the potatoes will fall apart. Fortunately, if the potato waffle starts to crumble as you try to take it out, you can just shut the iron again and let it cook some more.

STEVE'S LOADED POTATO WAFFLES

Steps:

• Combine flour, potato flakes, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Preheat a waffle iron.
• Whisk milk, eggs, and oil together in a small bowl. Stir into the flour mixture until just moistened. Fold Cheddar cheese, bacon, and green onions into the batter.
• Pour batter into the preheated waffle iron. Bake according to manufacturer's directions, until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Repeat with the remaining batter.