Yeast Waffles

Ingredients

• % lb. of butter
• % pt. of milk or cream
• 4 eggs
• % cup of sugar
• % lb. of flour
• 1 pinch of nutmeg
• 1 — 2 cents worth of yeast
• % grated lemon peel
• Lard for baking

Method

1. 1

   Cream the butter, stir in eggs, sugar, lemon peel, nutmeg.

2. 2

   The yeast is dissolved in the cream which has been warmed, stirred into the mixture, then flour added to make a stiff batter.

3. 3

   Set to rise in a warm place.

4. 4

   Grease the waffle iron, put in 3 tablespoonfuls of batter, close the iron and bake the waffles light brown, turning the iron to bake on both sides.

5. 5

   Waffles must be baked and served quickly, because they are apt to lose their crispness and become tough.

6. 6

   When serving, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The art of German cooking and baking (1922) by Lina Wachtelborn Meier, page 108. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

iEAST WAFFLES. Quantity for 6 Persons. % lb. of butter % pt. of milk or cream 4 eggs 1 — 2 cents worth of yeast % cup of sugar % lb. of flour % grated lemon peel Lard for baking 1 pinch of nutmeg

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