This is an oldie but a goodie for me. It does take a little work but all your friends and family will love it. My family is constantly asking me to make this. I did try to cheat one time by using premade waffle mix and modifying it. That was an epic fail.
Green Coconut Waffles
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 7 to 8 tablespoons
sugar
• 2 tablespoon
cornstarch
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking
soda
• 1 teaspoon baking
powder
• 1 packet of coconut
powder- 1.76 ounce pouch
• 1 egg, separated
• 1 cup coconut milk,
Chaokoh
• 2 tablespoons unsalted
butter, melted and cooled
• 1 1/2 teaspoon pandan (la dua) extract- this can be found at an Asian market
Directions
1.
Heat the waffle iron and have an electric mixer handy. In a bowl, whisk
together the flour, sugar, cornstarch, salt, soda and cream of tartar (or
baking powder). Use the whisk to combine the egg yolk, coconut milk, butter,
and extract of choice.
2.
Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and use a rubber spatula to
gently stir. Switch to a folding motion toward the end to incorporate all the
flour. If the resulting batter looks lumpy, that's okay. Expect the batter to
be thick. Avoid over-stirring, lest the batter becomes over worked and yields a
chewy, tough waffle. Set aside momentarily
3.
Use the electric mixer to beat the egg white for about 1 minute, or until it
holds a 1 ½-inch peak. (See photo.) It will look solid white. Use the rubber
spatula to gently fold in the egg white.
4.
Spread a decent amount of batter onto the waffle iron, stopping short of the
far outer edges since the batter will spread once the top is lowered. (I often
don't fill up all the holes and let gravity distribute the waffle.) Cook the
waffle until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Darker waffles will be crisper (and
stay crisper) than lighter ones. Aim for medium-brown, not light tan.
5.
To remove the waffle, I use a pair of bamboo chopsticks to pry and lift the
waffle from the iron. Place the waffle (which will be slightly soft) onto a
cooling rack, where it will crisp up. Break up the waffle and enjoy warm.
They'll soften as they sit but may be reheated to a crisp in the toaster oven.
Note: These waffles may be cooked
beforehand, store in a plastic zip-top bag, and reheated in at 350F toaster
oven until warm and crisp.
Additional goodness: When i'm not too lazy i like to make a coconut dipping sauce for the waffles. I heat up a one can of coconut milk with 5 tablespoon of sugar and thicken it with cornstarch. About 1 tablespoon mix with a little water then stirred into the milk until the mixture thickens then just serve it on the side!
I will try to continue to blog more often and post better pics. Just got a new camera so my pictures should be turning out better then the pics i have been getting through my phone.
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