Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 large eggs, separated
2 cups buttermilk
½ cup melted unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat your waffle iron.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In another bowl, whisk the egg yolks, buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla until combined.
Pour wet ingredients into the dry and stir gently — don’t overmix.
In a clean bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form, then fold them gently into the batter.
Lightly grease the waffle iron with butter and pour batter in, cooking according to your waffle iron’s instructions until golden and crisp.
Serve warm with syrup, butter, or your favorite toppings.
Notes
Don’t skip beating the egg whites — it makes the waffles extra fluffy.
The batter can be made a few hours ahead and kept in the fridge.
Leftover waffles freeze beautifully; just reheat in a toaster or oven.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Waffle iron
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 waffle
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 470mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 85mg