Waffles With Honey Butter And Pickled Plums Recipe
Recipe adapted from Becky Broeske.
The Publican's Waffles With Honey Butter And Pickled Plums
Honey butter and pickled plums add warm and sweet flavors to an old fashioned favorite. Make these waffles for your next weekend breakfast or brunch gathering.
Prep Time
0
minutes
Cook Time
1.5
hours
Servings
10
to 16 Waffles
Total time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 1¾ cups warm water
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus a pinch for the honey butter
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 cups whole milk, heated to 100°F
- ½ packet active dry yeast
- 3 sticks unsalted butter, 1 stick softened
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 cup white, Champagne or rice wine vinegar
- 1 pound plums, pitted and sliced into eighths
- Pearl sugar (you can substitute chopped sugar cubes)
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
Directions
- In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with the warm water and salt. Add the flour and 2 tablespoons sugar in four additions, whisking after each addition until smooth. Whisk in 1¾ cups warm milk.
- Pour the remaining ¼ cup warm milk over the yeast and let sit for 10 minutes before adding to the batter. Melt 2 sticks butter, let cool to room temperature and whisk into the batter.
- Pour the batter into a container at least twice its size. Let rest at room temperature for 30 minutes, then cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Make the honey butter: Blend the softened stick of butter with the honey and a pinch of salt.
- Make the pickled plums: In a saucepan, heat 1 cup water with the remaining 1 cup sugar and the vinegar until the sugar is dissolved. Pour the warm brine over the sliced plums and let sit for 30 minutes to 1 hour, then drain.
- Heat a waffle iron and add the batter. Sprinkle the batter with a small handful of pearl sugar and cook according to manufacturer's directions. Sprinkle the wa'e with a dusting of powdered sugar and serve topped with honey butter and pickled plums.