Chai Waffles

These waffles are dreamy and delectable.

Put down that maple syrup, the whipped cream, all the toppings, I’d eat these plain and still warm from the waffle iron.

Of course, if you can wait, they are the perfect vehicle for all the usual suspects: fresh fruit, whipped cream, syrup, et cetera.

Here’s the recipe:

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs, separated

2 cups Chai tea

4 to 6 tablespoons melted butter

If you are using our Chai Masala, double the recipe on the back of the pack for enough chai to make these waffles. If you make the chai a day in advance you can whip it out and throw together these waffles in a skinny minute. If you’re making the chai the day of let it cool before you make your waffles.

Sift the dry ingredients together. Beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Beat the egg yolks and add the chai. Mix in with the dry ingredients just enough to blend them. Add the melted butter. Fold in the egg whites and bake in your waffle iron – short. sweet. tasty.

Enjoy!

XO

Charleston Spice Co.

Brainstorming

We do our best daydreaming, uh, I mean, brainstorming at the farmers markets.

One of us will say, You know what I want? Vanilla ice cream with homemade chocolate sauce and peaches and blueberries.

And the other person will say, Mmmm chocolate waffles with dark chocolate chunks…

And we’ll lapse into silence as we both get lost in thought but later we’ll bring it all together:

Stay cool, stay sweet, and keep daydreaming,

XO

Charleston Spice Co.

 

Brunch Beauty Shots

And now we find ourselves in that wonderful time of year

when blueberries and peaches are both in season.

Waffles with Asian pears and prosciutto

Can you feel it?

Fall is in the air!

At least for now, who knows what it’ll feel like tomorrow, but yesterday we were craving warmth and deliciousness. So we made waffles and soup, and the waffles, woah. They were a blissful combination of sweet and savory and happiness:

What you’ll need:

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking flour

2 tablespoons sugar (we used vanilla bean sugar)

1 heaping teaspoon of poudre douce

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs, separated

2 cups milk

4 to 6 tablespoons melted butter

1 1/2 – 2 cups Asian pears, cut into little cubes

At least 6 strips of prosciutto cut into smaller pieces

Combine all dry ingredients. Beat egg whites until they are stiff but not dry, set aside. Beat egg yolks, add milk and mix with dry ingredients only enough to blend them. Add melted butter. Fold in egg whites and asian pears, mixing only enough to incorporate. Pour batter into your waffle iron according to the iron’s instructions and layer with a strip or two of prosciutto, close iron and let cook.

Serve with fruit, roasted veggies, or a nice warm soup and enjoy!