Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Sourdough Waffles & Blueberry Sauce


Until these so-light, they-almost-float-off-your-plate sourdough waffles, I have never had good luck with sourdough anything. The minute I saw these on Coleen's Recipes blog though, I just I just had to try again. I had been craving waffles for breakfast, so I took this as an omen.

Excuse me if I speak while my mouth is full, but I must say, "Oh my!" Light, airy, crunchy, slightly tangy, good! Ole Sweetie-Pi, who never eats eats a whole waffle, ate an entire one in record time and declared that we must have this again.

Grins. My waffles are a bit overdone, (Coleen's are far more gorgeous!), but I was hoping to capture the crispy goodness of these. Check our her pictures for a better idea.

Now I just have one addendum to Coleen's excellent instructions. What I didn't consider is that the batter would rise like the sun at dawn. It started to spill out of my pitcher and onto the counter. Fortunately, I was standing in the kitchen when it was just undulating over the sides and I was able to throw the batter into a much larger bowl. The batter does stop rising after a bit, but plan on having a container maybe three to four sizes larger than your starter.

I had some frozen blueberries in the freezer and decided to make wonderful, full of rich blueberry flavor sauce. I declare, this tasted blueberrier than fresh blueberries!

Blueberry Sauce

In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, a good pinch of ground nutmeg and a dash of salt. (That equates to about an 1/8 teaspoon of nutmeg and even less than that for the salt.)

Stir in 1/2 cup of boiling water; cook and stir until bubbly, about two minutes or so. The mixture will be thick and clear.

Add 1 cup of blueberries and return to boiling. Cook until the blueberries begin to burst and remove from heat. Stir in 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Pour into a serving dish and serve.

This is so good warm and so much better than any store-bought blueberry sauce I've ever had. Makes 1 1/2 cups.

35 comments:

  1. I don't know how I missed these on Coleen's blog. They look fabulous!

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  2. I've never had sourdough waffles. The tang seems intriguing and definitely up my alley. The last time I made waffles, I used Bisquick. I got together my wet ingredients and added flour to it instead of Bisquick. It took me 2 or 3 batches until I realized my mistake! Rookie mistake!

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  3. I would love to wake up to these! They look delicious! Now, if I only had a waffle iron...

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  4. Krista, you can also use this batter to make pancakes. Coleen includes the recipe on her site.

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  5. These look awfully nice. I have a yeast version of my own, but I'm tempted.

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  6. Your waffles look perfect to me. And blueberries? Yum!!

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  7. I just sold my waffle iron-I never opened it out of the package after two years. Now I wish I had it back!

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  8. haha Katy, blueberries sauce, looks yam and I know how yum taste; I love it!

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  9. These look so delicious! What a treat, especially with the home-made blueberry sauce, it's the best!

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  10. These waffles are calling my name. They look absolutely delicious. Wonderful job!

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  11. Overdone or not, they look wonderful, Katy! Sourdough waffles...they're just calling out to me!!

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  12. This is an absolutely perfect breakfast if you ask me!

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  13. I thought these waffles looked yummy on Coleen's blog as well! They look so good with your blueberry sauce! I love crispy waffles!

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  14. I didn't think they could sound any better than they did the first time...but, blueberry sauce!!! AAAAHHHH! I think I need breakfast for a midnight snack :D

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  15. I was drooling when I saw them on Colleen's blog, but with blueberry sauce those look out of this world! Yum!

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  16. I'm so glad you tried my recipe! Sorry I didn't warn you about the size of the bowl. Personally, I make the starter in a 2 quart pitcher. Even at it's highest, it doesn't bubble over. As for those who don't have a waffle iron...WalMart sells a little $12 electric Belgian waffle iron that works magic with this recipe.

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  17. I started out with a two quart jar and it spilled over that. I had just opened up a brand new jar of yeast, so I think it was mighty active LOL. No harm. It just made me laugh.

    Good tip about the $12 waffle iron at Wal-Mart, Coleen!

    Some irons now have exchangeable plates so you can use them to grill sandwiches, like a panini so you don't have just a single use appliance.

    We are looking forward to having these again. YUM!

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  18. Katy, they don't look overdone to me--I love mine just like your photo! The blueberry sauce is just the right accompaniment, although I would probably slather it with butter too. ;)

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  19. Linda, LOL! There's a MOUNTAIN of butter under that sauce. It's just hidden. grins!

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  20. These waffles look amazing and the blueberry sauce just brings them to a whole other level Katy.

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  21. Sourdough waffles??? Yum! As if I need another way to enjoy sourdough... I love those crispy edges because they make for the perfect bite. And the blueberry sauce is divine.

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  22. Katy, these looks so yummy! I love sourdough. I've never had it in waffle form. I would love to try them.

    When I was in high school I made a starter and baked some bread. It tasted great but it weighed 5 lbs! ;0)

    The Blueberry Sauce is wonderful too!

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  23. These look so good! I've never had sourdough waffles, but they look amamzing, especially with your yummy looking blueberry sauce!
    Beautiful picture, Katy!

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  24. wow!! vat a marvelous looking waffles
    perfect for breakfast specially with blueberry sauce :)
    cheers!!

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  25. My husband loves sour dough anything. He will love these! Thanks.

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  26. I saw these on Coleen's site also. They look good Katy. I am going to have to try these sometime. My son keeps asking for waffles and this would be the perfect recipe.

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  27. These look so good! I'm dying to try the blueberry sauce!

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  28. I'm thinking I see a $12 waffle iron in my future just so I can have these waffles! My, my, my they look scrump-diddly-umptious.

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  29. I think I would love to have some blueberry sauce for my yogurt mousse......

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  30. I never tried waffles! I don't have waffles machine. =(

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  31. Those are the best looking waffles I have ever seen! Hmmmm...its breakfast time here right now....

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  32. Blueberry sauce is the best! It just gets so thick and juicy and yummy. These look great!

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  33. Blueberry sauce looks amazing!!

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  34. Fabulous waffles..,looks so pretty and delish...

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