To make the Levain:
- The night before you make the waffles, or early in the morning if you’re planning to have them for dinner, weigh 4 ounces of sourdough starter into a medium bowl.
- Stir in the buttermilk and whole wheat flour, and mix until thoroughly combined. Cover the bowl and set it aside for at least 8 hours.
To make the Batter:
- When you’re ready to make the waffles, stir the cocoa, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a small bowl; you may need to sift it if your cocoa is lumpy.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs with the melted butter, sugar and vanilla. Add the cocoa mixture to the egg mixture and stir well; then add the cocoa-egg mixture to the sourdough mixture all at once. Stir the batter thoroughly; you don’t want any streaks of unmixed sourdough in your batter.
- When the mixture is completely homogenous, stir in the chocolate chips.
To bake the Waffles:
- Bake the waffles in a preheated iron until the steam stops coming out the sides, 3 to 5 minutes. The waffles will feel a little flabby coming out of the iron, but they will crisp up quickly after you remove them. These are especially nice made in a Belgian waffle iron—light and lacy, but with a dark, rich flavor.
Banner Image:
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Ingredients:
For the Levain
4 ounces (about ½ cup or 120 ml) ripe, bubbly sourdough levain (made with equal weights of water and flour)
1 cup (8 ounces or 240 ml) buttermilk
1 cup (4 ounces or 120g) white whole wheat flour
For the Batter
½ cup (60g) Dutch-process cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
Pinch of ground cinnamon
2 eggs
4 tablespoons (½ stick or 57g) unsalted butter, melted
¾ cup (170g) sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¾ cup (170g) chocolate chips, semisweet or bittersweet
Active time:
1 hour + 8 hours
Yield:
14 (4-inch square) Belgian waffles
Nutrition:
Calories: 210 , Total Fat: 11 g, (Saturated Fat: 6 g), Sodium: 40 mg, Carbohydrate: 23 g, Fiber: 1 g, Protein: 5 g.
Author:
Recipe and photo courtesy of The King Arthur Flour Company
Dietary choice:
Vegetarian
Description:
These decadent dessert waffles are so light and crispy it’s hard to believe they’re made with sourdough and whole wheat. We love the waffles with heaps of whipped cream and fresh raspberries, but try them with your favorite chocolate accoutrements: coffee ice cream, hot fudge, brandied cherries—in fact, what doesn’t go with chocolate?
Serving Size:
1 waffle, 69g