Possible Waffles

Screaming Potato Faces

My partner bought potato faces specifically to torment them in the waffle iron.

I think maybe they liked it?

Verdict: Almost certainly not a waffle. Nicely crunchy. Can recommend.

This was a triumph

My partner made me a glorious vegan Victoria sponge cake for my birthday, but that was a few days ago so it’s slightly less glorious now than it was at first.

Could a waffle iron reverse that? Only one way to find out!

Into the machine it goes!

Several minutes later…

I’m making a note here: huge success.

Vegan Cheese Toastiewaffle

A slice of Violife with green apple chutney between two slices of bread, ‘buttered’ on the outside.

Conclusion: 8/10. Well waffled. Fairly quick too, and hardly at all messy.

Waffled Parsnips

I admit, I was only 90% sure this would work.

I left the parsnips in the partially closed iron for a while to soften. Added a splash of Chinese vinegar and a little water to encourage them.

Carefully weighted the lid down while I waited for them to soften a bit more.

Once they were quite soft and just sightly brown, I brushed them with oil.

I closed the waffle iron on the third attempt, and let it until it smelt good.

Verdict: probably not a waffle. Definitely well-cooked parsnips.

Banaffle

I stuck some breadcrumbs to a banana using soy yoghurt.

I’ll admit, I was ready to declare it Definitely Not A Waffle when it came out looking like this…

With a bit of persuasion though…

It turns out to resemble a waffle after all!

7/10, would waffle again. Might add spicing and cook for a slightly shorter time next time.

Must try this with plantain.

Honey-glazed Tofuwaffle

Tofuffle. Waffletof?

Going for a nice bit of Maillard browning: tofu glazed with honey and a little bit of bicarb, cumin, coriander and paprika.

This was a partial success. The browning worked, but the flavour was duller than I hoped, and the texture was a bit on the chewy side. It was good with caramelised onions though.