Ingredients
1 egg
225g self-raising flour / 225g bread/plain flour + 1 tsp baking powder
50g sugar
250ml milk
50g butter, melted and cooled
½ tsp vanilla extract (optional) / Almond extract
1 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
maple syrup and icing sugar, to serve (optional)
Method
STEP 1
Crack the egg (for fluffier waffles, use only the yolk at this stage) into a large bowl, then tip in the flour and a generous pinch of salt. Add the sugar, if using, then gradually whisk in the milk followed by the melted butter until smooth. Whisk in the vanilla, if using. If you've chosen to make fluffier waffles, whisk the egg white to soft peaks, then gently fold this into the batter. Alternatively, make the batter by blitzing all the ingredients together using a blender or hand blender. Can be made 1-2 hrs ahead and chilled.