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Classic Hong Kong Style Original Egg Waffle

groups4 servingsspeedMediumcountertopsPrep: 62 minsskilletCook: 5 minsscheduleTotal: 67 minsoutdoor_grillBaked
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13 Steps Total

schedulePrepare in advance

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01
Active Cooking
00:00:11

Add 2 eggs and 140g sugar, use an electric mixer at high speed to dissolve the sugar until the egg mixture becomes pale and thick.

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Watch out

The mixing bowl must be completely free of oil and water

otherwise, if a drop of oil gets in, the eggs will never whip up and will remain liquid

Ingredients:Egg (2 piece)sugar (140 g)
Tools:mixing bowlelectric mixer
02
Active Cooking
00:01:07

Add 140g water and 35g evaporated milk, mix well with a wooden spoon until the liquids are completely combined.

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Watch out

Pour the water and evaporated milk slowly

otherwise, they may splatter out of the bowl

Ingredients:water (140 g)evaporated milk (35 g)
Tools:wooden spoon
03
Preparation
00:01:26

Sift 140g cake flour, 30g tapioca starch, 10g custard powder, and 2g baking powder once, and mix well for later use.

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Watch out

The flours must be thoroughly sifted

otherwise, the batter will have lumps that affect the texture

Ingredients:Cake flour (140 g)tapioca starch (30 g)Custard powder (10 g)Baking powder (2 g)
Tools:sieve
04
Active Cooking
00:01:30

Pour the egg batter into the flour and mix well, stirring continuously until the batter is completely blended without any flour lumps.

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Pour the egg batter into the flour while stirring

otherwise, the flour will form hard-to-mix lumps

Ingredients:Cake flourtapioca starchCustard powderBaking powder
Tools:mixing bowlwooden spoon
05
Active Cooking
00:02:07

Sift the batter once until the texture becomes smooth and flowing.

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You can use a spatula to help press through any remaining lumps while sifting.

Tools:sieve
06
Active Cooking
00:02:21

Add 2 drops of vanilla extract and mix well.

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Only add 2 drops of vanilla extract

otherwise, the flavor will be too strong and overpower the egg aroma

Ingredients:vanilla extract (2 piece)
Tools:wooden spoon
07
Active Cooking
00:02:27

Add 15g cooking oil and mix until the batter texture is smooth and uniform.

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Watch out

The oil must be fully incorporated into the batter

floating on the surface will affect the baked texture

Ingredients:Cooking oil (15 g)
Tools:wooden spoon
08
Waiting Time
00:02:38

Wrap the mixing bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate to rest for 1 hour, completing the chilling process.

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Must refrigerate for enough time

otherwise, the egg waffles will not turn out crispy enough

Tools:plastic wrap
09
Active Cooking
00:02:46

After 1 hour, take the batter out from the refrigerator and stir it to restore the chilled batter to a fluid and uniform state.

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Must stir well after taking out from the refrigerator

otherwise, settled starch will separate

Tools:ladle
10
Active Cooking
00:02:59

Use a silicone brush to apply a little oil on both sides of the egg waffle maker and preheat it until the surface is evenly coated with oil.

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The oil must be brushed evenly and the mold must be hot enough

otherwise, the batter will stick badly

Ingredients:Cooking oil
Tools:silicone brushegg waffle maker
11
Active Cooking
00:03:06

Stir before pouring, and pour an appropriate amount of batter into the egg waffle mold until the batter fills every circular grid.

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Do not pour too full

otherwise, it will overflow everywhere when closing the mold, making cleaning troublesome

Ingredients:Cake flour
Tools:egg waffle makerladle
12
Active Cooking
00:03:39

Close the egg waffle maker, flip the machine, and bake for 2 minutes until one side of the egg waffle is shaped by heat.

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Wear heat-resistant gloves when flipping the machine

otherwise, the hot metal will burn your skin

Tools:egg waffle maker
13
Active Cooking
00:03:52

Flip again after 2 minutes, bake for another 3 minutes, and place on a cooling rack once baked until the egg waffle crust is golden and crispy.

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Be careful of steam burns when opening the mold and moving the egg waffle to the cooling rack

otherwise, hot steam will scald your fingers

Tools:cooling rackknifeegg waffle maker

groceryAll Ingredients

Egg2 piece
Cake flour140 g
tapioca starch30 g
Custard powder10 g
Baking powder2 g
sugar140 g
evaporated milk35 g
water140 g
Cooking oil15 g
vanilla extract2 piece

blenderAll Tools Needed

mixing bowlelectric mixerwooden spoonsieveplastic wrapladlesilicone brushegg waffle makercooling rackknife