This sourdough waffle recipe is easy to memorize and only a small quantity of perishable ingredients, making it perfect for camping trips or breakfast fundraisers. The waffles have a very soft interior and a crispy outside. Thank you, Mr. Hannula! I received this recipe from a friend who used it to create delicious sourdough pancakes.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Additional Time: | 4 hrs |
| Total Time: | 4 hrs 40 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 to 10 waffles |
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 cup sourdough starter
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Mix flour, 1 1/2 cups water, and sourdough starter together in a large bowl to make batter; cover loosely with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm place until filled with large holes and bubbles, 4 hours to overnight.
- Stir oil, eggs, sugar, and salt into the batter; mix well to combine.
- Whisk 1 tablespoon water and baking soda together in a small bowl until dissolved. Fold into the batter with a rubber spatula.
- Preheat a waffle iron according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Pour about 1/3 cup batter onto preheated iron and bake until crisp and golden, according to manufacturer’s instructions, about 3 minutes. Continue making waffles until all remaining batter is used.
Reviews
These came out wonderfully light and tangy with a nice crunch on the outside. Great way to use up starter. My only note is that next time I may reduce the salt a smidgen.
Best waffles I’ve ever made. I did add some cornstarch and decreased the salt. They were light and crispy just the way I love them. Thank you
Once I started Sam’s Sourdough waffles, I was hooked. Love how crispy they are!! NonSourdough waffles just don’t cut it anymore!! Thanks Sam and Friends. Note the importance of waiting a few minutes after adding the water/soda at the end, really makes the batter PERFECT! Mmmmm with blueberries and maple syrup!
Best. Waffles. Ever.
Excellent waffles. Easily the best waffle I’ve ever had. This recepie is a keeper! I usually cut the salt in half on all my recepies.
This is the best waffle recipe ever! EVER!
Delicious! I substituted 1 cup of milk (1 cup milk, 1/2 cup water) and only added 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Best waffles ever!
I doubled the recipe except for the starter and it turned out the SAME!! I was super excited about that because it was a school day and 8-10 waffles isn’t enough for a family of six, half being teens!
I never leave reviews, however, this recipe was way to deserving of a good review to not! The best waffles I have ever had made by anyone! Changed the whole waffle game for me! These were light, fluffy, crisp. I can never leave a recipe alone, so the modifications I made were, I used half whole wheat flour in the flour portion (because I feel it is healthier and I like the flavor and texture), I also added a heaping teaspoon of cornstarch, because I have always done this with waffles for outside crispness. This is a WOW recipe!
These were delicious. A great recipe to use for my leftover starter.
These waffles were spot on! Even drenched in berries, their juices, and maple syrup they held together beautifully and didn’t turn to mush. There was one slight change I made and that was using oat milk for the water, but I only added 1 cup of the milk and half a cup of water. Delish! Keeping this recipe!
I used melted butter instead of oil; left out the salt, because I didn’t think it needed more than was in the butter. I left my starter/flour/water mix to ferment for almost 24 hrs. These are the lightest, crispiest waffles I have ever eaten in my 50+ years on this planet.
Been making these for several years now for breakfast the day after Thanksgiving & for Christmas day breakfast. Best recipe I have found for SD waffles, save for the salt which I cut in half to one teaspoon. Just took Mother out of the fridge for a feeding tonight & tomorrow morning before I make up a triple batch tomorrow night!! BTW, use real butter & maple syrup to enjoy these! No margarine or artificial flavored corn-syrup syrup!!!
Very easy recipe and light waffle, just have to remember to start the night before.
Best waffles we have had!
Makes a light and crispy waffle. I added a bit of baking powder, and a heap of cocoa powder to make chocolate flavoured ones.
These are amazing ! I add blueberries, cheddar &jalapeños, plain. All are awesome. Make a great sandwich too 🙂
This was a good recipe! I recently started experimenting with sourdough and this was a fun addition! That being said, like a few other reviews said the recipe is a bit salty. It’s not inedible levels, especially if you add sweet toppings, but I would recommend decreasing the salt to 75% or perhaps even half
I leave very few reviews. If something is really really bad or if something is really really good. This sourdough waffle recipe is the best hands-down there’s nothing better. Absolutely delicious waffles crispy on the outside with the light fluffy chewiness on the inside. My only modification to the recipe was to add a table spoon of shredded cheddar cheese once the batter is on the iron.
So easy. Delicious. They freeze perfectly too. Pop em in the toaster and they are brand new. I use this recipe for my family all the time. The neighbors all even ask me if they can buy them from me.
So delicious – great recipe as is! They freeze nicely and we just pop them into the toaster straight from the freezer anytime we want one 🙂