TGIF! I know this is not Friday, so my TGIF simply means… To Give Is Fantastic and this is it – a fun week filled with giveaways. This week I will share with you a series of egg waffle recipes. Have you tried or heard about egg waffles? They are quite popular as street snacks in Hong Kong and Macao. They first emerge in 1950s, when they were still made using coal fire heating and sold at street kiosks in Hong Kong.
What is egg waffle? An egg waffle, also known as ‘gai daan jai’ in Cantonese, is a spherical egg-based waffle made from eggy leavened batter that were cooked between two plates of semi-spherical cells. Here in the U.S., you can spot them in some Asian snack shops that sell bubble tea.
There are so many ways to enjoy this egg waffle and this week, I’ll be covering those recipes. I’m so happy when I found out that Nordic Ware produces egg waffle pans so I can recreate my egg waffles’ memories at home. My husband is a big fan of egg waffles, partly because during his teenage years, he spent most of his holiday time in Hong Kong.
I did some experiment with lots of recipes before I finally came up with a perfect one (Yes, the hubbie has given his approval!). Let me give you few tips in making egg waffles:
- Evaporated milk – don’t replace it with regular milk because that won’t work.
- Tapioca starch is also another main ingredient. I tried to replace it with other ingredients but they didn’t work well.
- Custard powder is important, but if they are not available, you can replace it by doubling the volume of vanilla extract.
- Always preheat both sides of the pan before you start.
- The first batch will most probably be thrown away until you found the right temperature, but that’s okay.
If you’re ready to try this at home, check out the giveaway below for a chance to win Nordic Ware Egg Waffle Pans. And of course, a big shoutout to Nordic Ware for sponsoring my first blogiversary. To learn more about Nordic Ware, check out their site or follow them on Facebook, tweet them here, take a peek on their Instagram, or get creative recipes on their Pinterest and YouTube sites.
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 11/2 tsp bk. powder
- 2 tbs tapioca starch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tbs evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tsp custard powder
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tbs vegetable oil
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine, make sure that all the lumps are whisked out and the mixture is smooth.
- Cover the mixture and refrigerate it for an hour.
- Heat the egg waffle pan on the burner over medium high heat, until just hot. When you're ready, lower the heat to medium low heat.
- Pour about 3/4 cup of batter on one plate, spreading about 80% and as evenly as possible. Place the other plate on top. Hold the handle firm to keep the two sides closing tight and flip the pan over so the mold fill evenly.
- Cook for about 2 minutes on each side. Carefully remove it and cool on a rack before serving.
Notes
Linda, this is so fun! I think I need an egg waffle pan! I wonder what else it could be used for too!
Wow! These look so amazing! I want to pop them as they look like bubble wrap 🙂
This is so cool – love the way this looks!!
Oh my gosh, I love egg waffles!! I have such fond memories of snacking on way too many back in the day 🙂 I love that you can make this at home now! Yours looks perfect and so delicious!
I want to try these so badly! I don’t know if I have room in my kitchen for a waffle maker, but if I ever get the chance to have these somewhere, I’ll be sure to try them out. They look like bubble-wrap to me! Haha!
These look so delicious and interesting! I really wanted to enter but I don’t have a Twitter and apparently you have to fill out all ways to enter and can’t pick and choose. 🙁
Ahhh..I’m so sorry. Let’s make it better next time 🙂
Oh wow these look So yummy! And how unique!
Egg waffles are so popular around here (especially the pandan ones for some reason)! I’d love to try making my own version at home, and I can’t wait to see what recipes you come up with!
I have never even heard of egg waffles before but they look so fun and yummy!
Great giveaway and I love the looks of these! How unique and fun!
This waffle machine looks amazing! I love what you’ve done with it!
Hi, i did it but wasn’t crispy i used only 50g of sugar, 200 temperature for 3 mn where did i go wrong. It was tasty though.
Hi and thanks for trying this recipe! It also depends on the kitchen gadget you use. Electric bubble waffle maker is crispier than stove top egg waffle pan because the heat only covers a certain area.
I used double the vanilla rather than custard powder (as I did not have custard powder). Texture was ok. Ended up burning the pieces in between the ovals. Overall I found it too sweet.
Can I make these on the stove top without a waffle maker? I live in a small apartment so there is no room for gadgets like waffle makers 🙁
You certainly can! I use Bubble Waffle Maker Pan by Nordicware.