Pandan Waffles

A simple question can easily lead to instant craving really!  Someone asked if I have a recipe for pandan waffles somewhere here in my blog and I just realized that I don't even after making numerous pandan concoctions in the past.  One thing led to another and the next I know- my mind was busy thinking of light and crispy on the outside-tender inside green waffles with a creamy coconut flavored goo on the side or just coconut cream cheese frosting.  I just have to make them and that was my dinner!  

Making waffles is easy- just sift, whisk, stir, whip, fold then cook.  Fortunately, I have all the ingredients needed so I was munching the airiest; crispiest and lightest waffles in thirty minutes and that includes the time I spent processing my coconut cream cheese frosting.  It was meant to be a dipping sauce but I ended up with a frosting like consistency which is yummy!

The trick in making airy and crispy waffles is separating the eggs; whipping the whites till stiff before folding it into the batter.  I also used a combination of all-purpose flour and rice flour which gives it that delicious crunch.  I love the pandan and coconut tandem so I flavored the frosting with coconut extract thus maintaining that tropical Asian flair.

Here's how I made my waffles:

Pandan Waffles 

Ingredients:

2 extra large eggs, separated

1 cup all-purpose flour

½ cup rice flour

2 cups 2% fat milk

1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil

1 tbsp baking powder

1 tsp pandan extract

Procedure:

Separate eggs

Whisk together egg yolks, milk, pandan paste and oil

Add flours and baking powder to wet ingredients and mix thoroughly until smooth.  Set aside.

Whip egg whites in a separate bowl until stiff. Gently fold into the waffle batter.

Preheat waffle iron and pour about 1/2 cup batter. Cook until light brown and serve

with coconut cream cheese dipping sauce or frosting

NOTE: You may skip the sugar and pandan extract and you have a nice waffle batter recipe for crispy and airy waffle sandwich

Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

Place half a package of softened cream cheese; 1/2 cup half and half; a teaspoon of coconut extract and three tablespoons sugar in a blender.  Process until smooth and creamy then transfer into a bowl and serve with the waffles. I added the half and half slowly until I reached the desired consistency.  You may add a little milk to loosen it more if you so desire.