Makes 8-10

2 eggs
170 g | 6 oz plain flour
a pinch of salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
30 g | 1 oz caster sugar
290 ml | 2 oz butter, melted
a few drops of vanilla essence
extra melted butter

To Serve
butter
honey, maple syrup or jam

1. Separate eggs.
2. Sift the flour, salt, baking powder and sugar together into a large bowl. Makes a well in the centre and put in the egg yolks.
3. Stir the yolks, gradually drawing in the flour from the edges and adding the milk and melted butter until you have a thin batter. Add the vanilla essence.
4. Grease a waffle iron and heat it.
5. Whisk the egg whites until stiff but not dry and fold into the batter with a large metal spoon.
6. Add a little melted butter to the hot waffle iron, pour in about 4 tablespoons of the mixture, close and cook for about 1 minute on each side.
7. Serve hot with butter and honey, maple syrup or jam.

NOTE: The first waffle always sticks to the iron and should be discarded.

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Excerpt from Leiths Cookery Bible

[Leith, P., and Waldegrave, C., (2003), Leiths Cookery Bible, 3rd edition, Bloomburys, UK]