Adding Batter to your Waffle Iron
You need to make sure that you don’t over fill your waffle iron.
If you add to much batter it will escape from the sides.

• don’t forget to preheat your waffle iron
• stir your mixture before adding it to the iron
• pour your batter on to your waffle iron carefully  – using a ladle will make this easy
• start by pouring some mixture in to the centre of the iron
• it will spead out as you pour
• stop adding batter before the waffle iron is full
• as it cooks the batter will spread out even more

Cooking your Waffle
This is very quick, it only takes a few minutes.

• cook on one side, then turn your waffle iron over, to cook the other side
• different recipes and waffle irons may require different times
• you could try one minute on the first side
• followed by 2 minutes on the second side
• then make whatever minor adjustments are neccessary
• open the waffle iron and remove the waffle with a fork

Cooking more than one Waffle
Don’t forget to keep your waffle iron hot.
Stir the mixture, each time, before ladling it on to the iron.

• keep your waffle iron hot
• stir your batter mixture again
• refill the waffle iron and cook as before
• place cooked waffles on a cake cooling rack
• if you stack them on a plate, they wll become soggy
• alternatively keep cooked waffles warm in a low oven
• serve as quickly as possible
• waffles left in the oven for too long become chewy

Left Over Waffles
This is not a problem that I have ever had to deal with!

• some cooks suggest freezing them, with a layer of greaseproof paper between each waffle
• other cooks suggest toasting them for breakfast

Waffles – Fast, Easy and Delicious

Do you have any tips, suggestions or favourite recipes?

Alan Silverwood Cake Tins and Bakeware – the benefits

Very briefly – aluminium is an excellent heat conductor.
This ensures rapid and even heat distribution across the entire surface of your bakeware.
Added benefits inlcude, excellent release properties, and an easy clean surface.

Alan Silverwood Cake Tins – need to be greased before use
Before adding your mixture, you must add a thin layer of oil or grease, to the inside of the pan.
This will aid the release of your cooked cakes and pies.

• butter or lard work very well
• margarine and other manufactured greases are not recommended.
• ground nut (peanut) oil has excellent release properties
• olive oil tends to stick

nb – ground nut oil is not suitable for anyone who suffers from a nut allergy, and lard (pork fat) is forbidden by some religions.

Alan Silverwood Cake Tins – must be washed by hand
They must never be washed in a dishwasher – only ever wash by hand!
This is not as onerous as it sounds, Alan Silverwoods cake tins are very easy to clean!

• wash in warm soapy water
• use a dish brush or a double sided sponge
• on most occasions this is all you will need to do
• sometimes cake mixture may burn on to the pan
• just soak the pan in warm water for a while, before washing
• dry with a soft cloth

You can see a large range of Alan Silverwood Cake Tins and other Bakeware at Richmond Coookshop