refrigerating cooked waffles
I have a gluten free recipe to make waffles:
- 2 cups gluten-free all-purpose (plain) flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda (bicarbonate of soda)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Since I wont be able to eat them all in one sitting and I would like to make this once and last a few days to save time cooking every day. Would it be ok to refrigerate them for up to 2-3 days? Or maybe try to keep the batter?
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It is certainly safe to keep them refrigerated for a few days, but you will probably get much better results by freezing them.
The cooked starches will re-crystalize if you refrigerate them, making them hard and unpalatable--this is one of the major modes of staling.
By freezing them, you reduce this effect.
You can then heat them directly from frozen in a warm oven to use the left overs.
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Refrigerate the waffles within 2 hours of cooking them. Any waffles left out for more than 2 hours could have unsafe bacteria on it, so throw them out instead. Bacteria spreads on any food under 140 °F (60 °C). Quick storage prevents bacteria from forming, keeping your waffles safe for another day.Can you Refrigerate cooked waffles?
If you made more waffles than you and your family could eat in one sitting, then you'll be able to refrigerate them. All you need to do is place them in a plastic food storage container with an airtight lid or a resealable plastic bag of some sort.How do you store and reheat waffles?
The key is to flash freeze the completely cooled waffles. Once frozen, they won't stick to each other and can be stored in a freezer safe plastic storage bag, allowing you to remove just one or as many as you need for reheating. Allow the waffles to cool completely.Can you save and reheat waffles?
How to Reheat Frozen Pancakes and Waffles. To reheat, simply take out as many as you need and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper in a 350\xb0F oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until heated through. Loosely cover pancakes with foil so they don't dry out, but waffles will benefit from crisping up a little.👩🍳 Cook With Me: MAKE AHEAD and FREEZE Homemade Waffles Recipe | Large Family Freezer Meals
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Food safety wise, 2-3 days in the fridge will be OK, or even up to 5. Taste wise, they will not be very good. You will get better results if you refrigerate the batter (again, keep for 3-5 days, throw away earlier if it stars bubbling or smelling sour). But the batches after the first one will be rather flat/dense, because the leavening won't work.
For best taste, there is no way to keep the waffles. If you can live with the dense kind, refrigerating the batter is a reasonable compromise.
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