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Waffles – Part 1

Since coming back from Turkey I have been wanting to make waffles, but not just any kind of waffles – waffles like the ones we had in Bebek! We were travelling around with a friend of ours in Istanbul and we went to walk around near the university she went to (which was right on the Bosphorus!) Not only did we enjoy a beautiful walk, but we also got to try these amazing waffles. Here is a picture I found on the Internet of a waffle shop (not sure this is the one we went to, but it was set up just like this)

  Basically,you get a rather thin waffle (but not as thin as a crepe) slathered with your choice of toppings – you can get various spreads (chocolate, white chocolate, strawberry, hazelnut, …) and lots of toppings from fruits to nuts to various candies. I didn’t even know where to begin. It was so good.

My friend talked about trying to make these at home using nutella as a spread. I thought that was a great idea. So, I figured I would try it. I couldn’t wait for dessert so I made them for an afternoon snack. I knew I wasn’t going to be able to make the waffle as thin, but that was okay… it would still be tasty. So, I got out my waffle iron and made up some waffles. I decided to try and recreate the fairly simple one we had in Turkey – nutella with strawberries and bananas. Yum! Here is what it looked like…

Josh and I each had two waffles. Although they were good, I must say they were not as good as the ones we got to enjoy in Bebek with some good friends!

Waffles – Part 2

I still had some waffles from my Turkish-style waffle adventure earlier in the day so I decided to use the waffles for dessert. I made some Mexican Chocolate sorbet (will post about my new Ice Cream maker soon!) and so for dessert I decided that a sorbet-topped waffle was in order! I put the waffle in the microwave for about 30 seconds and topped it with a scoop of sorbet and some fresh strawberries! Yummy!

I haven’t eaten this many waffles since I worked in a boarding school and got brunch in the dining hall! I guess I’ll have to start making them more often!