Hong Kong Style Egg Waffle 雞蛋仔 (updated with English)

雞蛋仔

很懷念兒時一些街頭小食,如雞蛋仔、龍鬚糖、缽仔糕等。龍鬚糖看似已經失傳,在美國就更難食到。前陣子買到從加拿大運來,卻是在香港製造的龍鬚糖,雖然包裝精美,又未過期,但食落都不及新鮮做的好。記得初來羅省時(1989),也曾在一間超市門口買過即做的,但近幾年也沒有遇過了,很可惜。

至於雞蛋仔,本地一些港式餐室也有供應。前陣子老公去香港,其中一樣手信便是做雞蛋仔的模。因為做雞蛋仔的粉槳不難,與做普通waffle相似,但沒有了那獨特的模便不成了。




(最新消息:現在不用返香港, Nordic Ware有新產品, 質量比香港的好:Williams-Sonoma )

注意事項:

1)  個模一定要燒熱及噴油才容易脫模,及要用小火。

2)  木薯粉英文是tapioca flour, 因不同產地有不同名稱,有些叫地瓜粉,太白粉,實在太混亂,所以認着英文標籤買比較安全,不會用錯。

3)  如買不到吉士粉,可用一茶匙雲呢哪香油代替。
3)  如有剩餘,放入焗爐焗一焗又會很香脆。

食譜來源: I Love Cake

egg waffle with chocolate chips

Due to popular demands, I need to put this post in English, too. Recently Nordic Ware made a Egg Waffle Pan and sold it exclusively through Williams-Sonoma. It has created a buzz in the Chinese community. The waffle mix they sell is not quite the same as the one from what we used to have in Hong Kong. If you want to make a genuine Hong Kong Egg Waffle, follow this recipe:

Makes 10 waffles using the small pan or 5 using the Nordic pan:

140g/1.5 cup cake flour
7.5g/2 tsp baking powder
14g/1 tbsp custard powder
28g/3 tbsp tapioca flour
2 eggs
140g/3/4 cup sugar
28g/2 tbsp milk
140g/2/3 cup water
28g/2 tbsp vegetable oil


1)  Lightly beat the egg with sugar. Add water and milk.
2)  Sift all the dry ingredients together and add to the egg mixture. Blend well.
3)  Add the oil and whisk until well blended.
4)  Rest for an hour. (Optional: add chopped chocolate chips or green tea powder for a different taste)
5)  Heat the pan and lightly spray oil on it. Use low heat. Pour the batter onto the pan. Cover and flip it over. Cook for about a minute. Again, turn to the other side for another minute.
6)  Carefully remove it and cool on a rack before serving.


Notes:
1)  It is important to heat up the pan and then spray oil before pouring the batter in, otherwise it will stick to the pan.
2)  The batter will expand a little bit. Pouring too much will make a mess. It takes practice to make a good looking waffle.
3)  Leftovers can be reheated in a toaster oven for a crispy and crunchy snack.
4)  Custard powder can be found in World Market. If it is not available, substitute it with 1 tsp pure vanilla extract.


Recipe adapted from I Love Cake.