Binging with Babish: Homer Simpson's Patented Space Age Out-Of-This-World Moon Waffles

HOMER: "The perfect opportunity to make my

patented

space

age

moon

waffles

out of

this

world

!" "Let's see here... Candies, Waffle batter, Liquid smoke... ...mmm, fattening." Hello, what's up guys? Welcome back to Binging with Babish, where

this

week we're completely destroying a waffle iron with these candies. Now, I haven't had these things since I was a kid, so let's see, before we turn them into molten, sugary burnt lava... ...yeah, they're pretty good. So let's go ahead and throw a handful of these right onto the waffle grill. Top that with some store-bought waffle batter. I would say don't use too much or it will overflow, but it will overflow no matter what.

Gently close your waffle iron and taste a delicious waffle. Ugh, no, that's it, that's disgusting. Oops, I almost forgot about a healthy blast of liquid smoke, one of the three most important parts of this three-ingredient recipe, which results in a burnt waffle that's extremely sticky and very difficult to remove from the waffle iron, and leaves it completely. destroyed. And what is a waffle without butter? Why not use a whole bar? Wrap it like a burrito from hell and secure it with a wooden skewer, and be sure to burn your mouth and hands trying to take a bite.

Now, if you don't know, I don't really like this, so let's try to make a slightly better version. Let's start by making some browned butter. We are going to heat a stick of butter over medium-low heat, stirring and stirring constantly until the milk fats begin to brown. You can see those little brown particles in the background. Then we will set it aside to solidify and obtain an ideal application for

waffles

. Next, the topic of cara-mel...car-mel...c-caramel... How are you supposed to say it? "Candy". We will combine ½ cup of water and 1 cup of sugar and bring it to a boil in a large saucepan.

Stir gently, making sure the sugar doesn't stick to the sides of the pan. Pour yourself a whiskey as a color reference and bring the mixture to 350°F before adding, a quarter cup at a time, 1 cup of heavy cream, heated to almost boiling. Wait for the bubbling to subside before adding the rest of the cream, beat on very low heat until well combined and, optionally, season with half a teaspoon of vanilla extract. This stuff may seem pretty thin, but it will get nice and sticky and tacky as we set it aside to cool to room temperature. Last but not least, the waffle batter.

We're going to combine 1¾ cups of all-purpose flour with a tablespoon of cornmeal, a teaspoon of baking powder, and a teaspoon of kosher salt. Beat well to combine before separating two egg whites from the yolks and beating the yolks with 1¾ cups buttermilk. We're also going to add ¼ cup of our brown butter; Optionally you can also use vegetable oil. Mix until smooth and add to our dry ingredients and beat vigorously until there are no lumps. Now we are going to use a hand mixer to beat the egg whites until stiff to ensure a light and fluffy batter. Make sure there are no lumps in our initial mixture, add the egg whites and fold gently until completely incorporated.

Make sure not to overmix, because we don't want to lose all that air we introduced into the egg whites. Generously spray the replacement waffle iron you had to buy with nonstick spray, before adding about 3/4 cup of our waffle batter. Open it, open it, and display it decoratively to impress brunch guests or just yourself. Hit it with a tablespoon of brown butter and a generous drizzle of our caramel sauce, and to make sure it stays true to its shape, we'll add a little smoked sea salt. That will add some flavor and texture. Now, while I don't think you should make Homer's Moon Waffles at home (they're a mess and pretty gross), I do think you should make a batch of these right now.

Even if it's midnight on Tuesday. That's when I made these. ANDREW: "Thank you, Patreon."