Recipe information
Total Time
1 1/2 hr
Yield
Makes about 30 wafers
Ingredients
3
/4 cup all-purpose flour
1
/4 cup yellow cornmeal
1
tablespoon sugar
1
teaspoon baking powder
1
teaspoon salt
1
/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1
large egg at room temperature
1
cup whole milk at room temperature
3
/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
Special Equipment
2
nonstick baking sheets or pans
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Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Step 2
Sift together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Step 3
Mix together butter and egg in a blender. Add milk, pepper, and flour mixture and blend just until smooth.
Step 4
Drop 6 scant tablespoons batter about 5 inches apart onto a buttered baking sheet. Spread each dollop of batter with back of a spoon into a 5-inch round.
Step 5
Bake 1 sheet of wafers in middle of oven until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes, then transfer wafers to a rack to cool. Form 6 more wafers on second sheet while first is baking, then continue to make wafers, 1 sheet at a time. (Sheets should be cooled but not cleaned between batches.)