Waffle
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A waffle is a dish made from leavened batter or dough that is cooked between two plates that are patterned to give a characteristic size, shape, and surface impression. There are many variations based on the type of waffle iron and recipe used. Waffles are eaten throughout the world, particularly in Belgium, which has over a dozen regional varieties. Waffles may be made fresh or simply heated after having been commercially cooked and frozen.
Waffles with strawberry topping
Detail of a Belgian moule à oublie
Detail of a French moule à oublie / moule à gaufre, Musée Lorrain
Detail from Pieter Bruegel's Het gevecht tussen Carnaval en Vasten – among the first known images of waffles
Dough
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Dough is a thick, malleable, sometimes elastic paste made from grains or from leguminous or chestnut crops. Dough is typically made by mixing flour with a small amount of water or other liquid and sometimes includes yeast or other leavening agents, as well as ingredients such as fats or flavorings.
Freshly mixed dough in the bowl of a stand mixer
A statue of a servant kneading dough, from Egypt, Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, c. 2494–2345 BCE
A laminated dough prepared to make a flaky South Asian flatbread known as paratha
Yeast bread dough after kneading, before rising