Consider me a Pinterest addict. You can find me here. Feel free to follow and I will follow you back! Basically it is a gallery of photographs of everybody’s favourite things and/or ideas they want to try. A lot of foodies hang out there and have some imaginative ideas, like making a stuffed-pizza with a waffle iron.
I first saw the idea on Pinterest thanks to MommyNamedApril who got the idea from MoMamma’s blog. Could it really be that simple to make?
I had some leftover homemade pizza dough I did not know what to do with so this idea was perfect for me. The only problem? I did not have any traditional pizza-toppings and/or sauces available. I started to think of the pizza more as a crepe and filled it with seafood, mushrooms and spinach instead. For the sauce I used my favourite, PC Black Label Truffle Aioli (the expiry date is fast approaching!).
I put the “stuffing” on one side and then folded it over, thinking of it like a calzone, then pinched the dough closed. I put it onto the hot greased waffle maker, did my best to kind of close it and let it cook for four minutes.
Wow!!! Cool!!! It did kind of work. Now how did it taste?
I cut it up into sections, added a little more aioli and died and went to heaven. But! It was the darkest day and I was not happy with the above photo so that meant I had to make it again the next day, right?
Since I loved it so much, I made an even bigger version this time, hehehe…
I folded over the edges to make sure it didn’t pop open since it was so much bigger. OMG, I could not wait to eat it again!
Much better photo! I loved how it turned to stained glass and you could see all the treats inside! Good, I really wanted to do this dish justice.
Warning though, as you push down on the waffle iron to press the pizza/crepe/sandwich… be careful of the steam that could come out. I had a really close call. Oh and the bigger the pizza, the longer it will take to cook through, this one took about six minutes.
It got all nice and crispy, the texture was perfection! I was absolutely shocked. I really thought this was a crazy idea that would leave me totally disappointed. The fact that it was a huge success only feeds my Pinterest addiction even more. My foodie friends on Facebook also told me I could use my waffle iron to make paninis… genius!
Finding new ideas is getting tougher and tougher. Everything is all about efood these days (celebrity culture, food fights and wars…). To come up with new techniques, recipes and actually learn about food I am turning more and more to the internet. And having a blast!
Is there anything better than having fun with food?! I don’t think so!
How cool is this? Never thought to use my waffle maker for anything other than well….waffles. Now I’m going to have to give this a go. Perfect for a quick pizza fix and no need to burn a lot of energy turning on the oven. Foodie genius idea. I love your photo, how you can see the different colored fillings through the little squares, too cool.
Does the dough get nice and crispy?
Neither had I Ava! And now there are a few things we can do with it other than make waffles, which I have never been very good at. Thank you! I was thrilled with how the photo turned out, definitely worth making two days in a row to get that pic. And it’s so good!
Yes, the dough was nice and crispy. It kind of reminded me (I know it sounds odd) of a funnel cake! And it isn’t deep fried. Imagine filling it with chocolate and strawberries, making a dessert waffle pizza. Yum!
OMG you’re killing me! Strawberries and chocolate would be amazing. I’m also thinking cinnamon apple filling (pre-cooked apples) drizzled with butterscotch sauce and a dusting of icing sugar, with a blob of vanilla ice cream. Oh the possibilities!
Imagine Nutella! OK, now I might just be being mean, LOL. I’m going to totally do it though and the best thing? Minimal heat in the summer. I’m going to finally be using my waffle maker regularly (Reg made fun of me for asking for it for Christmas years ago). Oh apples and cinnamon?! Butterscotch sauce… Now you’re killing me!!!
I am going to have to try it this weekend me and my hubby like different toppings on our pizza so this would be great for personal pizzas!
Wow, that is so cool! Elegant pizza!
YAY! I’m so glad you tried this out! It’s seriously the best. I make quesadilla’s for my son ALL the time in the waffle maker now (2 tortilla’s with cheese, about 2 minutes- DONE!) Looking forward to hearing about MORE of your great waffle creations!
That looks AWESOME!!!!
That looks great! Lol. I sent you an email for the Pinterest invite. Was going to make your yogurt dill bread today but it’s not a good day so I will get to it in the next few days. Can’t wait! Now I wonder where my waffle iron got to….