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Waffles: Bacon Buttermilk Waffles with Maple Syrup & Pecans

Source of Recipe

Taste of Luzianne


List of Ingredients

12 bacon slices
2 cups Swans Down Cake Flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups buttermilk
2 large eggs
½ cup pure maple syrup
½ cup chopped pecans




Recipe

1. Heat a well-seasoned or non-stick Belgian or standard waffle iron. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.

2. In a large bowl sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt and stir in buttermilk, eggs and bacon including bacon fat (about ½ cup) until batter is smooth.

3. In a large skillet cook bacon over moderate heat until crisp. Transfer bacon to paper towels to cool, reserving bacon fat. Crumble bacon into pieces.

4. Spoon batter into waffle iron and cook according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer waffles to a baking sheet and keep warm, uncovered, in middle of oven. Make more waffles with remaining batter in same manner.

5. In a small saucepan simmer syrup over moderately low heat 2 minutes.

6. Serve waffles with syrup, sprinkled with pecans.

YIELD: 2 ½ cups batter or five 7-inch round waffles