Gingerbread Waffles With Sauteed Pears Recipes

GINGERBREAD WAFFLES

Steps:

• Heat waffle iron and spray with cooking spray.
• In a mixing bowl, sift together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt.
• In another mixing bowl, combine eggs, buttermilk, and molasses. Beat in melted butter.
• Add dry ingredients with wet ingredients just until moistened and lump free.
• Pour enough batter to fill two-thirds of the waffle iron.
• Cook until crisp and golden brown.
• Set aside.
• Repeat with remaining batter, spraying with cooking spray as needed.

GINGER-PEAR WAFFLES

Steps:

• preheat the waffle iron according to the manufacturer's directions.
• sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices in a large mixing bowl.
• in a med-sized bowl, mix together the juice, soy milk, applesauce, oil, sugar, and vanilla until well combined.
• create a well in the center of the flour mixture and slowly blend the wet ingredients into the dry until combined.
• fold in the grated pear.
• make your waffles according to the directions on the iron.

PEAR AND GINGER-TOPPED WAFFLES

Steps:

• In 1 1/2-quart saucepan, heat all topping ingredients except pears and raspberries over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in pears; cook, stirring occasionally, until hot. Stir in raspberries; keep warm.
• Heat waffle maker. (Waffle makers without a nonstick coating may need to be brushed with vegetable oil or sprayed with cooking spray.) In medium bowl, stir waffle ingredients with wire whisk or fork until blended.
• For each waffle, pour batter onto center of hot waffle maker. (Check manufacturer's directions for recommended amount of batter.) Close lid of waffle maker.
• Bake 3 to 5 minutes or until steaming stops. Carefully remove waffle. Repeat with remaining batter. Serve waffles with topping.