Pecan And Bacon Waffles Recipes

ALMOST-FAMOUS PECAN WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the pecans on a baking sheet; bake until toasted, 5 to 7 minutes. Let cool, then chop. Reduce the oven temperature to 200 degrees F.
• Whisk the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl. Whisk the egg, milk, buttermilk and vanilla in a separate bowl until combined. Stir the egg mixture, melted butter and shortening into the dry ingredients until just combined. (The batter will be lumpy.)
• Preheat a waffle iron and brush with melted butter. Ladle some batter into the iron (about 1/2 cup, depending on your waffle iron); sprinkle with 2 tablespoons toasted pecans. Cook until golden brown, then transfer the waffle to a baking sheet and keep warm in the oven. Repeat with the remaining batter. Top the waffles with butter and maple syrup.

PECAN AND BACON WAFFLES

Steps:

• To prepare the waffles, cook bacon and butter in a skillet until crisp.
• In a bowl beat egg yolks with the milk and then add the butter and bacon the the yolk/milk mixture.
• Chop the pecans.
• In a bowl combine pecans, cornmeal, flour, salt and baking powder. Stir dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
• Beat egg whites until the reach the soft peak stage and then fold them into the batter.
• Cook waffles in a hot waffle iron until brown. If desired serve with bourbon syrup (recipe below).
• To make the Bourbon syrup:.
• In a saucepan bring the water and sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Continue to boil without stirring until syrup thickens slightly and surface is shiny. Pour syrup into a serving bowl, and stir in pecans. Stir in whiskey and vanilla. Keep warm.

PECAN AND WILD BOAR BACON WAFFLES WITH SYRUP

Steps:

• To make the syrup, bring the sugar and water to a boil in a saucepan and stir until all the sugar is dissolved. Continue to boil, without stirring, until the syrup thickens slightly and its surface becomes shiny. Pour the syrup into a stainless steel bowl and stir in the pecans. Carefully add the whisky and the vanilla. Keep warm to be served over the waffles.
• Chop the bacon into small pieces and cook in a frying pan with the butter. Beat the egg yolks with the milk and add the cooked bacon and butter from the frying pan. Chop the pecans to a medium-coarse consistency. Mix together with the cornmeal, flour, salt and baking powder and stir into the egg yolk mixture. Beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks, then gradually fold them into the batter. Cook in a hot waffle iron until brown, but still moist inside.

PECAN WAFFLES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Combine egg yolks, milk and oil; stir into dry ingredients. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter. , Sprinkle hot waffle iron with 2 tablespoons pecans. Pour 1/4 to 1/3 cup of batter over pecans and bake according to manufacturer's directions until golden brown. Repeat with remaining pecans and batter. Serve with syrup.