Crunchy Brunch Waffles


Submitted By: Maudean Williams

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons shortening, melted
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup commercial sour cream
  • Sauce:
  • 1 1/2 cups maple syrup
  • 1 pint strawberries, hulled and halved
  • 1 cup bananas, sliced

    • Instructions


    Combine first five ingredients; stir well. In a separate bowl, beat eggs at medium speed with an electric mixer until thick and lemon-colored. Add flour mixture, buttermilk, syrup, and shortening; beat until smooth.

    Pour about 1 1/4 cups batter onto a hot, lightly oiled waffle iron. Quickly sprinkle about 3 tablespoons walnuts over batter. Cook for about 5 minutes or until done. Repeat process until all batter is used.

    To make sauce, combine 1 1/2 cups maple syrup, strawberries, and bananas in a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. While sauce is still hot, pour over each waffle and top with sour cream.

    Yields 12 (4-inch) waffles and 3 1/2 cups sauce.