Pecan And Bacon Waffles

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup bacon, chopped
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 cup milk
• 3/4 cup pecans, roasted
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 egg whites
• 12 ounces brown sugar
• 3/4 cup pecans, roasted
• 1/3 cup bourbon
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 to prepare the waffles, cook bacon and butter in a skillet until crisp.
• 2 in a bowl beat egg yolks with the milk and then add the butter and bacon the the yolk/milk mixture.
• 3 chop the pecans.
• 4 in a bowl combine pecans, cornmeal, flour, salt and baking powder. stir dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
• 5 beat egg whites until the reach the soft peak stage and then fold them into the batter.
• 6 cook waffles in a hot waffle iron until brown. if desired serve with bourbon syrup (recipe below).
• 7 to make the bourbon syrup:.
• 8 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.