Bacon Buttermilk Waffles Food

THE BEST BUTTERMILK WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat a waffle iron to medium-high.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, eggs and vanilla. Whisk the buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture until a batter is formed. Whisk in the butter until incorporated, being careful not to overmix the batter.
• Spray both sides of the preheated waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray. Pour in enough batter to lightly cover the surface of the iron, about 1/3 to 3/4 cup, depending on its size. (Take into consideration that the batter will spread once the lid is closed.) Close the iron and cook until the waffles are a deep golden brown and slightly crisp, about 5 minutes. Repeat with the remaining batter. (If the waffle iron has a well-seasoned or nonstick surface, it may not be necessary to spray it between each batch.)
• Serve the waffles immediately with butter, syrup, jam, berries or yogurt.

BBB BACON-IN-THE-BATTER BUTTERMILK WAFFLE, BOURBON ICE CREAM, BACON TOFFEE

Steps:

• For the bacon toffee: In a heavy-bottomed pot, combine the butter, water and granulated sugar. Stir to combine and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Place a candy thermometer on the edge of the pot and continue to boil for about 8 to 10 minutes; the syrup will begin to color and is ready when it reaches 305 to 310 degrees F. Stir in the bacon. Very carefully, pour the toffee onto a half sheet pan lined with a silicone baking mat. Cool. Break the toffee into pieces.
• For the bourbon ice cream: In a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat, combine the cream, milk and granulated sugar. Add the vanilla bean seeds and pod to the cream mixture. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Remove from the heat. Whisk the egg yolks together in a large bowl. Slowly whisk in the cream mixture. Discard the vanilla pod. Add the bourbon. Cool the mixture. When cool, freeze in an ice-cream maker according to manufacturer's directions.
• For the waffles: Preheat a waffle iron. Sift the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, granulated sugar and salt together. Beat the egg yolks in a medium bowl until they are pale yellow. Beat in the buttermilk and melted butter. Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients. In a clean bowl with clean beaters, beat the egg whites until they hold soft peaks. Fold the whites into the batter.
• Working in batches, spray the waffle iron with nonstick spray, ladle in batter and lay par-cooked bacon pieces in the batter before closing the lid of the iron.
• To serve, top each waffle with a big scoop of bourbon ice cream. Stab with a piece of bacon toffee and garnish with powdered sugar and maple syrup.

BACON AND CHEDDAR WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat a waffle iron.
• In a small bowl, whisk the eggs until fluffy; reserve.
• Next, in a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. In a third bowl, whisk together the milk, oil and vanilla extract. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Add the bacon, Cheddar and reserved whisked eggs and mix until combined.
• Spray the waffle iron with nonstick spray. Pour in 1/4 cup of the batter and cook the waffles until golden brown. (The waffles can be kept in a low oven to keep warm while the others cook.) Repeat with the remaining batter. Serve the waffles with butter, syrup and/or fried eggs.

MAPLE-BACON BUTTERMILK WAFFLES

Steps:

• Heat waffle maker. In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In medium bowl, beat buttermilk, eggs, butter and maple flavor with wire whisk until well blended. Pour over dry ingredients; stir just until moistened.
• Sprinkle about 2 teaspoons bacon pieces on each waffle grid. Spoon batter over bacon, using amount recommended by manufacturer. Close lid of waffle maker. Bake until steaming stops, 3 to 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining bacon and batter. Serve waffles with syrup.

BACON BUTTERMILK WAFFLES

Steps:

• Heat waffle iron. (Waffle irons without a nonstick coating may need to be brushed with vegetable oil or sprayed with cooking spray before batter for each waffle is added.)
• In large bowl, beat eggs with wire whisk or hand beater until fluffy. Beat in remaining ingredients except syrup just until blended.
• Pour about 1/2 cup batter from cup or pitcher onto center of hot waffle iron. (Check manufacturer's directions for recommended amount of batter.) Close lid of waffle iron.
• Bake about 5 minutes or until steaming stops. Carefully remove waffle. Repeat with remaining batter. Serve with syrup.