Fresh Cranberry Waffles With Orange Butter Sauce Food

CRANBERRY-WALNUT BELGIAN WAFFLES

Steps:

• Grease a Belgian waffle iron with cooking spray; preheat to medium-high. Whisk together first six ingredients and 1/8 teaspoon salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, butter and vanilla. Add to flour mixture; stir until just combined. Fold in 3/4 cup cranberries and walnuts., Pour 1/3 cup batter into each quarter of waffle iron, spreading batter to edges. Close; cook until waffle iron stops steaming and waffle is golden brown, about 4 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine maple syrup, granulated sugar, water, remaining cranberries and remaining salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice. Serve with waffles.

FRESH CRANBERRY WAFFLES WITH ORANGE BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the waffle iron until very hot. Grease with cooking oil. If using the optional chopped nuts, lightly roast in dry skillet and set aside.
• Chop the fresh cranberries finely and mix with the sugar.
• Place the nonfat yogurt and cottage cheese in a blender and puree. Place in mixing bowl and stir in the buttermilk and vanilla extract.
• Sift the flour and baking powder together. Whip the flour mixture into the buttermilk mixture. Stir in the sugared cranberries.
• Beat egg whites to soft peaks and fold into batter gently.
• To make the orange butter sauce, cook the butter, honey, and fresh orange juice over medium-high heat for 15 minutes. DO NOT boil. Stir in fresh orange zest.
• Garnish waffles with nuts if desired. Serve warm.

LEMON CRANBERRY WAFFLES

Steps:

• Separate the eggs. Beat the egg whites until frothy. Add 1 tbsp of sugar and beat until peaks starts forming. Set aside.
• Spray Pam on waffle iron. Preheat waffle iron.
• Sift the dry ingredients into a medium sized bowl. Add the egg yolks and the rest of the ingredients to the bowl. Beat until no lumps. Fold the stiff egg whites into the batter using a spatula.
• When the waffle iron is hot, add ½ cup (about 2 soup laddles) of batter to the center of the waffle iron, quickly spread batter horizontally. Close the top and cook for 2-2'15 minutes.
• Leftover waffles can be frozen. When you want to eat them later on, just pop them quickly into the toaster oven for a few minutes and they'll taste just like fresh waffles!

FRESH CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring water and sugar to a boil in a 2 quart saucepan.
• Rinse berries and add to gently boiling water.
• Bring back to a boil and simmer gently about 10 minutes until most of the berries have popped.
• Cool slightly in pan and then pour into an attractive bowl for serving.
• Refrigerate several hours before serving.

FRESH CRANBERRY-ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine orange juice, cranberry juice, and sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes.
• Stir in 1/2 of the cranberries, pear, orange zest, vanilla extract, star anise, and salt, and return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes. Add the remaining cranberries and cook, stirring often, until cranberries start to burst and mixture starts to thicken, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Stir in orange marmalade and set aside. Sauce will continue to thicken as it cools. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

BOOZY FRESH CRANBERRY-ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine cranberries, sugar, water, orange zest, orange juice, orange-flavored liqueur, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring frequently, for about 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool. Sauce with thicken as it cools, to a soft-preserves stage. Refrigerate until ready to serve.