Loaded Bacon Cheddar And Basil Waffles With Tomato Jam Food

CHEF CAPON'S CHEDDAR BACON WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat your waffle iron. Mine only has one setting anyway, but you want the iron to be pretty hot.
• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, whisk to combine the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
• In another bowl, whisk to combine the egg yolks, milk, and butter. Set aside.
• In a large (and very clean) bowl, use a hand mixer to whip the egg whites to soft peaks.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry, and mix until they are almost combined. Add the egg whites, bacon, cheese, and scallions to the bowl, and gently fold them in until combined.
• Portion the batter into your waffle iron (the amount will vary by waffle iron, but I use about one cup per waffle), and cook for approximately 5 minutes, until golden brown.
• When the waffle has finished cooking, place directly on the wire rack in the oven, to let the steam escape. Finish cooking the remaining waffles, and enjoy!

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.

CHEDDAR BACON WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat the waffle iron.
• In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Add in the melted butter, eggs, and milk, and combine. Once the batter is mixed, add the grated Cheddar cheese and most of the bacon crumbles, reserving some for serving. Fold in the ingredients until they are incorporated evenly into the batter.
• Once the batter is ready and the waffle iron is hot, pour enough batter to fill the cavity (amount will vary by waffle iron) and close. Cook according to your waffle iron's instructions.
• Serve immediately topped with a little butter, additional shredded Cheddar, bacon crumbles, and maple syrup.

BACON LOADED MAC N ' CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Fry bacon till lightly crisp, crumble and set aside.
• Cook macaroni according to directions on pasta box, and drain.
• In the same pan as you cooked the pasta, melt margarine and add flour.
• Cook for about 3 minutes,until flour taste is cooked away.
• Add milk a little at a time, stir until flour is well blended.
• Remove from heat and add 3/4 cup of cheese, stirring until melted ( at this point, you may add a bit more milk if it's too thick ).
• Add pasta, crumbled bacon, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour into a greased a 1 1/2 quart baking dish, sprinkle top with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or longer if you like a more golden cheesy top.