Day 12: Pumpkin Waffles with Apple Cider Syrup

Courtesy of: All Recipes
Serves: 6
Prep and cook time: 45 minutes

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 cups milk
4 eggs, separated
1/4 cup butter, melted

Preheat waffle iron. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, salt, and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Set aside. In a larger bowl, stir together pumpkin, milk, and egg yolks. Set aside. Whip the egg whites in a clean dry bowl until soft peaks form. Stir the flour mixture and 1/4 cup melted butter into the pumpkin mixture, stirring just long enough to combine. Fold 1/3 of egg whites into the batter, stirring gently until incorporated. Fold in remaining egg whites. Cook waffles according to manufacturer's instructions.

Apple Cider Syrup

1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup apple cider
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter

Stir together sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon in a small saucepan. Stir in the apple cider and lemon juice, cook over medium heat until mixture begins to boil. Boil until syrup thickens. Remove from heat and stir in butter until melted. Serve warm.

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Well, this didn't suck. At all. In fact, I ate three waffles and then felt a little like throwing up.

In a good way.

1. It takes a little longer for the waffles to cook. Let them get crispy on top before removing them from the waffle iron.

2. The syrup got a little thick for me...I think I maybe boiled it too long. I'd wait until it just boils, give it a couple stirs, and add the butter.

3. These waffles would be good with regular syrup. And this syrup would be good with regular waffles (or pancakes). Together it's quite rich.

Good thing I like my waffles like I like my men.