Company Waffles

I've been trying to eat more seasonally lately.  Dana, over at MADE, made these tasty looking pumpkin waffles earlier this week, so I decided to whip up a batch for breakfast this morning.  But then I discovered I was missing half the ingredients, so after a quick internet search, I settled on Deb's recipe from Smitten Kitchen.  We loved these!  It's not the simplest recipe, so I recommend saving it for a weekend, or when you have company.  Good news is, you should have all the ingredients already (see my substitution for buttermilk if you're like me and don't keep that one stalked), so it is economical.

Pumpkin Waffles
adapted from Smitten Kitchen
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
4 large eggs, separated
2 cups well-shaken buttermilk (I subbed 2Tbs vinegar added to 2 cups milk--mix and let sit 5 min)
1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin
3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
Vegetable oil for brushing waffle iron or cooking spray


First, sift together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves

In a separate bowl, whisk together egg yolks, buttermilk, pumpkin and melted butter.

Whisk in dry ingredients until just combined.

Next use another bowl, or your kitchen aid to whisk up the egg whites until soft peaks form and then gently fold it into your batter.

Don't overmix.  The egg whites add air to your batter, and will make your waffles light and fluffy.  

Then brush your waffle iron with some oil, pour in an appropriate amount of batter, and bake according to the directions for your particular waffle iron.  This recipe made about 20 waffles (we have a small iron, but it should feed 6-8 hungry adults), so you may want to keep waffles warm in the oven until all your waffles are cooked.  I recommend wrapping leftovers in plastic wrap, and popping them in the toaster oven or toaster for a quick weekday breakfast.  Yum!