Breakfast At Your Desk: Pumpkin Waffles!

Wouldn’t you just love it if someone came over and made you warm pumpkin waffles (and preferably if they brought them to you in bed)? Here’s something tasty to dream about on a Monday morning…

All I can say is yum! (P.S. Remember gals, pumpkin is a veggie!)

Pumpkin Waffles

Recipe adapted from the beautiful blog Smitten Kitchen

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup whole wheat 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

1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin

1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted

Vegetable oil for brushing waffle iron or cooking spray

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 250°F and preheat waffle iron. Sift together flour, brown sugar, baking powder and soda, salt, and spices. Whisk egg yolks in a large bowl with buttermilk, pumpkin, and butter until smooth. Whisk in dry ingredients just until combined.

In a mixing bowl with a whisk attachment, whisk the egg whites until they hold soft peaks (as in, far softer than the over-beaten whites you’ll see in my picture above). Folk them gently into the waffle batter, until just combined.

Brush waffle iron lightly with oil and spoon batter (about 2 cups for four 4-inch Belgian waffles) into waffle iron, spreading quickly. Cook according to manufacturer’s instructions.

Transfer waffles to rack in oven to keep warm and crisp. Make more waffles in same manner.

Enjoy!