Maple Syrup waffles!!!! The sweet, buttery, smokey maple syrup is infused into these waffles; they are sweet and totally delicious but to make things even better then there is bacon. Crispy wonderful bacon that is glazed with maple syrup. This is a salty sweet perfection of a breakfast!
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Ingredients
For the Bacon
8rashers of back bacon
2tablespoonmaple syrup
For the waffles
200gplain flour
100gwholemeal flour(see notes)
3teaspoonbaking powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
80gsalted butter
4eggs
165ml⅔ cup maple syrup
165ml⅔ cup milk
Extra maple syrup for serving
Instructions
Pre-heat your oven to 180ºC/350ºF and get your waffle iron warming up.
Cut the very thick rind from the bacon (if it has it) but leave a nice ring of fat.
Line a baking sheet with cooking paper and arrange the bacon in a single layer.
Cook the bacon for 15 minutes until just starting to crisp.
Remove from the oven and use a pastry brush (the silicone ones are best) to brush maple syrup over your bacon.
Cook for a further 5 minutes.
To make the waffles, tip the flour, baking powder and baking soda into a large bowl. Set aside.
Put the butter into a small pan and melt until it is on the verge of browning.
Crack the eggs into a large jug (or another bowl) whisk gently to break the yolks then add in the maple syrup, milk and melted butter. Mix well.
Pour the egg mixture into the bowl with the flour and stir until it is just combined. Don't over mix it, the batter should be a bit lumpy.
Spoon the mixture into your waffle iron and cook for 4 minutes or until they are golden and lift easily away from the plates. If you have a traditional cast iron waffle iron, you may need to oil it first, the non-stick Belgium style ones should be fine without oil. Depending on your waffle iron you will make about 8 waffles. I find ½ cup of mixture just fills one waffle plate, but the smaller ones will need about ⅓ cup.
Pile the bacon onto of your maple syrup waffles, drizzle with a little more maple syrup and enjoy!
Notes
The wholemeal flour is optional. If you don't have it or don't want to use it then just use 100g extra plain flour.