Buttermilk Waffles With Homemade Strawberry Sauce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 large eggs, separated
• 1 pinch cream of tartar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup butter, plus
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 quart strawberry, hulled and sliced
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• powdered sugar, for topping

Recipe

• 1 beat the egg whites and cream of tartar with a hand mixer until stiff peaks appear.
• 2 in a bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, buttermilk, vanilla and 2 sticks of melted butter.
• 3 into a large bowl stir together the flour, brown sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon.
• 4 combine with the wet ingredients and mix until incorporated. fold the whites into the batter, gently.
• 5 grease the waffle iron with a small amount of melted butter and heat the waffle iron according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• 6 ladle batter onto the waffle iron and cook until golden brown, about 3 1/2 to 5 minutes. repeat with the remaining batter.
• 7 for the strawberry sauce:.
• 8 in a small pot over medium heat, combine the strawberries, sugar, water, lemon zest, lemon juice and cornstarch. bring to a simmer and whisk gently until mixture thickens slightly.
• 9 serve waffles with powdered sugar and strawberry sauce.