Cafe Beaujolais Sour Cream Waffles

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 medium apple, peeled, cored, and sliced
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup melted butter
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in an 8" skillet over moderate heat.
• 2 add apples and cook, stirring frequently, 2 to 3 minutes.
• 3 stir in cinnamon and sugar and reduce heat to low.
• 4 cook covered 2 to 3 minutes or until tender and golden brown.
• 5 cool slightly.
• 6 sift together dry ingredients.
• 7 beat egg yolks with sour cream, milk, and melted butter in a separate bowl until blended.
• 8 stir into dry ingredients until well blended.
• 9 stir in apples and pecans.
• 10 beat egg whites until stiff moist peaks form.
• 11 stir in about 3 tablespoons of the beaten whites into the batter, and gently fold in the remaining egg whites until just combined.
• 12 pour or ladle batter over center two thirds of hot waffle iron.
• 13 close lid and cook about 4 minutes, until steam no longer emerges from the crack.
• 14 remove waffle and keep warm in a warm oven while you cook the rest (or just start serving and watch them disappear).