Spiced Pumpkin Waffles

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• freshly grated nutmeg, a pinch
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• oil, for coating
• powdered sugar
• pure maple syrup, warmed

Recipe

• 1 in a big bowl, lightly whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and nutmeg together.
• 2 in another bowl, whisk the eggs and brown sugar together until any lumps are dissolved and well blended.
• 3 add in pumpkin puree, butter, buttermilk, and vanilla; whisk until smooth; add to the flour mixture and blend until smooth.
• 4 preheat oven to 200°; heat a waffle iron according to manufacturer’s directions; lightly grease it with a pastry brush dipped in a little oil.
• 5 pour in enough batter just to fill the iron and spread it evenly, then close the waffle iron.
• 6 cook until the waffle iron opens easily and the waffles are golden brown on the outside and cooked through inside.
• 7 remove to a platter and keep warm in the oven while you cook the remaining waffles.
• 8 serve waffles sprinkled with powdered sugar and drizzled with maple syrup.
• 9 *oamc—waffles can be frozen for 1 month; reheat in a 350° oven until warmed through, about 15 minutes.