Crispy Cornmeal-bacon Waffles

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 slices bacon
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
• 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted,cooled

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 6 minutes.
• 2 transfer to paper towels, crumble bacon.
• 3 whisk flour and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl to blend.
• 4 whisk buttermilk, eggs, and 2 tablespoons maple syrup in medium bowl to blend.
• 5 add buttermilk mixture to dry ingredients; stir until just blended, fold in 1/4 cup melted butter and crumbled bacon.
• 6 preheat waffle iron (medium heat) lightly brush waffle iron with melted butter or cooking spray.
• 7 working in batches, spoon batter into hot waffle iron, spreading evenly over grid.
• 8 close waffle iron and cook until waffle is brown, crisp, and set about 6 minutes, depending on type of waffle iron.
• 9 transfer waffles to plates.
• 10 serve with maple syrup.