Bacon+Buttermilk Waffles

August 8th, 2010 by justJENN

Having made a TON of cupcakes recently – I found myself with a lot of leftover buttermilk. The bacon? I have no excuse. I never have leftover bacon. Who doesn’t love bacon?

Does the Mickey Mouse waffle iron make them taste better? I’d say…YES.

ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 cups buttermilk
2 eggs
5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

Chop your bacon into small pieces – I like to do this raw so that I don’t have to crumble it afterwards. Then in a skillet, cook the bacon until nice and crispy. Drain and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and baking powder. Add the buttermilk and the eggs until just combined.

Make sure the bacon is nice and drained, you don’t want oily residue in your beautiful batter. Stir in the crumbled bacon.

Prep your waffle iron by brushing it with butter. Then cook until nice and golden brown.

You’ll find the buttermilk gives the waffle a nice fluffy texture and the bacon is IRRESISTIBLE with maple syrup. YUM.

Of course these are a breakfast specialty but the kids always ask for them for dinner!