Gingerbread Waffles
The Carriage House Inn Bed and Breakfast is please to share our signature breakfast entree, for the month of December, Gingerbread Waffles. Served with a Spiced Pear & Cranberry Compote this dish is reminiscent of December tastes and scents. This is a great recipe to surprise your family with on Christmas morning!
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 cup root beer (can use a regular beer if desired)
- zest of one orange
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
Combine flour, salt, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon and cloves in a large bowl. Mix together molasses, root beer, beaten egg and oil in a medium bowl. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients, adding additional root beer if necessary. Place waffle batter into preheated, greased waffle iron, per manufacturer instructions. Serve with Spiced Pears & Cranberry Compote (recipe follows.) Makes 4 Belgian waffles.
Spiced Pears & Cranberry Compote
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 pears, peeled, sliced and cut into large pieces
- dash of ground cinnamon, cloves & ginger
Place orange juice, pear pieces, spices and cranberries into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, lower heat to simmer and continue heating until cranberries burst (about 2-3 minutes.) Add maple syrup and let simmer another two minutes. Keep warm until waffles are ready for serving.
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