Cornmeal Waffles with Bacon, Sage & Pumpkin Compote

Serves	2
Prep time	10 minutes
Cook time	10 minutes
Total time	20 minutes
Allergy	Egg
Meal type	Breakfast, Snack
Misc	Serve Hot
Occasion	Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving
Region	American
By author	Karen Burns-Booth

Cornmeal Waffles with Bacon, Sage & Pumpkin Compote: Fluffy cornmeal waffles with pan-fried bacon, sage & pumpkin compote, topped with a poached egg.

Ingredients

Cooked eggs (to suit personal taste - poached, scrambled, fried etc)

Compote

125g smoked bacon lardons (or chopped streaky bacon)
6 to 8 large fresh sage leaves, finely chopped
125g cooked pumpkin, cut into cubes (NOT puree)

Waffles

175g self raising flour
75g cornmeal
1 teaspoon sea salt
200ml natural Greek yoghurt
200ml milk
25g melted butter
4 large eggs, separated

Note

Cornmeal Waffles with Bacon, Sage & Pumpkin Compote: Fluffy cornmeal waffles with pan-fried bacon, sage & pumpkin compote, topped with a poached egg. (Topping and serving suggestion is my recipe; waffles recipe is an adapted recipe from Life on Food blog)

Directions

Step 1	Compote: Fry the bacon lardons on a pan with the chopped sage until crispy; add the cooked pumpkin cubes, increase the heat and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes until the pumpkin is golden brown and some of it has collapsed - you want a compote consistency with some discernible cubes of pumpkin. Set to one side.
Step 2	Waffles: Turn the waffle machine on, and set it to number 4. (Or heat the waffle iron up if using one)
Step 3	Mix all the waffle ingredients together, except the egg whites. Whisk the egg whites until light and fluffy and gently fold into the flour and cornmeal mixture.
Step 4	Spoon the waffle mixture into the waffle machine, until the plates are 3/4 full and close the lid; cook until the beep goes off for setting 4. (Or spoon into waffle iron and cook on stove top) Remove the waffles, and keep warm whilst you make the rest.
Step 5	Waffles should be golden brown and any excess waffle mixture will have gathered around the rim of the waffle machine plate, making cleaning easy - see photos.
Step 6	When all the waffle mixture has been used, heat the compote gently until hot, and spoon over the waffles - serve with eggs. (I served mine with poached eggs, which I cooked whilst the last batch of waffles was cooking)