Buttermilk Pecan Waffles with Cherry-Apple Chutney

Top your waffles with Cherry-Apple Chutney

Cook's Notes: Cherry-Apple Chutney elevates your waffles to a whole new level. Fresh cherries simmered with apples and spices make this meal shine. Buttermilk waffles are as easy to prepare as regular waffles and offer an exceptional taste.  The chutney is also a delicious side for grilled entrees or served over warmed Brie with crackers.  
Cooking Tip: Frozen cherries not thawed can substitute for fresh cherries.

Cherry-Apple Chutney

Recipe adapted from cuisineathome August 2020

Ingredients:

• 2 cups frozen or fresh cherries
• 1/4 cup diced red onion
• 1 large crisp firm apple, peeled and diced e.g. Honeycrisp
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 3 tablespoons orange juice or water mixed with 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoon minced tarragon or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Pecans

Directions:

• Simmer cherries in a saucepan with red onion, diced apples, brown sugar and mustard. Heat until cherries plump up. Add in cornstarch with water or orange juice and cook on low until thickened, 2-3 minutes. 
• Stir in vinegar and tarragon, season with salt and pepper and cook 1 minutes longer.
• Serve at room temperature.  Top with a sprinkle of pecans.

Buttermilk Pecan Waffles

Cook's Notes: For those waffle purists, I photographed a traditional route; waffles with bacon and syrup. These classic buttermilk waffles are easy to make and come out fluffy and crisp each and every time. It’s a must-have recipe for turning an ordinary morning into something extra-special
Cooking Tip: To crisp up leftover waffles, toast each quarter. 
Recipes makes 6-7 waffles and was adapted from Taste of Home.
Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons chopped pecans

Directions:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs until light. Add buttermilk; mix well. Add dry ingredients and beat until batter is smooth. Stir in butter.
• Pour about 3/4 cup batter onto a lightly greased preheated waffle maker. Sprinkle with a few pecans. Bake according to manufacturer's directions until golden brown. Repeat with remaining batter and pecans.

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