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Cranberry Waffles With Orange Curd

Total Time 40 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

Walnut Granola Topping

  • 1 cup oats
  • 1 cup walnuts (chopped)
  • 1 oz canola oil
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Waffles

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter (melted)
  • 2 eggs
  • cooking spray

Orange Curd

  • 5 egg yokes
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup salted butter (melted)

Cranberry Sauce

  • 1 1/2 cup frozen cranberries
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 1/8 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp cornstarch

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, stir together the oeats and walnuts and set aside.
  • In a small bowl, combine the canola oil, maple syrup, honey, salt, and vanilla extract. Mix well and pour over the oats.
  • Stir the oat mixture well until all the oats are coated with the wet ingredients. Spread the oats out on the prepared baking sheet and smooth out until you have an even layer.
  • Bake the granola at 300 degrees for 25 minutes. The oats will not be crispy yet but will crips as they cool.

Waffles

  • Preheat the waffle iron.
  • Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
  • Whisk together buttermilk, melted butter, and eggs in another bowl, then whisk into flour mixture until just combined.
  • Spray waffle iron with cooking spray and pour 1/2 cup of batter into the waffle iron.
  • Cook waffles until golden and cooked through, about 3 minutes.
  • Transfer to a baking sheet and into the oven set to 250 degrees while you make the rest of the waffles.

Orange Curd

  • In a double broiler combine egg yokes and juice and mix well until it gets thick.
  • Stir in the melted butter slowly while whisking constantly for about 10 minutes.
  • Whisk in the sugar and continue cooking until thick.

Cranberry Sauce

  • Zest the lemon, place the cranberries, maple syrup, lemon zest an cinnamon in a medium s aucepan.
  • Stir the cornstarch into a small bowl with 2 tbsp water and mix into the pan.
  • Heat over medium heat and bring to boil, reduce the heat slightly and maintain onstant bubbles.
  • Cook stirring until the cranberries break and the sauce has thickened about 5 minutes.
  • Assemble waffles with a drizzle of orange curd, cranberry sauce, and walnut topping