Pecan And Bacon Waffles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For the waffles
1/2 cup bacon, chopped
1/2 cup butter
3 egg yolks
1 cup milk
3/4 cup pecans, roasted
1 cup cornmeal
3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 egg whites
For the syrup
12 ounces brown sugar
3/4 cup pecans, roasted
1/3 cup Bourbon
1 tablespoon vanilla

Preparation

To prepare the waffles, cook bacon and butter in a skillet until crisp.
In a bowl beat egg yolks with the milk and then add the butter and bacon the the yolk/milk mixture.
Chop the pecans.
In a bowl combine pecans, cornmeal, flour, salt and baking powder. Stir dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
Beat egg whites until the reach the soft peak stage and then fold them into the batter.
Cook waffles in a hot waffle iron until brown. If desired serve with bourbon syrup (recipe below).
To make the Bourbon syrup:.
In a saucepan bring the water and sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Continue to boil without stirring until syrup thickens slightly and surface is shiny. Pour syrup into a serving bowl, and stir in pecans. Stir in whiskey and vanilla. Keep warm.