Waffle House Toasted Pecan Waffles

Does anyone else enjoy having breakfast for dinner? In our house we try to have breakfast for dinner at least twice a month. I love breakfast foods because they're fairly simple and fast. The kids really love eating breakfast at dinner time.

Now I am not talking about frozen pancakes, but breakfast from scratch instead. Isn't that always the best? Homemade biscuits with sausage gravy, pancakes from scratch, omelets, homemade hash browns, cheese grits and French toast. Now that's what I am talking about.

With the prices of groceries skyrocketing breakfast is a great substitute for dinner. The reason it works so well in our house is because I always have the items on hand to make a easy homemade breakfast. I know it's not for everyone, but I grew up eating breakfast for dinner. That's probably why I like it so well. My mom raised four kids so eating on a budget was a must in our house.

The other night when I suggested breakfast for dinner, waffles were the first thing the kids shouted out. I had a recipe fora copy cat version of Waffle Houses Toasted Pecan Waffles that I have been dying to make. The great thing about this recipe is that if your not a pecan lover you can just leave them out. That's what I did for the kiddos, they had plain waffles and me and my husband has pecan waffles. So you see this recipe is easy to please the whole family.

The recipe stated to refrigerate the batter overnight, but we used it right away with no problems. I might try that trick next time to compare and see what version is better.

I couldn't help but to take a peek, um look at all those pecans. I used a Belgian waffle maker and the waffles came out so light and fluffy. Instead of mixing the pecans in with the batter, I just poured the batter in the waffle iron and then sprinkled the toasted pecans on top. This recipe is defiantly a keeper in our house.

Enjoy

Waffle House Toasted Pecan Waffles
(Copy Cat Version)

1 1/2 - cups all-purpose flour
1- teaspoon salt
1/2 - teaspoon baking soda
1 - egg
1/2 - cup granulated sugar + 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 - tablespoons butter, softened
2 - tablespoons shortening
1/2 - cup half-and-half
1/2 - cup milk
1/4 - cup buttermilk
3/4 - 1 - teaspoon vanilla
1/2 - 1 cup toasted pecans

Combine flour, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl and stir to combine.Lightly beat the egg in another medium bowl and combine with sugar, butter, and shortening, mixing well until smooth. Add the half & half, milk, buttermilk and vanilla and mix well. Add the dry flour mixture to the wet mixture while beating and mix until smooth. If you can, cover and chill overnight, though the batter can be used right away.

Rub a light coating of vegetable oil on a waffle iron, and preheat it. Leave the batter out of the refrigerator to warm up a bit as your waffle iron is preheating. Spoon 1/3 to 1/2 cup of batter into the waffle iron and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until the waffles are light brown.

Recipe yields - approx 5 waffles

How to Toast Pecans:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl toss pecans with melted butter until evenly coated. Use about 1/2 tablespoon of butter for every cup of pecans. Spread the pecans in a single layer on a non-stick cookie sheet or use parchment paper. Bake for 15 minutes, watch closely. Cool completely. You can also toast your pecans in the microwave. Click here for directions. I toasted mine in the microwave without the addition of butter.

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