Nine-Grain Pumpkin Pecan Waffles

This recipe comes from the Yardley Bed and Breakfast in Manti, Utah. After staying there for a wedding last year, we finally worked up the courage to ask for this recipe as we were preparing to leave..."Oh Sure, It's on our website." SCORE! We often substitute the nuts for mini chocolate chips.

Nine-Grain Pumpkin Pecan Waffles

Separate 3 eggs

Blend in blender:

• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1/4 cup oil
• 3 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup cooked pumpkin

Mix together:

• 1 1/2 cups of flour mix*
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp cloves

Beat the 3 egg whites to soft peaks (do not over beat - should slide out of the bowl, instead of stiff peaks) and fold them into the above mixture. Pour onto hot, greased waffle iron and sprinkle with raw chopped pecans.

* if you have a flour mill, grind 1 cup white or red wheat + 1/2 cup of nine-grain cereal. Then measure out 1 1/2 cup of this mix. If you don't have a mill, use 1 cup whole wheat flour and blend in 1/2 cup of rolled 9-grain mix, which you can purchase at your local health food store.

Submitted by: Nanette Hill