Categories: Breakfast, Waffles
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup moist plump currant
- 2/3 cup grated carrot, lightly packed
- 1/3 cup pecans, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup shredded coconut, preferably unsweetened
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon double-acting baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- warm maple syrup
Directions
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*If your currants are not moist and plump, place them in a heatproof bowl and pour boiling water over them; let steep for a minute, drain, turn out onto a paper towel and pat them dry; set aside.
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Toss together the carrots, pecans, coconut, and currants in a bowl; set aside.
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Preheat a waffle iron.
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Melt butter and reserve.
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In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and sugar together. In another bowl, beat the milk, eggs, and vanilla together using a whisk.
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Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients; whisk until just combined.
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Stir in the carrot mixture; then mix in the melted butter.
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Lightly butter or spray the grids of the waffle iron; if needed, brush or spray the grids again only is subsequent waffles stick. Spoon about 1 cup batter (or whatever is recommended by your waffle iron maker) onto the grids.
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Use a metal spatula or wooden spoon to spread the batter almost to the edge.
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Close the lid and bake until browned and lightly crisped.
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Carefully turn the waffle over, turning it top to bottom and front to back, and continue to bake 1 minute or longer.
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*Before measuring out the batter for each new waffle, stir to redistribute the ingredients.
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Top with warmed maple syrup or honey.