Recipe - Cafe Beaujolais Sour Cream Waffles

SAUTEED APPLES
2 tablespoon Butter
1 md Apple, peeled, cored and
Sliced
1/8 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 One half teaspoon Brown sugar

WAFFLES
2 cup Flour
2 One half teaspoon Baking powder
Three fourths teaspoon Baking soda
One half teaspoon Salt
1 One half tablespoon Sugar
4 Eggs, separated
1 cup Sour cream
1 One half cup Milk
Three fourths cup Plus 2 tbsp. melted butter
Or corn oil
One half cup Chopped toasted pecans

Sauteed Apples: Melt butter in a 8" skillet over moderate heat. Add apples
and cook,stirring frequently,2 to 3 minutes.Stir in cinnamon and
sugar;reduce heat to low and cook,covered,2 to 3 minutes,until tender and
golden brown.Cool slightly.

Waffles: Sift together dry ingredients.Beat egg yolks with sour cream,milk
and melted butter in separate bowl until blended.Stir into dry ingredients
until blended well.Stir in apples and pecans. Beat egg whites until
stiff,moist peaks form.Stir about 3 tbsp. of the beaten whites into the
batter,then gently fold in remaining egg whites until just combined. Pour
or ladle batter over center 2/3 of hot waffle iron.Close lid cook about 4
minutes,until steam no longer emerges from the crack. Remove waffle.Keep
warm in a warm oven while you cook the rest. Makes 8 waffles.

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