Sweet Potato and Pecan nut Waffles with Maple syrup

Name: Sweet Potato and Pecan nut Waffles with Maple syrup
Yield: 4-6 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 210 g cake flour; 15 ml baking powder; 15 ml caster sugar; 15 ml maple syrup(plus extra for roasting the sweet potato); 150 g pecan nuts roughly chopped; 300 ml milk; 2 free-range eggs (separated); 50 g melted butter; 1 medium sized sweet potato chopped into rounds/cubes; 1 pinch cinnamon

Dominique Solomon @cook_7578122

Cape Town, South Africa

This recipe is one I have developed for my blog 'Off Beet Blog' https://offbeetblog.com it is super easy to make but like all good things takes a little bit of time and patience :) Impress your friends or family with this decadent dessert!

Dominique Solomon @cook_7578122

Cape Town, South Africa

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Ingredients

4-6 servings

210 gcake flour
15 mlbaking powder
15 mlcaster sugar
15 mlmaple syrup(plus extra for roasting the sweet potato)
150 gpecan nuts roughly chopped
300 mlmilk
2free-range eggs (separated)
50 gmelted butter
1medium sized sweet potato chopped into rounds/cubes
1 pinchcinnamon

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Steps

1

To make the waffle mix, sift all of the dry ingredients into a bowl then add the sugar.
2

Whisk the milk, the two egg yolks(separated from the eggs) and melted butter together. Add to the dry ingredients and mix until a smooth consistency is achieved.
3

Beat the egg whites to a soft peak, add to the mix by folding. Set aside for 30 minutes.
4

Preheat your oven to 180 degrees C. Add the chopped sweet potato to a roasting dish and drizzle with the extra maple syrup and cinnamon. Roast for 25 minutes or until golden and caramelized. Set aside and let cool.
5

Switch on your waffle machine. Roughly mash up the sweet potato, take care not to thoroughly mash up, as you need chunks of it to be present in the waffle for texture and taste. Roughly chop the pecan nuts and add both to the waffle mix, fold gently to until just combined
6

Using an ice cream scoop or big spoon, spoon the batter onto each side of the waffle compartments on the machine, close the machine and let cook for 3-5 minutes until golden brown and crisp (or follow the manufacturers instructions on the packaging) serve with a quenelle/scoop of vanilla ice cream, a sprinkling of pecan nuts and a light drizzle of maple syrup.