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breakfast, Fiesta Friday, Fiesta Friday #40, halloween, pumpkin, pumpkin spice syrup, pumpkin waffles, waffles
Okay, confession time. Can anyone go to a store with a list in hand and come out only with the things on the list? Coz’ I can’t. Bravo to those who can. It takes a lot of restraint to not get distracted by displays, samples, or sales. Especially sales. They derail my meal plans all the time.
I really came here just for milk and eggs, but hey, you see that pumpkin purée on sale? Gotta get some. Maybe I’ll make pumpkin bread. Not really in the mood for it, but so what? Maybe I’ll give it to my neighbor Mary. She’s so nice…
Wow, chocolate morsels for how much? I think that’s a good price so I think I’ll get some. Who knows I might make chocolate chip cookies this week. Even though I haven’t made them in like 2 years.
And butter! I put it on everything, anyway, so I’m going to stock up. Besides, I’ve always wanted to make ghee. It’s time to finally find out what ghee-making is all about, girl!
That’s pretty much how my conversation with myself usually goes when I’m at the store.
So, when the stores started putting up baking supplies for sale, I started hoarding. I thought I was being organized. I was going to have everything ready for the inevitable baking marathon that commences once the holidays are upon us. You know what? I thought wrong.
‘Coz now I can’t even close my cupboard. And whenever I need anything other than those baking supplies, I can’t get to it. Unless I rearrange the whole content of the cupboard. And who has time for that? I much rather sweep the floor. I’m serious. Sweeping is like my favorite chore ever. You know, the witch and the broom. Oh, yes, I’m a witch. Once a month. Halloween or not. You know what I mean.
But back to my overloaded cupboard. I looked at it and I swear it looked back at me and mouthed, “Help me!” I’m a nice witch. I help whenever I am asked. I decided to relieve my cupboard and make something that uses all those ingredients I hoarded in one single recipe. Pumpkin Waffles. Loaded Pumpkin Waffles.
My kids and I inhaled a stack of these in a matter of minutes, they were so good! We left none for their dad. He woke up too late. Oh, well, like they say…good things come to those who didn’t wait. I meant to say…if you snooze, you lose…
Loaded Pumpkin Waffles (w/ GF and whole wheat options)
I tried many different recipes, including those that I found online, before coming up with this one. I tried one that uses yeast (not good), one that includes corn starch and claims to be the ultimate recipe (not great), and one that yielded such bland waffles I needed to add so much syrup before I could say they tasted okay.
This one is the best, IMO. The cake flour and buttermilk produce light and fluffy waffles. Crisp on the outside and slightly chewy on the inside. So good you don’t even need syrup to enjoy these!
Pumpkin Waffles
1 cup cake flour*
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp light brown sugar**
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
A pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
A pinch of salt
1 large egg yolk
2 large egg whites
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 tbsp melted butter
1/4 cup pumpkin purée
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup toasted chopped walnuts (optional)
1. Combine flour and all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
2. In a different bowl, mix egg yolk, pumpkin purée, buttermilk, melted butter and vanilla. Whisk to blend. Pour into flour mixture and whisk to combine.
3. In a third bowl, whip egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold into batter. Add nuts, if using.
4. Heat your waffle maker and pour about 2 tbsp of batter into each section of the waffle maker, to make mini waffles. Cook for about 2 1/2 minutes – 3 minutes, or until waffles are nicely browned and crisp.
5. Serve with Pumpkin Spice Syrup, Spiced Apple Topping, and toasted or candied walnuts.
*For gluten-free waffles, substitute the flour with 1/2 cup oat flour + 1/2 cup rice flour. (These are our 2nd favorite, just behind the cake-flour version. The rice flour makes the waffles really crispy.)
*If using whole wheat flour, add 1/4 cup more buttermilk + 1 more egg white, since whole wheat flour absorbs more liquid. (These came in third in our taste test. Not bad, just not a favorite.)
**Turn these waffles into snacks by adding 1 tbsp more sugar and forego the syrup altogether.
Pumpkin Spice Syrup
2/3 cup water
2/3 cup light brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 whole cloves
2 tbsp pumpkin purée
1. Mix water and sugar in a small saucepan. Stir until sugar dissolves.
2. Place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
3. Reduce heat to simmer. Add the spices and pumpkin puree, stir to combine. Simmer for 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat and strain syrup before using.
Spiced Apple Topping
2 apples, peeled and sliced thinly
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
pinch nutmeg
1 tbsp butter
1. Heat butter in a saucepan. Add apples and sugar and cook until apples are soft, but not mushy.
2. Add cinnamon and nutmeg. Remove from heat and serve with waffles.
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And because it’s Halloween, you decorate your waffles with a chocolate cobweb, which will melt from the heat of the waffles, creating chocolate sauce.
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Features from Fiesta Friday #39 are:
Banana Chocolate Chip Cake with Milk Chocolate Buttercream from Lily @Little Sweet Baker.
In Suzanne’s words, “Lily did such a beautiful job of decorating this cake. It sounds delicious and looks just beautiful.”
I couldn’t have agreed more. That cake is be-yoo-ti-ful, Lily! And it’s not your run-of-the-mill birthday cake, either, with bananas and chocolate chips in it. Now, if only more bakeries would offer a birthday cake like this one, I wouldn’t have to make any birthday cake ever again at home.
Baeckeoffe from Ginger @Ginger & Bread.
Every now and then, I crave meat. Red meat. A lot of it. And this Baeckoffe would definitely satisfy when one of those moments come, so I’m saving this recipe. But I probably will have to make this even before those cravings start to hit. How do I know that? I made a mistake of showing this to hubby, and of course, now I’ll have to make it for him. I can never refuse those pleading big brown eyes of his!
Paneer Tikka Masala from Naina @Spice In The City.
Naina has a way of making her food look so mouth-watering. This one is no exception. I almost licked my iMac monitor when I saw this. It looks so uber tempting, Naina! Note to self: Time to look for paneer, or learn to make it. This one will stay bookmarked in the meantime.
Garlic Butter Clover Bread Rolls from Hannah @Domestic Gothess.
Have you ever seen more gorgeous bread rolls than these? I think not! These will command attention at any party, they’re so gorgeous! So, with that in mind, I’m totally making them and bringing them to my next potluck. I so want to be the belle of the ball, even at potlucks. And if I show up with these rolls, I think I’ll be it! Thank you for the step-by-step photo illustrations, Hannah!
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Fiesta Friday #40 starts right now, with the fabulous Margy @La Petite Casserole and the fantastic Jhuls @The Not So Creative Cook as your co-hosts. Link up, good people! Give your co-hosts something to read, look at, smell, taste, or comment on, etc. They’ll be happy to welcome you to the party, as I!
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The Novice Gardener 
Hi! First, I love how you have a print function on your posts. That’s awesome. Also, I recently found out that I have to eat extra “clean,” so thank you for including a GF option. This looks so very tasty; thank you for pumpkin-ing waffles! 🙂
If you go to my earlier Fiesta Friday post, I think #9 maybe? I shared instructions on how to put the print function on your recipe. Take a look! So glad I was able to give you the GF option. I actually think the GF can rival the cake flour version! 😃
Thank you! I’ll do that, Angie!
Hi Angie! Did you miss me as I missed you? I hope all is well with you and Family. Have you finished all your vacationing? I cannot believe that 40 weeks have passed since you have started FF. Indeed a success, one gorgeous post after another. Congratulations! Japan trip was wonderfully busy and adventurous. I am putting my thoughts together and making a shopping list to hopefully amuse my readers. ❤
Welcome back, Fae! No, I think I missed you more!! Nothing is the same without you! 😃 Vacation is over, I’m back to work now. FF keeps chugging along, I can hardly believe it myself. Can’t wait to hear about your Japan adventure. I’d imagine it felt a little bit like coming home as well? Since you grew up there? Great to have you back, Fae! ❤️
These are such lovely looking waffles! Excellent presentation, Angie! 🙂
Thank you so much, Anugya! I’m so glad you like them! 😄
I just love this post! Lovely story. And yes, my little me inside my head talks to me like that too! I can’t help it. Although I do sometimes manage to only get what I intended to buy 🙂
Those waffles look super delicious! No wonder they were gone that fast ^^
Thanks, Sarah! So glad you enjoyed the post! 😃 Yes, the waffles were awesome! Especially when they were still hot and fresh coming out of the maker. We ate a bunch without syrup even. They were that good! Or maybe we were just too greedy! 😄
Oh wow that sounds perfect! 😀
Hi! I just did my first Fiesta Friday post, but I am unsure as to whether I’ve done it correctly or not. When it says, “post on The Novice Gardener and add your post’s URL to the list of links” I am just wondering if that means post it in this comments section or elsewhere. Thanks!
Hi there! Thanks for joining Fiesta Friday. To link your post, go to my current Fiesta Friday post, and if you scroll down, there’s a “Click to join” button right above all the linked entries. When you click that button, it’ll bring you to another page that will let you link up. It should be self-explanatory once you’re there.
The current party will close in about an hour. You can still link your post, but you’ll get more views if you link early. The next party (Fiesta Friday #41) will start on Friday. I hope to see you there, or maybe sooner! 🙂
Thank you so much! I knew there was a stop that I was missing and now I feel silly for not asking sooner. I’ve just added my link and will definitely be back this Friday to add a new recipe.
Thank you for putting this all together! You rock!! 😀
No problem! It’s so much fun, you see. That’s why I do it. 😀
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Amazing!
Thanks, Serena! 😄
Nom! Nom! Nom! I cannot wait to try these! I have everything in my cupboard already except for the pumpkin puree. So I’ll need to go shopping in the am. My list also derails as soon as I enter the grocery store!
Put blinders on, Rebecca! Just go in, get the pumpkin purée and don’t look at anything else! Haha….hard to do, I know! I hope you’ll give these a try and let me know how they turn out, okay? 😃
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