Overnight Pumpkin Yeasted Waffles
These homemade fluffy pumpkin waffles contain yeast and rise in the fridge overnight.
Servings 8 waffles
Ingredients
- 2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 2 ¼ teaspoons dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup fresh pumpkin puree
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 4 eggs separated
Instructions
- Combine flour, yeast, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, sugar, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Measure out 1 ½ cups of milk. Add to that the pumpkin puree, melted butter, and egg yolks and mix to combine.
- In a separate bowl, place the egg whites. Beat with a mixer until the whites form stiff peaks.
- Add the liquid mixture to the dry mixture. Mix together until the ingredients are just combined. Do not over mix.
- Gently fold in the whipped egg whites.
- Cover and place in the fridge for 8 hours or overnight.
- Set your waffle iron to it's highest setting. Rub the waffle iron with butter (before each waffle).
- Ladle in about ⅓ cup of the batter and cook for about 2 to 4 minutes or until golden brown. Should make about 8 waffles depending on the size of your waffle iron,
Notes
To make the waffles right away (without yeast)
Use 4 teaspoons of baking powder instead of the yeast. Make the batter just as instructed and cook it right away instead of putting it in the fridge.