Grits And Bits Waffles

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup stone-ground grits (not instant)
• 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 4 large eggs, separated
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 6 -8 slices crisp cooked bacon, crumbled
• unsalted butter, softened
• cane syrup or maple syrup, warmed

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, stir the flour, sugar, and baking powder together; set aside.
• 2 bring 1 quart of water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat; stir in salt, then the grits, whisking constantly until the water comes back to a boil.
• 3 decrease heat to low, continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until very thick and creamy, about 30 minutes.
• 4 stir in the melted butter and scrape grits into a large bowl.
• 5 stir in the egg yolks, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• 6 add the flour mixture, stirring only until combined, followed by the milk.
• 7 the batter should be thin.
• 8 in another bowl, beat the egg whites with a mixer until stiff but still glossy.
• 9 heat a greased waffle iron; stir bacon into the batter; fold in the egg whites.
• 10 cook waffles, one at a time, following the directions from the waffle-iron manufacturer; they should be crisp and brown when done.
• 11 serve with softened butter and syrup.