11778 Gingerbread Waffles with Pear Sauce 6 large waffles Tue Mar 25 12:34:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 15:16:56 -0700 2008 American Licensed http://www.chow.com/recipes/11778 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:16:56 GMT Start the day off right These waffles paired with a quick pear sauce will get you out of bed. These homey waffles add up to an awfully good reason to get up in the morning. The pear sauce is easy and delicious, but for a quick substitute try applesauce, sautéed apples or pears, maple syrup, or pecans.

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  • Make the sauce: Place the pears, honey, and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes, or until the fruit is soft. Add the lemon juice and mash with a potato masher. Transfer to a serving bowl.
  • Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, brown sugar, cinnamon, and ginger in a medium bowl. Add the milk, molasses, oil, and egg, and stir until well combined. Cook in a waffle iron, for about 90 seconds. (The cooking time will vary with your waffle iron and with your preference for doneness.) Serve immediately, with the pear sauce.

    • Excerpted from Prairie Home Cooking, by Judith Fertig. (c) 1999, used by permission from The Harvard Common Press

    ]]>     http://www.chow.com Judith M. Fertig 45 Breakfast/Brunch For the Pear Sauce::

    ]]>     16 4 ripe pears, peeled, cored, and diced

    ]]>     1/4 cup wildflower or other medium-colored honey

    ]]>     43 Juice of 1/2 lemon

    ]]>     For the Waffles::

    ]]>     2 cups all-purpose flour

    ]]>     1 tablespoon baking powder

    ]]>     301 1/2 teaspoon salt

    ]]>     298 1/2 cup packed brown sugar

    ]]>     279 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

    ]]>     75 1/8 teaspoon ground dried ginger

    ]]>     1 cup milk

    ]]>     1/3 cup molasses

    ]]>     1/4 cup canola oil or corn oil**

    ]]>     1 egg

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