Ingredients

• 3 cups of flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• pinch of salt
• 3 eggs, separated
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1/4 cup cane sugar
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 bananas sliced

Directions

Preheat the waffle iron. Preheat the oven to 350F. In a mixing bowl, sift the first 4 ingredients three times. Beat the egg whites until stiff. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks, buttermilk, sugar, butter, and oil until smooth. Stir in the flour mixture, a little at a time, until the batter is smooth. Fold in the egg whites. Stir in the pecans and vanilla.

Spray the preheated waffle iron with a non-stick cooking spray. Pour batter into hot iron and cook until golden brown. Keep the waffles warm on a sheet pan while remaining waffles cook.

Serve with warm syrup, butter and sliced bananas.

Yields 6 servings
Recipe courtesy of Felicia Suzanne Willett 2010