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American · Breakfast

Cornmeal Waffles Two Ways

A cornmeal and buttermilk waffle batter split in two: one half stirred with caramelized cinnamon apples, the other with browned ham and Brie. Top the sweet ones with powdered sugar and the savory ones with a tangy mustard sauce.

  • YieldServes 4 to 6
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total1 h 18 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Cinnamon apple filling

  • 4Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
  • 4 tbspunsalted butter
  • ½ cupgranulated sugar
  • 1 tspground cinnamon
  • 1 pinchground cloves
  • 2 tbsppowdered sugar, for serving

Ham and Brie filling

  • 170 gshaved maple ham, coarsely chopped
  • 1½ tbspunsalted butter
  • 115 gBrie cheese, cut into 6 mm (1/4 inch) cubes, at room temperature
  • 120 mlDijon caper sauce, for serving

Waffles

  • 2large eggs, separated
  • 1½ cupsfine cornmeal
  • 1¼ cupsall-purpose flour
  • 1 tbspbaking powder
  • 1 tspsugar
  • 1 tspkosher salt
  • 420 mlbuttermilk
  • 4 tbspunsalted butter, melted

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Mustard
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Corn (maize)
  • Pome fruits (any)
  • Apple
  • Grapes
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Pork
  • Lactose
  • Fructose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Alcohol
  • Capers
  • Maple (syrup and sap)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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