Food Network: Buttermilk Waffles with Homemade Strawberry Sauce

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Buttermilk Waffles with Homemade Strawberry Sauce
Recipe courtesy The Neelys

Ingredients
3 large eggs, separated
Pinch cream of tartar
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 sticks butter plus 1 tablespoons, melted
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Strawberry Sauce:
1 quart strawberries, hulled and sliced
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1 tablespoon cornstarch

Powdered sugar, for topping

Directions
Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar with a hand
mixer until stiff peaks appear.

In a bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, buttermilk, vanilla and 2 sticks of
melted butter.

Into a large bowl stir together the flour, brown sugar, salt, baking soda, baking
powder and cinnamon.

Combine with the wet ingredients and mix until incorporated. Fold the whites into
the batter, gently.

Grease the waffle iron with a small amount of melted butter and heat the waffle
iron according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Ladle batter onto the waffle iron and cook until golden brown, about 3 1/2 to 5
minutes. Repeat with the remaining batter.

Ingredients
For the strawberry sauce:

Directions
In a small pot over medium heat, combine the
strawberries, sugar, water, lemon zest, lemon juice and cornstarch. Bring to a
simmer and whisk gently until mixture thickens slightly.

Serve waffles with powdered sugar and strawberry sauce.