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Pumpkin Waffles with Maple Walnut Apples
From Food Network Kitchens

Ingredients
Waffles:
1 cup cake flour
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 cup melted butter

1/4 cup melted shortening (transfat-free)
1 large egg
1 large egg white

Topping:
2 to 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 crisp apples, peeled and sliced thinly
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/2 cup toasted walnuts

Directions
Special equipment: standard 4 x 4-inch waffle iron

For the waffles: Preheat a waffle iron to medium heat.

Whisk the flour, wheat germ, sugar, baking powder, spice and salt together in a
large bowl.

Beat together the milk, pumpkin, melted butter, and melted shortening, egg and egg
white, in a large measuring cup. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients
and pour in the wet ingredients. Whisk together to make a slightly lumpy batter.
For the topping: Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the apples and
let cook until slightly browned, but still crisp, about 4 minutes. Add the maple
syrup and walnuts and toss to coat.

Pour and spread about 1 cup batter into the waffle iron. Cover and cook until
crisp and a rich golden brown, about 7 minutes. (Try to resist the temptation to
open the waffle iron too soon. Steam will puff out of the iron while the waffles