Ingredients

• 2 stiff beaten egg whites
• 4 Tablespoons sugar
• 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 beaten egg yolks
• 1 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 Tablespoons butter divided
• 2 cups Fisher Nuts Pecan Halves coarsely chopped
• Additional Fisher Nuts Pecan Halves and maple syrup for topping

PREPARATION

• Beat egg whites until stiff. Beat in sugar and set aside.

• Combine together flour, baking powder and salt.

• In a separate bowl, combine egg yolks, milk, oil and maple syrup. Beat in dry ingredients. Add oil and beat until well blended.

• Fold in the egg whites. Do not over mix, but make certain the egg whites are evenly distributed in the batter.

• Preheat your waffle iron.

• For each waffle, melt a small pad of butter onto the waffle iron. Add 1/4 cup pecans (or a generous handful) to the waffle iron. Close and allow pecans to toast for 2 minutes. Open the lid and add the amount of waffle batter your waffle iron recommends (typically 1/4 cup - 1/2 cup batter). Close and allow to cook until done, approximately 4 minutes. (Time may vary depending on your waffle iron.)

• Carefully remove the cooked waffle, and place on a pan, pecan side up, to warm in the oven until all of the waffles are cooked.

• Place leftover Fisher Nuts Pecan Halves for garnish onto the waffle iron with melted butter. Toast for 2 minutes.

• Top cooked waffles with extra toasted pecans and maple syrup.