the Breville Test Kitchen
Corn and Bacon Waffles
the Smart Waffle®
35 mins total time
15 mins active time
Easy
Makes 10
Ingredients
Measurements:
2 tbsp olive oil
250 g bacon slicesthinly sliced
4 large eggs
2½ cups (600 ml) buttermilk
¾ cup (180 ml) vegetable oil
1¼ cups (185 g) self-rising flour_1_376x500.jpg)
1¼ cups (210 g) fine yellow cornmeal
1 tbsp caster sugar
1 tsp salt
2 ears of cornshucked, kernels removed
¼ cup (5 g) finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
Baby spinach leaves
Pan-fried bacon- Poached eggs
Basil pesto
Basil leaves
Instructions
- 1
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook for 5 minutes or until golden and crisp. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate.
- 2
Meanwhile, select BUTERMILK waffle setting and dial up number 5 on the LIGHT/DARK indicator dial.
- 3
Preheat until the orange light flashes and the word HEATING disappears.
- 4
Place the eggs, buttermilk and vegetable oil in a medium bowl and whisk until well combined.
- 5
Combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar and salt in a large bowl and make a well in the centre.
- 6
Whisk the egg mixture into the flour mixture to form a smooth batter.
- 7
Stir in the bacon, corn and parsley.
- 8
Pour ½ cup of batter into each waffle square and close the lid to cook.
- 9
Repeat with the remaining batter.
- 10
Serve waffles topped with spinach, pan-fried bacon, poached egg, pesto and basil leaves.