Hermana Whitehead's Pumpkin Waffles

Combine:

2 cups flour
1 Tbl cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 Tbl baking powder
1 Tbl sugar
1/4 tsp salt

Separate four eggs.  Beat yolks slightly, and add 1 1/2 cups of milk, 1 cup o pumpkin, 3/4 cup of butter, 1 Tbl vanilla.  Add this wet mix to flour mixture.  Beat 4 egg whites to stiff peaks and fold into mixture.  Cook on waffle iron.

Syrup

Bring to boil in a large pan:

1 cube butter
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup sugar
1 tsp karo syrup

Remove from heat and stir in

1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla

Mixture will fizz to twice the size.  Serve hot.

Notes: This is a family favorite that our family makes for reunions, Christmas and special events.  I multiply the recipe by 3 or 4 for the 20-35 missionaries that we will feed. We'll do this two times a week when the missionaries arrive..

I mix all the dry ingredients together a day or two early and put them in plastic bags.  The syrup is better if it made the morning of. I've found that I can boil the first four ingredient of the syrup the night before, or even a week before and freeze it, then bring it out the morning of the breakfast, bring it to a boil and then add the baking soda and vanilla.