Bacon Cornmeal Softies Recipes

CORNMEAL BACON WAFFLES WITH CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat your waffle iron.
• In a small bowl, mix together the eggs, milk and oil. In a larger bowl, stir together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, sugar and salt. Make a well in the center, and pour in the milk mixture. Stir until well blended.
• Pour 1/4 cup batter onto the heated waffle iron. Amount may be different for different irons. Place a strip of raw bacon over the batter across each section of the waffle iron. Close the lid, and cook until steam is no longer coming out, and the waffle is golden brown.
• For the cheese sauce, melt processed cheese in a bowl in the microwave. Gradually stir in milk until you reach your desired thickness. Drizzle cheese sauce over waffles before serving.

CORNMEAL WAFFLES

Steps:

• Bake the bacon for 15-20 minutes at 400º Fahrenheit . Set aside. Once cool, crumble bacon.
• Melt butter and set aside.
• Whisk buttermilk, eggs, maple syrup, and lightly cooled melted butter in a large bowl until well combined.
• Add cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and baking soda and beat until just combined. Don't overmix. Fold in the crumbled bacon. If desired reserve some bacon bits for garnish.
• Ladle the batter into a hot, greased waffle maker and bake until crisp. About 5 minutes.*
• Transfer cornmeal waffles onto a plate, serve with the remaining bacon bits, and drizzle with maple syrup.

CORNMEAL BACON BISCUITS

Steps:

• Stir together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, sugar and salt.
• Melt shortening and butter together and add to flour mixture.
• Stir in crumbled bacon and add milk gradually.
• (Consistency needs to be just thick enough to spoon out easily) Drop batter from tablespoon onto vegetable oil sprayed baking sheets.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

CRISPY CORNMEAL-BACON WAFFLES

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 6 minutes.
• Transfer to paper towels, Crumble bacon.
• Whisk flour and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl to blend.
• Whisk buttermilk, eggs, and 2 tablespoons maple syrup in medium bowl to blend.
• Add buttermilk mixture to dry ingredients; stir until just blended, Fold in 1/4 cup melted butter and crumbled bacon.
• Preheat waffle iron (medium heat) lightly brush waffle iron with melted butter or cooking spray.
• Working in batches, spoon batter into hot waffle iron, spreading evenly over grid.
• Close waffle Iron and cook until waffle is brown, crisp, and set about 6 minutes, depending on type of waffle iron.
• Transfer waffles to plates.
• Serve with maple syrup.