Nine-Grain Pumpkin Pecan Waffles

Separate 3 eggs
Blend in blender:
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup oil
3 egg yolks
1/4 cup cooked pumpkin
Mix together:
1 1/2 cups of flour mix*
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp cloves
Beat the 3 egg whites to soft peaks (do not over beat - should slide out of the bowl, instead of stiff peaks) and fold them into the above mixture. Pour onto hot, greased waffle iron and sprinkle with raw chopped pecans.
* if you have a flour mill, grind 1 cup white or red wheat + 1/2 cup of nine-grain cereal. Then measure out 1 1/2 cup of this mix. If you don't have a mill, use 1 cup whole wheat flour and blend in 1/2 cup of rolled 9-grain mix, which you can purchase at your local health food store.
Toniann Staheli/Yardley Inn and Spa