Savory Cheddar Waffle BLT with Egg

Name: Savory Cheddar Waffle BLT with Egg
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 6 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 113 grams cups shredded Irish cheddar cheese (about , such as Dubliner; 6 larges eggs; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 6 servings Kosher salt; 12 romaine lettuce leaves; 454 grams 12 thick-cut bacon slices (about; 2 mediums tomatoes, thinly sliced crosswise; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter (1/4 stick); 473 milliliters whole milk

Savory Cheddar Waffle BLT with Egg

Savory Cheddar Waffle BLT with Egg might be Head to the store and pick up flour, eggs, kosher salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the unsalted butter you could follow this main course with the Almond Milk Chocolate Pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 425°F and arrange a rack in the middle.Arrange the bacon in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until browned and crisp, about 20 to 25 minutes.

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Bacon

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Remove to a large, paper-towel-lined plate; set aside.Carefully pour the bacon fat from the baking sheet into a heatproof measuring cup—you will need 1/2 cup. If you don’t have enough bacon fat, add the melted butter as needed. Reduce the oven temperature to 225°F.

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Bacon Drippings

Butter

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Measuring Cup

Baking Sheet

Oven

Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl to aerate and break up any lumps; set aside.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Place the eggs in a second large bowl and whisk until just broken up.

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Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Add the milk and, while whisking, slowly pour in the bacon fat (or bacon fat–butter mixture) until evenly combined.

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Bacon Drippings

Butter

Milk

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Whisk

Add the cheese and stir until combined.

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Cheese

Add the milk-cheese mixture to the flour mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until the flour is just incorporated and no streaks remain (the batter may have a few lumps); set aside.

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Cheese

All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Spatula

Heat a classic (not Belgian) waffle iron to medium according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Fill it with batter, close the lid, and cook until the waffle is golden brown (when the steam starts to diminish from the waffle iron, you can open the top and peek for doneness).

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Waffle Iron

Transfer directly to a rack in the oven to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining batter until you have 12 waffles, placing the cooked waffles in a single layer on the rack in the oven.To assemble:Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large nonstick frying pan over medium heat until foaming, about 2 to 3 minutes.Swirl the butter in the pan until the bottom is evenly coated.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

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Add 3 of the eggs, season with salt and pepper, and fry undisturbed until the whites are set and starting to brown on the edges but the yolks are still runny, about 4 to 5 minutes. (The egg whites will be fully cooked, so no need to flip the eggs over.)

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Salt And Pepper

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Egg Yolk

Egg

Remove to a large plate. Repeat with the remaining butter and eggs.

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Butter

Egg

Spread the mayonnaise on half of the waffles and top each with a fried egg. Divide the tomato and lettuce over the eggs, top with the bacon slices, and close with the remaining waffles.If serving immediately, cut each sandwich in half. To pack for transport, wrap the whole sandwiches in parchment paper, cut in half, and wrap again in more parchment paper.

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Bacon

Mayonnaise