Black Pepper Bacon Waffles

These Black Pepper Bacon Waffles are the perfect combination of savoury and sweet with the fiery warmth of freshly cracked black pepper. Breakfast is about to get a lot more awesome.

The Principle of Polarity reminds us that all things have their opposite but they are identical in nature. So when we blend seemlingly opposing flavors in our kitchen creations, we often create something deeply delicious. Creating great flavors is all about finding the balance of savoury, sweet, sour and spicy. This allows us to blend flavors like a painter blends color, bringing nuance to every dish.

And of course, this alchemy of flavor also creates and alchemy of energy, making a dish both earthy and fiery, for example. Rarely do we need just one frequency to create our desires. Often a beautiful harmony is vibrations is required for us to call in our manifestations. It all works together to make us more powerful.

What makes Black Pepper Bacon Waffles so awesome?

These Blac Pepper Bacon Waffles shift the balance of this breakfast classic. The nuance of warmth from the black pepper brings out the deep sweetness of maple syrup. The crunchy bits of savoury smoked bacon provided a welcome contrat to the fluffy waffle. There's nothng revlutionary here. We're just playing with the balance of flavors and creating flavors that provide a bit of intrigue and so much satisfaction.

I know that waffles are not the easiest thing in the world to make, and unless you have multiple waffle makers, you're sort of forced to hang out in the kitchen and make them one at a time. So use that limitation to your advantage by gathering everyone in the kitchen with you. Maybe put them to work helping with another aspect of the meal, or simply let them chat away with you while you wait for waffles to bake. It allows space for deep conversation and deep deliciousness.

Magical Properties of Black Pepper

Black pepper carries subtle fire energy and is tied to both Mars and Saturn. Use it as a barrier or as motivation to move you forward. You can also use black pepper in spells to call in protection, purification, banishment, and grounding. (Source: The Modern Witchcraft Book of Moon Magick by Julia Halina Hadas)

For more on the magical properties of the ingredients in this recipe, check the Kitchen Magick page.

Ingredients

Here's everything you'll need to make these waffles. The full details are in the recipe card below.

• Bacon - the smoked, streaky variety, pepper bacon would be awesome if you can get it
• Black pepper - freshly cracked is awesome, but use whatever works best for you
• Flour - all-purpose or plain
• Baking powder
• Baking soda - aka bicarbonate of soda
• Salt
• Brown sugar
• Eggs
• Neutral flavored oil - such as canola, vegetable or sunflower oil
• Vanilla extract
• Buttermilk - or kefir

In addition to a couple of mixing containers, a whisk, and a spatula, you'll also obviously need a waffle iron for this. Each one is a bit different, so bake your waffles according to how your machine works.

Tips for making Black Pepper Bacon Waffles

The easiest way to cook your bacon is to bake it in the oven. It takes a bit longer, but it's passive time that you can use to get on with other stuff. You'll want to press some freshly cracked pepper into your bacon strips, lay them onto a baking sheet, and bake until crisp. If you've already bought peppered bacon, you obviously don't need to add more. Once your bacon is cooled, chop it into 1-inch pieces. You can do all this well ahead of time, days before. Just keep your cooked bacon in the fridge until you're ready to make your waffles.

Making the waffles is a classic muffin method of mixing dry and wet ingredients separately, the mixing them together quickly. Fold in your bacon and get to waffling. Make sure your waffle maker is fully preheated before you add the batter for the first waffle.

These are best served immediately but can be kept warm in a low oven.

Make your mornings extra awesome with the contrasting flavors in these Black Pepper Bacon Waffles. If you give them a try, let me know what you thought in the comments below.

Looking for more awesome waffle recipes? Try these spiced Biscoff Waffles or some Healthy Waffles with Lemon & Chia Seeds.

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Recipe slightly adapted from Joy the Baker by Joy Wilson.