Belle’s Apple Slice Waffles

Ingredients

• Crisp, firm apples
• 1 cup flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tbsp oil
• 3 tbsp melted butter, plus a little for the iron
• Cinnamon sugar and caramel, to serve

Equipment

• Cast-iron stovetop waffle iron
• Skewer
• Mixing bowl
• Whisk

Method

1. Halve the apples, cut out the cores and slice them half an inch thick.
2. Whisk the dry ingredients, then whisk in the wet. Rest the batter 5 minutes.
3. Heat a waffle iron and brush it with butter. A stovetop iron goes over medium heat; an electric one works too.
4. Spear a slice on a skewer and dip it in the batter.
5. Lay it on the iron, close the lid and cook until golden on both sides.
6. Toss it in cinnamon sugar while it is warm.
7. Dip in caramel and eat warm.

Inspired by @feedingtinybellies’s apple slice waffles.