Cornmeal Waffles With Blueberry-orange Syrup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb blueberries (fresh or thawed frozen)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 orange, juice of
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• salt, a pinch
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 egg, at room temperature, lightly beaten
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (plus butter as needed)

Recipe

• 1 syrup: combine the blueberries, sugar, orange juice, and cinnamon in a saucepan; stir well.
• 2 bring to a boil, then decrease heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until slightly thickened, about 8 minutes.
• 3 remove from heat and set aside.
• 4 waffles: preheat a waffle iron.
• 5 in a large bowl, stir together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• 6 in another bowl, beat together the milk, egg, and 2 tablespoons of the melted butter.
• 7 pour into the flour mixture and stir until combined.
• 8 grease the waffle iron with the remaining 1 tablespoon melted butter.
• 9 ladle the batter, about 1/4 cup at a time, onto the waffle iron and cook according to the manufacturer's directions until golden.
• 10 transfer the waffles to a plate; keep warm.
• 11 repeat with remaining batter, adding more butter if needed.
• 12 divide the waffles among individual plates, top with the blueberry-orange syrup and serve.