Chef Bob's sweet potato waffles

Chef Bob's sweet potato waffles

2 sweet potatoes (baked)

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

½ cup brown sugar

1 stick butter (halved and melted)

1 cup butter milk

½ teaspoon allspice

6 egg whites (beat to soft peaks)

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

1 orange zest only

½ cup pecan pieces

Bake sweet potatoes covered in foil at 350* for 40 minutes. Allow to cool 20 minutes then mash with a fork. Add ½ stick melted butter and brown sugar to sweet potatoes, then add zest of orange. Sift dry ingredients and add to sweet potato mixture, then add butter milk. Whip egg whites until soft peaks. Fold into mixture and cook waffles in waffle iron according to manufactures directions. Sauté pecan pieces in ½ stick butter to top waffles.