Pecan Waffles

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup pecans
• 1.5 cups premium flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup of milk
• 1/2 cup kefir
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp (30 g) butter, melted and cooled, plus more for greasing
• 1/4 cup margarine, melted and cooled
• Maple syrup, for serving

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Place pecans on a baking sheet and bake for 5-7 minutes. Cool, then chop. Reduce oven temperature to 90°C.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg, milk, kefir, and vanilla extract until smooth. Then, combine the egg mixture, melted butter, and margarine with the flour mixture.
3. Preheat a waffle iron and grease it with melted butter. Pour the batter into the waffle iron in batches and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of toasted pecans.
   
   Bake the waffles until golden brown, then transfer them to a baking sheet and keep warm in the oven. Continue baking the remaining waffles.
   
   When serving, place a piece of butter on each waffle and drizzle with maple syrup.