Categories: Breakfast 
      Yield: 8 servings 
  
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      2 tb Butter                            1/8 ts Cinnamon 
      1 md Apple, peeled, cored and        1 1/2 ts Brown sugar 
           -Sliced                        
 
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      2 c  Flour                               1 c  Sour cream 
  2 1/2 ts Baking powder                   1 1/2 c  Milk 
    3/4 ts Baking soda                       3/4 c  Plus 2 tbsp. melted butter 
    1/2 ts Salt                                     -Or corn oil 
  1 1/2 tb Sugar                             1/2 c  Chopped toasted pecans 
      4    Eggs, separated                 
  
  Sauteed Apples: Melt butter in a 8" skillet over moderate heat. Add apples 
  and cook,stirring frequently,2 to 3 minutes.Stir in cinnamon and 
  sugar;reduce heat to low and cook,covered,2 to 3 minutes,until tender and 
  golden brown.Cool slightly. 
   
  Waffles: Sift together dry ingredients.Beat egg yolks with sour cream,milk 
  and melted butter in separate bowl until blended.Stir into dry ingredients 
  until blended well.Stir in apples and pecans. Beat egg whites until 
  stiff,moist peaks form.Stir about 3 tbsp. of the beaten whites into the 
  batter,then gently fold in remaining egg whites until just combined. Pour 
  or ladle batter over center 2/3 of hot waffle iron.Close lid cook about 4 
  minutes,until steam no longer emerges from the crack. Remove waffle.Keep 
  warm in a warm oven while you cook the rest. Makes 8 waffles.