Curried Waffle Club Sandwiches

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• salt, a pinch
• 1 tablespoon madras curry
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 1 large egg
• 5 tablespoons golden raisins, chopped (or currants)
• 2 tablespoons walnuts or 2 tablespoons pecans, chopped
• 1/4 cup major grey chutney
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 4 leaves iceberg lettuce or 4 leaves romaine lettuce
• 8 thin slices ripe tomatoes
• 6 slices meat turkey
• 6 slices cooked drained bacon

Recipe

• 1 make the chutney-mayonnaise—you can use the chutney straight from the jar, but it spreads easier if it is chopped in a blender or food processor; combine the chutney and mayonnaise; season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 2 can be made up to 2 weeks ahead, kept tightly covered in the refrigerator.
• 3 *assemble the filling ingredients before you start making the waffles.
• 4 make the waffles—preheat waffle iron.
• 5 melt butter and set aside.
• 6 in a bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and curry powder together.
• 7 in another bowl, beat the buttermilk, broth, and egg together until well blended.
• 8 pour liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients; whisk to combine.
• 9 stir in raisins and nuts, then melted butter.
• 10 lightly butter or spray waffle iron; spoon out ½ cup batter onto the grids.
• 11 spread the batter evenly over the grids with a wooden spoon.
• 12 close the lid and bake until golden and lightly crisped.
• 13 assemble the sandwiches—working with 2 waffles at a time, build sandwich by placing a lettuce leaf on the less pretty side of a waffle.
• 14 spread the lettuce with chutney mayonnaise, then arrange 4 slices of tomato on the lettuce, 3 slices of turkey, and 3 slices of bacon, and spread with more chutney mayonnaise.
• 15 cover with another lettuce leaf and top with the second waffle, pretty side up.
• 16 make another sandwich the same way.
• 17 to serve—cut into quarters and stick frill-topped toothpicks in to hold together.