my mochi waffle breakfast

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I was on a kick and had the mochi waffle from my book p. 286 for breakfast a lot. It takes just ten minutes…yum!!! If you haven't had this you really must! It's superhero and it's delicious and quick.
 
Mochi Waffles Drizzled with Lemon-Walnut-Rice Syrup
 
Ingredients

1 cup walnuts
1-1 ½  packages plain mochi Grainaissance brand is good
½ cup brown rice syrup
Juice of ½ lemon

Steps

Toast the walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat until just starting to turn golden and fragrant about 5 minutes stirring often
Transfer to a bowl to cool and chop coarsely
Set aside
Preheat a waffle iron
Cut a package of mochi into 3 large pieces widthwise
Slice each piece into long fingerlike pieces about 3/4" wide
Using 6 to 8 strips for each waffle place the mochi strips on the hot ungreased waffle iron and close the top
Cook until puffed and slightly crispy but not too hard and dry about 3 minutes or until your waffle iron signals that it's done
Remove the waffle and place on a plate do not stack the waffles because they will stick together
While the waffle cooks combine the rice syrup with 3 T water lemon juice and toasted walnuts in a saucepan
Stir together over medium heat just until warmed
Pour over the waffles
Serve and eat waffles as soon as possible – they are best hot and crispy!

What's your favorite breakfast dish?