Pumpkin Waffles

Raul wants to experiment for breakfast and there is leftover pumpkin. Lots of leftover pumpkin. He purees a half cup of the pumpkin and adds it to the best ever waffle recipe. It is an experiment - unlike Drew, Raul is not at ease just adding ingredients and hoping for successful results, science is crucial not whimsical notions - but one that pays extraordinary dividends. The waffles are crispy on the outside and thickly moist on the inside.

The pumpkin flavour is subtle but distinctive. "The best part," notes Drew, "is the bright orange colour when one slices into it. Vivid vivid vivid."

"And," comments Raul who refuses to be distracted by frivolous but happy Halloween haunting accidents, "the pumpkin isn't sweetened so the contrast with the syrup is perfect. And do you have to put so much butter on them? It's already moist enough."

"My bad," says Drew while licking his lips. "I like the pale yellow against the vivid orange and the smaller pieces melt too quickly. Are there more?"