Pecan Waffles

Combine flour, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl, and stir to combine. Lightly beat the egg in another medium bowl and combine with sugar, butter, and shortening, mixing until smooth. Add the half-and-half, milk, buttermilk, and vanilla and mix well. Add the dry flour mixture to the wet mixture while beating and mix until smooth. If you can, cover and chill overnight, thought the batter can be used right away. (Add pecans right before you are going to cook the waffles and stir to combine.)

Rub a light coating of vegetable oil on a waffle iron, and preheat it. Leave the batter out of the refrigerator to warm up a bit as your waffle iron is preheating. Spoon 1/3 to ½ cup of the batter into the waffle iron and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the waffles are light brown.