Liège waffles

Step 1 of 7

Stir 10 g dried yeast and 30 g sugar into 150 g lukewarm milk and leave for 5 minutes.

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5 min

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Ingredients

  • 150 gMilk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D
  • 10 gLeavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry
  • 30 gSugars, granulated
  • 500 gWheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
  • 100 gEgg, whole, raw, fresh
  • 3 gSalt, table
  • 5 gVanilla extract, imitation, no alcohol
  • 250 gButter, without salt
  • 250 gSugars, granulated
  • 5 gButter, without salt editorial addition

Method

  1. Stir 10 g dried yeast and 30 g sugar into 150 g lukewarm milk and leave for 5 minutes.
  2. Add 500 g flour, 2 eggs (100 g), 3 g salt and 5 g vanilla flavouring and knead until smooth. Then work in 250 g softened butter piece by piece until the dough is glossy and sticky.
  3. Cover and leave to rise for 60 minutes.
  4. Briefly work 250 g pearl sugar into the dough and divide it into 14 pieces of about 90 g.
  5. Rest for 15 minutes.
  6. Heat the waffle iron to about 180 °C, grease with 5 g butter and bake the waffles two at a time for about 4 minutes until the sugar caramelises golden. Scrape off stuck sugar between batches.
  7. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving; the caramel is very hot.