The recipe for the very gourmet Liège waffle: a thick and soft, slightly caramelized texture...
Prep time15 minutesmin
Cook time1 timeh
Total1 timeh15 minutesmin
Recipe type: Dessert, Snack, Breakfast
Cuisine: Belgian, French
Keyword: waffles
Yield: 12waffles
Ingredients:
250mlmilk
8gbaker's dry yeast
500gall-purpose flourT55 or T45
35glight brown sugar
3ccnatural vanilla extract
2pinches of salt
2eggs
250gsoftened butter
160gpearl sugar
Instructions:
Warm the milk in a bowl. Add the yeast, cover and let stand 10 minutes to activate.
In the bowl of the food processor (or large container), mix the flour, brown sugar and salt. Then add the eggs, vanilla and milk/yeast mixture.
Knead for 5 minutes at low speed. Incorporate the soft butter into pieces then knead again for 10 minutes at low speed.
Cover the container with a tea towel and place in a warm place. It is also possible to leaven in an oven heated to 30°. Let the dough rise for 1h30, it should double in volume.
Degas the dough then add the pearl sugar. Form small dough pieces of 100g each, slightly rounded.
Heat the waffle iron (for the Frifri waffle iron it is thermostat 6-7). Place the dough and cook for 2 minutes 20 then turn over and cook for the same time. The waffle is ready when it is well caramelized. The duration may vary depending on the material.
Place the waffle on a wire rack to cool. Continue with the other dough pieces.
Notes:
The waffles made can be kept at room temperature, in a covered container, for up to 4 days.
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