Liège Waffles with Pearl Sugar

Ingredients

• 300 g wheat flour
• 7 g dry yeast
• 40 g white sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 egg
• 1¼ dl milk, lukewarm
• 150 g butter, softened
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 150 g pearl sugar

Method

1. 1.

   Mix the waffle dough — In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, dry yeast, sugar, and salt. Make a well in the centre and add the eggs and lukewarm milk. Mix until a soft, sticky dough forms.

2. 2.

   Knead in butter and vanilla — Knead the dough by hand or with a mixer for about 8 minutes until smooth and elastic. Gradually work in the softened butter and vanilla extract, a little at a time, until fully incorporated and the dough is glossy.

3. 3.

   Let the dough rise — Cover the bowl with a clean towel and let the dough rise in a warm place for about 1 hour, until doubled in size.

4. 4.

   Fold in the pearl sugar — Gently fold the pearl sugar into the risen dough, distributing it evenly without overworking the dough.

5. 5.

   Divide and preheat the iron — Divide the dough into 6 equal balls. Preheat a waffle iron until hot, then place one dough ball in the centre of each waffle plate.

6. 6.

   Cook until caramelised — Close the iron and cook each waffle for 3 to 4 minutes, until deeply golden and the pearl sugar has caramelised at the edges. Serve warm.