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Sugar Waffles from Liege (Luikse Wafels) (Gaufres Liegeoises)

Sugar Waffles from Liege (Luikse Wafels) (Gaufres Liegeoises) is a cookies recipe made with Batter, Fresh Cake Yeast Or Active Dry Yeast, Warm Water, All Purpose Flour, and Granulated Sugar. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• Batter
• 1 1/4 oz
• 1/4 cup
• 1 cup
• 1 tbsp
• 1
• 1/3 cup
• Batter
• 9 tbsp
• 6 tbsp
• 1 tsp
• 1/4 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 1 tbsp
• 1/2 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Make a well in the center and add the yeast mixture, egg and milk.

2. 2

   Mix well with a wooden spoon to make a smooth batter.

3. 3

   Cover with a kitchen towel and let rise in a warm place until the batter has doubled or tripled in volume.

4. 4

   Meanwhile, prepare Batter 2: In a medium-sized bowl, mix the butter, flour, salt, vanilla, baking powder, cinnamon (if using), granulated sugar, and pearl sugar into a paste.

5. 5

   Shape the dough into 10 balls, approximately 2 1/2 to 3 ounces each. Flatten each ball into a disk and dust lightly with flour.

6. 6

   Bake in a medium-hot waffle iron.

7. 7

   Bake until the waffles are golden brown but still slightly soft, 3-4 minutes.

8. 8

   Serve the sugar waffles lukewarm or cooled to room temperature on a rack.