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Liège waffles (traditional method & Thermomix)

Prep Time 20 min + rest
Cook Time 30 min mins
Total Time 50 mins
Racing: ,
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 10
Description

Liège waffles are not light... but they are absolutely irresistible! My son recently reminded me that I hadn't made any for nearly a year. And yet, outside his school in Brussels, there's a van selling them - at €3.50 each! Homemade, they only cost around €0.40 per waffle, and they're infinitely better: caramelised crust, soft centre, generous butter. No need for whipped cream or chocolate: they're good enough on their own. Fresh from the waffle iron or reheated in the toaster, they're a hit with everyone.

THE STEP-BY-STEP THERMOMIX VIDEO RECIPE HERE.

You will find the recipe for Brussels waffles also on the Blog. Very different: airy, light and crisp to perfection.

Ingredients
  • Ingredients for about 10 waffles
  • 200 ml of milk (lukewarm)
  • 200 g of butter
  • 500 g of flour
  • 7 g dry yeast (or 20 g fresh yeast)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (or seeds from a pod)
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 40 g light cane sugar
  • 150 g pearl sugar
Instructions
  1. 1
    TRADITIONAL METHOD
    Traditional version
    1. Warm the milk in a small saucepan. Remove from the heat, melt the butter in the milk and leave to cool.
    2. Place the flour, baking powder, eggs, vanilla, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
    3. Add the warm milk-butter mixture, then knead for 10 minutes by hand (or 5-7 minutes in a food processor) until you have a soft dough.
    4. Add the pearl sugar and mix evenly.
    5. Cover with a tea towel and leave to rise for 30 minutes in a warm place.
    6. Divide the dough into 10 portions of approximately 120 g each.
    7. Heat the waffle iron and cook each waffle for 3 to 4 minutes, until golden brown and caramelised.

    THERMOMIX® METHOD
    Thermomix version
    1. Place the milk in the bowl.
    → 3 min / 40°C / speed 2
    2. Add the butter and allow to melt slightly.
    3. Add the flour, baking powder, eggs, vanilla, salt and sugar.
    → 5 min / kneading mode
    4. Add the pearl sugar.
    → 2 min / kneading mode
    5. Pour the dough into a bowl, cover and leave to rest for 30 minutes.
    6. Divide into 10 portions (approx. 120 g), then cook in a well-heated waffle iron...
Read it online: https://auxdelicesdecaroline.com/en/recipe/gaufres-de-liege-methode-traditionnelle-thermomix/