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Liège Waffles
Ingredients: 500 g flour, 300 g butter, 300 g pearl sugar, 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 eggs, 2 drops vanilla
essence, 2 sachets yeast, 10 cl warm water, 20 cl milk, 1 pinch salt
Preparation:
Mix the yeast into the warm water. Leave to stand for 15 min.
In a bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, vanilla sugar and yeast mixture.
Add the eggs and melted butter.
Leave to stand for 1 hour (the batter should double in volume).
Add the pearl sugar, folding it in gently.
Leave to stand for 10 min.
Shape into balls weighing about 70 g, coating with flour.
Pre-heating time: 12-13 min - Cooking time: 3 to 4 min at 180°C.
Making waffles
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Place the appliance on a flat and rigid surface. Do not use on any support liable to be affected by
heat.
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Having first seasoned the irons (see chapter
seasoning the irons
) start heating the appliance with
the thermostat set to 200°C and irons closed.
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Wait for about 15 minutes until the irons reach 200°C.
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Open the irons.
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Using a brush, oil all parts of the plates thoroughly.
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Use ladle to fill the plates on just one side so that the top of the blocks is barely covered.
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Close the irons immediately and tighten one against the other using the handles. When using
liquid batters, turn the irons over (except with irons that open 90°).
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Leave to cook in this position for three or four minutes depending on the type of waffle, batter
texture and temperature of the irons (adjust the time after a few trial runs).
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Gently lift one side of the iron and remove the waffles using a waffle fork.
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Leave to cool, preferably on a cooling rack so that they remain crisp.
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TAKE CARE: Before making the first waffle or before each waffle-making session, lightly grease the
irons with a brush dipped in frying oil.
During a waffle-making session simply brush the irons over with the brush and do not add any
extra grease unless your waffles stick.
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If it is difficult to remove the waffles, use a mixture made with one spoonful of oil and one egg
yolk.
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The waffle cooking temperature should be about 200°C.
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If the appliance remains heated for a long time without being used, take the precaution of lightly
greasing the waffle iron plates, and close them.
