Liège waffles
Liège waffles have a very distinctive texture: quite dense with the crunch of sugar crystals. They also have a characteristic form: round and fairly small. Then there's that special flavour that comes with the delicious light caramel crust.
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Last modified on: July 12th 2011
Keywords for this recipe:WafflesBelgiumCaramelCity of liègeFor 12 waffles, you will need:
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125 ml milk - 1
250 g flour - 2
1 egg - 3
10 g caster sugar - 4
10 g Vanilla sugar - 5
125 g butter - 6
½ teaspoon salt - 7
½ teaspoon Bicarbonate of (baking) soda - 8
20 g yeast - 9
150 g Pearl sugar - Total weight: 745 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 min. | 1 hour 30 min. | 3 min. | 1 hour 55 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 1 min.
Prepare 125 ml milk.
Stage 2 - 15 min.
Put into a food processor bowl: 250 g flour, 1 egg, 10 g caster sugar, 10 g Vanilla sugar, 125 g butter, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon Bicarbonate of (baking) soda and 20 g yeast.
Stage 3 - 1 hour 30 min.
Knead on slow speed and slowly pour in the milk.
Once evenly mixed, continue kneading on slow speed for a further 5 minutes.
Cover the bowl and leave to rest in a warm place for about 1 hour 30 minutes.
Once evenly mixed, continue kneading on slow speed for a further 5 minutes.
Cover the bowl and leave to rest in a warm place for about 1 hour 30 minutes.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Heat the waffle iron.
Pour 150 g Pearl sugar onto the batter and mix well (you can do this with the food processor for 30 seconds).
Note: the sugar crystals are added at the last minute so that they don't dissolve. They add a little crunch to the inside of the waffle.
Pour 150 g Pearl sugar onto the batter and mix well (you can do this with the food processor for 30 seconds).
Note: the sugar crystals are added at the last minute so that they don't dissolve. They add a little crunch to the inside of the waffle.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Make the waffles: pour a large spoonful of batter into each half of the lightly-oiled waffle iron and cook...
Stage 6 - 3 min.
... until the waffles are golden brown.
Remarks
To bring out the caramel flavour, you can dust the batter with a little caster sugar just before closing the waffle iron.
If you don't have sugar crystals, you can use granulated sugar or crushed sugar lumps (use a hammer).
As always with regional recipes I wish to stress an important point: this should not be taken as "the" Liège waffle recipe, but just one among many.
If you don't have sugar crystals, you can use granulated sugar or crushed sugar lumps (use a hammer).
As always with regional recipes I wish to stress an important point: this should not be taken as "the" Liège waffle recipe, but just one among many.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in a closed metal box.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,689 Kcal or 11,258 Kj | 43 gr | 367 gr | 120 gr |
| 134 % | 17 % | 35 % | 18 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 361 Kcal or 1,511 Kj | 6 gr | 49 gr | 16 gr |
| 18 % | 2 % | 5 % | 2 % |
| Per waffles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 224 Kcal or 938 Kj | 4 gr | 31 gr | 10 gr |
| 11 % | 1 % | 3 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 waffles : 2.69 €
- Per waffles : 0.22 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
From the Internet, but dedicated to my son Nicolas, recently installed in Brussels.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rum babas, Vegetable clafoutis, Grated potato cakes, Langoustine sabayon tart, Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), ... All |
 | Pearl sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Brioche feuilletée (flaky brioche), Milk rolls, Chouquettes, Cramique, Flaky brownie brioche, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baked sea bass fillet with lemon and tarragon, Crème de foie gras, Sorrel soup, Artichoke hearts forestier , Bounty-style tart for Alison, ... All |
 | Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), Loaf for "les filles'", Toasted almond cake, Thin endive tart, Dipping bread with cheese, ... All |
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