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Liege Waffle

Gaufre de Liège/GOH-fruh deh lee-EZH/
Liege Waffle
About this dish

A dense, chewy waffle made with pearl sugar that caramelizes on the outside during cooking.

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Ingredients
🌾3 cups flour
🫙2 tsp yeast
🧈200g butter, softened
🍬1 cup pearl sugar
🥚2 eggs
Method
Serves 4
1
Mix flour, yeast, eggs, and warm milk into a soft dough; knead in the butter until smooth.
2
Let rise for about an hour.
3
Fold in the pearl sugar just before shaping into balls.
4
Cook each ball of dough in a hot waffle iron until golden and the sugar caramelizes.
5
Serve warm.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

The Liège waffle originates from the city of Liège, distinguished from the lighter Brussels waffle by its rich, brioche-like dough and caramelized sugar crust.

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