I have finally bought a waffle iron!!! And of course as soon as I got it, I tried to make my favorite belgian waffle!!! And it was a great success!!! The recipe here is adapted from Sweet Amandine and Smitten Kitchen. The waffle iron I bought is a stove-top iron (it saves space), but if you have an electric one, it will work just as well!
Ingredients
2 Cups Bread Flour
1 Tsp Instant Dry Yeast
1/4 Cup Whole Milk
1 Large Egg, at Room Temperature
2 Tbsp Brown Sugar/Honey
3/4 Tsp Salt
3 Tbsp Water
8 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
1/2 - 3/4 Cup Pearl Sugar
1. Warm milk and water to lukewarm, then stir in sugar and yeast. Set aside for 5 minutes.
2. Add eggs and vanilla extract to the yeast mixture, stir to combine.
3. Add 1 cup of flour and salt, stir to combine.
4. Add the butter, one tablespoon at a time.
5. Add the other cup of flour, knead until dough is stretchy.
6. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in the fridge overnight.
7. Next day, mix in the pearl sugar into the dough. Separate the dough into 6 equal chunks.
8. Cover loosely with plastic wrap, and let it rise for 90 minutes, until puffy.
9. For stovetop iron: heat the iron over a medium-low flame for 4 minutes each side.
10. After the iron is warm, butter the iron a little, and transfer the dough ball to the heated waffle iron.
11. Close the iron and cook for 45 seconds, then flip to the other side.
12. Cook for 4 minutes. (I usually take a little peek at 3 minutes to make sure it is not burnt.
13. Transfer the waffle to a rack and cool for a couple minutes before serving.
14. Dust with powdered sugar for decoration.
15. Serve with ice-cream/whipped cream or anything you desired!
* For pearl sugar, if you just want slight sweetness, 1/2 cup is good, but if you have a sweeter tooth, use 3/4 cup.
* You can get pearl sugar from amazon if you couldn't find it.