Gaufre de Liège

Preparing the waffle dough:

1. 1Dissolve the dry yeast in warm water and let rest for 10 minutes.
2. 2In a bowl, pour in the flour, sugar, vanilla sugar, and salt, and mix.
3. 3Make a well in the center and pour in the egg, the egg yolk, the water-yeast mixture, and the milk at room temperature.
4. 4Knead until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
5. 5Add the soft butter and knead again for 10 minutes until you get an even dough.
6. 6Shape the dough into a ball and place it in a large bowl.
7. 7Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 2 hours in a warm place.
8. 8After 2 hours of rising, punch down the dough and fold in the pearl sugar.
9. 9Knead until the sugar is fully incorporated.
10. 10Divide the dough into equal portions (about 100 g each) and shape into balls.

Cooking the waffles:

1. 11Heat your waffle iron and place a ball of dough on each plate.
2. 12Cook the waffles for about 4 to 5 minutes until golden and crispy.
3. 13Repeat until all the dough is used up.