Liege under attack!

Tonight, I am mourning for my country. My hometown was attacked, a gunman has opened fire In the Center of Liege, he also threw grenades into the crowd Killing 5 people and wounded 123. The latest victim a 18 month old Baby.  Je partage vos peines et compatie a votre douleur.      Read More →

Belgian Waffles: Madeleine with pearl sugar

Madeleine  with pearl sugar Ingredients: For twenty madeleines : 1 1/2 cups of flour 100 g butter 4 tbsp of  fine sugar 1/2 cup of pearl sugar  3 eggs 1 tsp of baking powder  1/2 of a  lemon (zest) Preparation: Mix the eggs and fine sugar toghether to make a mousse. Add the lemon zeste to the eggs mixture.  Sift the flour and baking powder together. Incorporate  the sifted flour to the eggs mixture don’t mind the lumps.  Add then the melted butter to the mousse mixture. Let it... » Read more

Belgian Waffles : Grandma waffles

Gaufre grand-mere:   Ingredients: 4 1/2 cups flour 4 Tbsp sugar 1 pinch of salt 3 Tbsp baking powder 4 eggs 1 cup of water 1 cup of milk 1/2 of beer 1/2 cup of butter   Préparation : In a large bowl mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Frmly whisk the eggs with the milk and the water,  avoid any lumps. then add the beer to the mixture.  In a sauce pan melt the butter until becoming brown in medium heat. Pour the brown butter into the mixture and whisk. If some lumps appeared just... » Read more

Belgian Waffles :Fine sweet waffles

Fine sweet waffles   Ingredients: 7 cups of flour 1/2 cup of  compressed yeast 1 cup of milk 1 cup of oil 1 cup of fine sugar 1 pinch of salt 1 stick of butter cinnamon   Preparation In a  large bowl pour the sifted flour, make a well.  Meanwhile disolve the yeast into the warm milk, incorporate into the flour. Add the oil. the sugar, the cinnamon, the salt and the softened butter.Work the dough until well incorporated but still very light. Let it rest until the dough has doubled it’s... » Read more

Belgian Waffles: Speculoos Waffles

Ingredients: 4/5 cup of flour 1/4 cup of sugar 1 1/4 cups of milk 2/5 cup of butter 4 tsp of active dry yeast 3 Tbsp vanilla sugar 2 eggs 1 pinch of salt 2 cups of spéculoos Preparation: Crush the 2 cups of spéculoos add the flour, sugar, 2 egg yolks, vanilla sugar, and salt. In the warm milk disolve the yeast, let it stand 5 min. Pour the disolved yeast into the flour mixture. Add the softened butter. Beat the remaining 2 egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold the egg whites into your batter... » Read more

Belgian waffles recipes : Buttermilk waffles

Gaufres au lait battu Ingredients: 1 Lb of flour 1 tbsp of fine sugar 4 cups cruds buttermilk 1 tsp baking soda 1 tbsp of heavy cream 4 eggs Preparation: In a large bowl stir flour and baking soda together. Add the curd buttermilk, the eggs, the sugar and the heavy cream to the flour mixture. Mix all together. Heat your waffle maker and cook for about 3 mn.  Read More →

Belgian waffle recipes : Waffle of Calvados

Gaufres de Gast Ingredients: 2 cups of flour 4 tsp of fresh yeast 1 pinch of salt 2 eggs 2 tbsp of honey 2 cups of milk 4 cups of melted butter preparation: In a large bowl pour the flour, fresh yeast and salt, mix together. In a other bowl beat the honey and 2 yolks together and add them to the flour mixture. Add slowly the cold milk and the melted butter. Beat the 2 remaining egg whites until stiff peaks form. Add in just a scoop full of the egg white mixture and fold that in, you can almost stir... » Read more

Chouquettes

The delicious Chouquettes They are a perfect with a coffee anytime of the day. Préparation : 20 minutes Ingredients 3 ounces unsalted butter 3/4 cup water 1 tbsp sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups flour 4 large eggs 4 tbsp pearl sugar Direction : Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. To make choux pastry, combine the butter, water bring the mixture to a rolling boil remove from the heat. Sift the flour,fine sugar and salt dump it all in once. Stir to incorporate with a wooden spoon. Return to... » Read more

Belgian waffle recipes : Liege waffles#3

Gaufres de Liege I give the recipe in kg because that unit of mesure is more accurate. Liege waffles Ingredients: 750g of flour 270g warm milk 70g fresh yeast 3 eggs and 2 yolks a pinch of salt 1 tbsp of vanilla sugar 400g of softened butter 500g of pearl sugar Preparation: Dissolve the yeast into the warm milk about 85 degrees Fahrenheit is best for fresh yeast activation Mix all the ingredients except the butter and the pearl sugar. Let it rest for 30 minutes. Incorporate the softened butter to... » Read more

The Belgian Croustillons

The belgian Croustillons Preparation time: 15 mn Ingredients •1 teaspoon Sugar •2 tablespoons fresh Yeast •1/3 cup warm Milk •1/2 teaspoon salt •2 tablespoon melted butter •1 whole Egg •3/4 cup Flour •1 quart grease like (blanc de boeuf, not oil) For Deep Frying •1 cup Confectioner’s Sugar, For Dusting Preparation: Combine milk, yeast, sugar and some flour, mix them together and let stand for 15 minutes in a warm place. Meanwhile sift the remaining flour in a large container. Make... » Read more