Fluffy Belgian Apple Waffles with Apple Cinnamon Pecan syrup
From Chef Carla
|
Breakfast and Brunch
|
Soul food
These Belgian waffles are the fluffiest you'll ever make and the Apple Cinnamon Pecan syrup will make them a brunch favourite for any family or brunch party.
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High calCalories
525kcal
High fatTotal Fat
18g
High sat-fatSaturated Fat
7g
High cholCholesterol
81mg
sodiumSodium
459mg
High carbsTotal Carbohydrate
81g
Serving size220gCalories from fat162kcalFiber4gProtein12gSugar31g
Ingredients
For the Belgian Apple Waffles
1
(
25
gr
)
fresh
yeast
1/4
cup
warm
milk
(
45
C
)
3
medium
egg yolks
2 3/4
cups
warm
milk
(
45
C
)
1/2
cup
apple sauce
1/4
cup
butter
, melted than cooled
1/2
cup
white sugar
1 1/2
teaspoons
salt
2
teaspoons
vanilla
paste (
or
caviar
from
1
vanilla bean
pod
)
4
cups
flour
3
medium
egg whites
For the Apple Cinnamon Pecan Sauce
2/3
cups
Dark
Brown sugar
1/4
cup
corn syrup
1/2
cup
apple sauce
1
tablespoon
ground
cinnamon
2
tablespoons
unsalted butter
2/3
cups
chopped
pecans
1/4
cups
chopped
almonds
Directions
For the waffles
In a bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm milk.
In a large bowl, whisk together yolks, another 1/4 cup of warm milk, and cooled butter.
Add in and stir the yeast mixture, sugar, salt and vanilla
Mix in remaining milk and flour, alternating between each, starting and ending with the flour.
Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks, then fold in gently into the batter until well incorporated.
Wrap in plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature for about 1 hour (or until doubled in volume)
*see note on how to reduce this time.
Preheat waffle iron.
Spray with Grease Spray and spoon batter into the iron. Do not overfill - the batter will continue to rise in the iron.
Close the lid and bake until the iron stops steaming, the lid no longer sticks to the waffle, and the waffle is golden.
Serve immediately or keep warm in low heated oven (75-100C)
** personal adaptation from a recipe found on allrecipes.com
For the Apple Cinnamon Pecan Sauce
In a small heavy saucepan, heat Dark Brown Sugar and Corn syrup on high until just starting to boil (the brown sugar should be dissolved by now).
Remove from heat and add Apple Sauce, Cinnamon and Butter.
Mix well.
Return to low-medium heat and add Pecans and Almonds. Heat for an additional 1-2 minutes (this will soften the nuts).
Remove from heat and serve over waffles.
Tips
Fresh yeast is activated by heat, so, in order to reduce on the leavening time, preheat your oven to 100C. Once heated, turn off oven and place the covered bowl of batter in the oven for 15mins or until doubled in size.