G-F WAFFLE Love Copycat Recipe

Food Traditions 
Delicious Danish Breakfasts   

We are at least 25% Danes and so we love that delicious food.  

Waffles for Christmas morning and although my regular recipe is delicious and easy, I thought that we needed something terrifically spectacular!   So it's Love.  

It's WAFFLE LOVE!  (See the facebook site for a delightful video of baking one.)

So here we go!  A g-f rip-off of my favorite food truck that once visited Tulsa. Article here:   I was so jealous of the guys gobbling one of their creations that I resolved there and then to make my own gluten-free!

The secret to the love is that it's a DANISH WAFFLE called a LIEGE Waffle.   I think that means more fat and sugar than any other you have ever eaten!  But the secret is the large-grained sugar that crystalizes and puffs the dough into a thick, delightful and decadent crust.

If you get to Provo, Utah, I recommend going to their shop and enjoying the real thing.  They do gluten-free waffles at the store.  Meanwhile, at home we make our g-f version.

ingredients

• 3/4 cup warm milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons yeast
• 2 large eggs, lightly whisked
• 1/2 cup melted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• 2 cups gluten-free flour (I used my healthier grain mix)
• 1 1/2 cup potato starch 
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup pearl grained sugar

instructions

1. add the 1 1/2 teaspoons of sugar to the milk and water and add the yeast, stirring to combine. allow the yeast mixture to proof, or get foamy and puffy.
2. in a large bowl, beat together the butter and the honey. add the eggs and vanilla. stir together and add the yeast mixture. Place in a standing mixer with the dough hook and add 2 cups of flour and the potato starch. mix until the dough is thoroughly incorporated, 
3. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest for up to 4 hours on the counter, or up to 24 hours covered with plastic wrap in the fridge. the dough will need to sit on the counter and come back to room temperature before baking. Right before baking, fold in the pearl sugar. scoop into 8 to 10 balls and gently place on waxed paper to raise. 
4. When the dough ball has rested for 15 minutes, pick up the paper and plop the dough off onto a medium hot, greased waffle iron.  Close and cook until golden brown and serve with nutella, butter, jam, or whipped cream and fresh berries.