Belgian Waffles

🥘 Ingredients

• warm milk 3 cups
• active dry yeast 2 ¼ tsp
• unsalted butter 170 g
• sugar 99 g
• egg yolks 3
• vanilla 2 tsp
• salt 1 ½ tsp
• all-purpose flour 480 g
• egg whites 3
• confectioners' sugar

1. 1

   Preheat a waffle iron . Whisk together in a large bowl warm milk (105° to 115°F) and active dry yeast .
2. 2

   Let stand until the yeast is dissolved, about 5 minutes, then stir until smooth. Whisk in melted unsalted butter , sugar , egg yolks , vanilla , and salt .
3. 3

   Add in 3 additions, beating with a large spoon until smooth after each addition all-purpose flour .
4. 4

   Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until doubled in volume, 1 to 1 ½ hours . Stir to deflate the batter. Beat until soft peaks form, then fold into the batter egg whites .
5. 5

   Cook and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar .