Belgian Waffles With Pearl Sugar

These traditional Belgian waffles are baked from a yeasted dough laced with pearl sugar for an extra-sweet crunch!

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup

  milk or dairy free milk

• 2 1/4 teaspoons

  active dry yeast

• 1 tablespoon

  granulated sugar

• 4 ½ teaspoons

  Ener-G Egg Replacer

• 3 ounces

  warm water

• 3 cups

  all purpose flour

• 1 cup

  melted and cooled salted butter or vegan butter (http://www.veganbaking.net/recipes/fats/vegan-butters/cultured-european-style-vegan-butter)

• 1 teaspoon

  vanilla extract

• 1 cup

  pearl sugar

Directions

In a small saucepan, heat milk or dairy free milk until it reaches 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove from heat, pour into a small bowl and lightly whisk yeast and granulated sugar into milk until incorporated. Allow to stand for fifteen minutes or until mixture is creamy on top.

In another small bowl, whisk Enger-G Egg Replacer with water until slightly foamy. Set aside.

Place flour in a large bowl, making a well in the center and set aside. Whisk melted butter and vanilla extract into egg mixture. Pour butter mixture into flour well and mix, forming a soft dough.

Cover dough with a small, thin towel and allow to rise in warm place for thirty minutes or until doubled in size.

Preheat waffle iron and fold pearl sugar into dough. Place about a cup dough rolled into a ball in the center of the waffle iron and bake until golden brown. Repeat until dough has been used up.