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Cardamom Liège waffles with saffron cream
Cardamom Liège waffles with saffron cream, from above
Non vegEggBelgium x India

Cardamom Liège waffles with saffron cream

Waffles with crunchy pockets of caramelised sugar, and a cardamom accent that never left Kerala.

120 minTime
6 gProtein each
mildSpice
Sugar pearls and saffron2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
417kcalsame
6 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
120minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

8 servings
Milk⅓ cup plus 1 tbsp, warm
Instant dry yeast1½ tsp
Sugar2 tbsp plus 1 tsp, divided
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2 cups
Egg2
Salt¼ tsp
Cardamom½ tsp
Butter½ cup plus 1 tbsp, very soft
Pearl sugar½ cup
Saffrona pinch
Fresh cream (thickened cream, heavy cream)¾ cup, cold
Pistachios2 tbsp, chopped

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Mix the warm milk, yeast and 15 g sugar. Rest 5 minutes. Take out 1 tbsp of the milk and soak the saffron in it.
  2. 2Add the maida, eggs, salt and cardamom and knead 5 minutes. Knead in the soft butter 1 tbsp at a time for 5 minutes.
  3. 3Cover and rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
  4. 4Fold in the pearl sugar. Divide into 8 balls and rest 15 minutes.
  5. 5Cook each ball in a waffle iron on medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes.
  6. 6Whip the cream with the remaining 20 g sugar and the saffron milk to soft peaks. Serve the waffles warm with the cream and pistachios.
Serve it like this

Stack two waffles at an angle on a warm plate. Spoon saffron cream on top, scatter pistachios and finish with a few saffron strands.

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