Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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🇧🇪 BELGIUM | BRUSSELS vs LIÈGE WAFFLES

One country. Two waffles. One delicious rivalry.

Belgium might never have lifted the World Cup, but they’ve produced one of football’s greatest golden generations. De Bruyne, Hazard, Lukaku, Kompany and Courtois helped Belgium reach their best-ever World Cup finish in 2018. And after last night’s dramatic comeback, they’ve shown once again they never stop believing.

Off the pitch, though, another debate has been going on for generations…

The Brussels waffle – light, crisp and made for fruit, cream and chocolate.

Or…

The Liège waffle – rich brioche dough packed with Belgian pearl sugar that caramelises into little pockets of heaven.

So… which one are you choosing?

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🇧🇪 Brussels Waffles (Makes 2)

Ingredients

* 125g plain flour
* ¼ tsp fast-action dried yeast (about 1g)
* 125ml warm milk
* ½ egg, separated*
* 25g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
* 1½ tsp caster sugar
* ¼ tsp vanilla extract (optional)
* Pinch of salt

Method

1. Mix the milk, sugar and yeast. Leave 5–10 mins.
2. Mix flour and salt.
3. Whisk in the yeast mixture, half the egg yolk, butter and vanilla.
4. Leave to rise for 45–60 mins.
5. Whisk half the egg white to stiff peaks and gently fold in.
6. Cook in a hot waffle iron for 3–5 mins until golden.
7. Top with strawberries, blueberries, whipped cream, Belgian chocolate and icing sugar.

🇧🇪 Liège Waffles (Makes 2)

Ingredients
• 125g strong white flour
• 45ml warm whole milk
• 2.5g instant yeast
• 1 small egg
• 50g softened butter
• 15g caster sugar
• ¼ tsp vanilla
• Pinch of salt
• 60g Belgian pearl sugar

Method

1. Mix milk, yeast and sugar.
2. Add flour, egg, vanilla and salt.
3. Knead until smooth.
4. Knead in the butter gradually.
5. Prove for 1 hour.
6. Fold through the pearl sugar.
7. Divide into 2 balls and rest for 20–30 mins.
8. Cook for 4–5 mins until deeply golden and caramelised.

Enjoy!

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