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WAFFLE BARS
Serves 6
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 2 minutes 30 seconds
2 cups (500 g) whole milk
1¾ cups (400 g) browned unsalted butter (beurre noisette)
2 vanilla beans
3⅔ cups (460 g) all-purpose flour
⅓ cup plus 1 tablespoon packed (90 g) light brown sugar
1 teaspoon (6 g) salt
4 large (220 g) egg whites
(¾ cup plus 2½ tablespoons)
3½ tablespoons (40 g) superfine sugar
¾ cup (150 g) pearl sugar
In a saucepan, mix the milk, butter, and vanilla and heat to 105°F
(40°C). Pour the mixture over a mixture of the flour, brown sugar and
salt, in three batches, to obtain an elastic dough. In the bowl of an
electric stand mixer fitted with a whisk, whip the egg whites with the
superfine sugar. Gently fold this mixture into the dough, then add the
pearl sugar. Bake in a waffle iron for about 2 minutes 30 seconds.
Cut the waffles into bars. When ready to use, add Chantilly cream or
whatever you prefer.