Belgian Liege waffles (Gauffres de Liège)

Autumn Sundays for me need to start with a nice homemade breakfast to gather everyone around the table and enjoy the warmth of the family. One of the recipes that we like to prepare are ... Waffles!
And if Waffles are great, the Belgian ones, I would say even more :) Thanks to Nathalie, my Belgian ex-colleague that made me discover them!
The difference lies in the pearl sugar and the dough that looks like a brioche (airy and fluffy) thanks to the fresh yeast.
You need to dispose also a waffle iron as in my photos though.
If you share my philosophy and you are ready to try, here it goes...
Note: This recipe doesn't include sugar unless at the end, so if you like, like my daughter a salty version, feel free to add some bacon, cheese or anything else that your instinct tells you :) 

Ingredients
375g of flour
180gr warm milk
30gr fresh yeast
2 eggs
8g of salt
some vanilla flavor
100g of melted butter
Sweet version: pearl sugar (as much as you like and if you cannot find, just break some sugar cubes in smaller pieces)
Of course, any other sweet idea is possible: Nutella, jam, honey, melted chocolate, sugar powder, etc.
Salty version: Cheese, bacon, ...


Procedure

1. In the bowl of a mixer that you have added the kneading tool, add the flour.
2. Dilute the yeast in the warm milk and pour the mixture on the flour.
3. Add the eggs and the vanilla, continue mixing and add at the end the salt.
4. Finally add the melted butter and continue for 5 min to knead the dough.
5. Cover the bowl with a plastic film and let it grow double in volume for about an hour.
6. When done, add the sugar pearls or any other ingredient and mix softly to incorporate.  
7. Warm the waffle iron and when ready, form with your hands small "golf" balls, place them in the center oa each section and wait for about 2 min until they get a nice golden color.
8. Take them out, wait a couple of minutes to cool a bit and serve immediately after according to your imagination and your talent!