Chocolate waffles with salted caramel sauce

1. Stage

Add the softened butter to the bowl of the blender and beat on maximum speed until light yellow. Add the sugar and continue to beat on high speed until the sugar has dissolved.

2. Stage

Add the egg, continuing to beat. Then add the warm milk and beat again. Scrape the butter from the sides of the bowl.

3. Stage

Sift flour and cocoa powder, add salt and instant dry yeast. Stir to combine.

4. Stage

Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and knead the dough with the hook attachment on medium-high speed until the dough comes together and the sides of the bowl are clean. Continue to knead the dough for about 1 minute.

5. Stage

Transfer the waffle dough to a large bowl, cover with clingfilm and leave to rise for about 50-60 minutes. The dough should rise 1.5 times.

6. Stage

In the meantime, prepare the caramel sauce. (There are a lot of recipes for caramel sauce on the site, you can choose any). Grind cane or brown sugar in a coffee grinder to powder.

7. Stage

In a deep saucepan add the powdered sugar (you can also just sugar, but it will take longer to melt) and heat until the sugar is melted and has a nice brown color. I recommend that you refrain from stirring while the sugar is caramelizing.

8. Stage

Very gently pour in the warm cream, stirring vigorously. Be warned, the mixture will sizzle quite a bit, so be careful not to burn yourself. Also, use a deeper saucepan like I did. Turn off the heat. Add the butter and salt. Stir well until a smooth, creamy texture is obtained. Pour the salted caramel sauce into a sauce pan. Store unused in the refrigerator.

9. Stage

Heat the butter in a skillet and fry the peeled and cut bananas. Then add the cane sugar, continuing to fry in the pan until caramelized. Turn off the heat and set aside.

10. Stage

Next, divide the risen dough into 8 equal parts and roll into balls. If you prefer large waffles, you can divide into 6 parts. Cover again with clingfilm and let it rest for 10-15 minutes.

11. Stage

Bake waffles in an electric waffle iron.

12. Stage

Place the waffles on serving plates, add the roasted bananas and drizzle with salted caramel sauce. Bon appetit!