BELGIAN WAFFLES

This recipe is one i found a few years ago and i always use it for special occasions like Birthday's and Holiday's! I bought one of those commercial waffle irons at Costco and it makes these the best ever breakfast!

INGREDIENTS:
1 pkg. yeast
1/4 cup warm milk
3 egg yolks
2 3/4 cups warm milk
3/4 up butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
4 cups flour
3 egg whites

DIRECTIONS:
1. IN A SMALL BOWL, DISSOLVE YEAST IN 1/4 CUP WARM MILK. LET STAND UNTIL CREAMY, ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
2. IN A LARGE BOWL, WHISK TOGETHER THE EGG YOLKS, 1/4 CUP OF WARM MILK AND MELTED BUTTER. STIR IN THE YEAST MIXTURE, SUGAR, SALT AND VANILLA. STIR IN THE REMAINING 2 1/2 CUPS MILK ALTERNATELY WITH THE FLOUR, ENDING WITH THE FLOUR. BEAT THE EGG WHITES UNTIL THEY FORM SOFT PEAKS; FOLD INTO THE BATTER. COVER THE BOWL TIGHTLY WITH PLASTIC WRAP. LET RISE IN A WARM PLACE UNTIL DOUBLED IN VOLUME, ABOUT 45 MINUTES.
3. PREHEAT WAFFLE IRON. SPRAY WITH PAM SPRAY AND SPOON ABOUT 1/2 CUP ONTO CENTER OF IRON AND COOK UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN. SMOTHER WITH BUTTER AND SYRUP AND ENJOY! (i usually freeze the left over cooked ones and the kids pull them out and heat them in microwave for one minute. makes for a fast breakfast!)