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La Dunkerquoise - Fine Waffles - 50 g
Regular price $7.50 USDRegular price
About La Dunkerquoise
- Based in
- Bergues, France
- Founded
- 1904
- Known for
- thin, crisp butter waffles (gaufres fines)
The story starts with a New Year's gift. In 1904 Louis Preneel, a baker in Malo-les-Bains, made thin butter wafers to offer with his New Year's wishes, and they did well enough that he began baking them all year.
In 1998 the bakery moved to Bergues, in the Hauts-de-France region, to keep up with demand. The company says it still keeps its century-old ovens and its founder's techniques.
Gaufres fines, called 'stinj' in Flemish, are thin, dry and crisp. The bakery makes its dough rich in butter, with a touch of brown sugar, and uses pure butter only, no substitute fats.
La Dunkerquoise questions
What are gaufres fines?
Gaufres fines are thin, dry, crisp butter waffles from northern France, called stinj in Flemish. They are closer to a crisp butter cookie than to a breakfast waffle. A Belgian waffle uses a light batter, traditionally raised with yeast, and has deep pockets; La Dunkerquoise bakes a dough rich in pure butter, with a touch of brown sugar, into thin golden wafers that stay crunchy.
How do you serve gaufres fines?
Eat them as they are with coffee or tea, as you would a butter cookie. They also add crunch next to something soft: set a few beside a bowl of ice cream, berries or poached fruit, or crumble them over yogurt or a fruit dessert. Since they are dry rather than soft, they hold up well on a dessert plate.
