My greatgrandmothers pizzelle recipe which my mother has adapted for pizzelle presses or irons I use a Cuisinartreg double pizzelle press A family musthave at all of our holiday dinners especially Christmas
Prep Time
21 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
60
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat pizzelle iron according to manufacturer's instructions.
Mix flour and baking powder together in a bowl.
Combine eggs and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat on medium speed until well-blended. Add 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons shortening and beat until blended. Add flour mixture and mix on medium speed until incorporated. Fold anise seeds and vanilla extract into batter with a spatula.
Drop a teaspoon of batter onto the preheated iron. Bake until golden
30 to 40 seconds
or a few seconds longer for darker pizzelle.
Cook's Notes:
To make chocolate pizzelle
you can add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder to the flour mixture in step 1.
To roll pizzelle for filling
roll immediately after they come off the hot iron.
