Pizelle Recipes

THE VERY BEST PIZZELLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the pizzelle iron.
• With a hand mixer, beat the eggs and sugar in a large bowl until light in color and fluffy, approximately 2-3 minutes.
• Add the vanilla, lemon zest and butter. Beat until well blended.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Fold the dry ingredients, a little bit at a time, into the egg mixture until just incorporated and the batter is smooth.
• Place 1 heaping tablespoon of batter in the center of the design on the pizzelle iron. Close the iron to press the dough flat and bake until golden brown, approximately 1 minute. (Cooking times may vary depending on your appliance, please adjust accordingly.)
• Using a spatula, remove the cookie from the iron and transfer to a rack to cool.

PIZZELLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and oils until smooth. Gradually add flour and mix well., Bake in a preheated pizzelle iron according to manufacturer's directions until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

AUTHENTIC PIZZELLE

Steps:

• In a bowl, add the eggs, the sifted flour with a pinch of salt, the sugar and the aromas.
• By hand with a whisk or an electric mixer, mix the ingredients and add the oil a little at a time. The mixture must appear thick and homogeneous, not too liquid.
• Let the batter rest for half an hour and then proceed to cooking.
• Grease the pizzelle iron with a little of the butter and wait until melted. Tip: check out or best pizzelle maker guide.
• Heat the iron on the stove and when it is hot, fill it in the center with a spoonful of the dough.
• Close the dish well and cook the pizzelle for a few minutes in the pizzelle maker, until each side is golden and crisp.
• Remove the pizzelle thus obtained, which can be tasted as lukewarm natural or enriched with sweet creams or jams or anise.

PIZZELLES

Steps:

• Heat a nonstick pizzelle iron. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk eggs. Slowly add sugar, and continue mixing until well-blended. Whisk in vanilla and lemon extracts. Slowly add the cooled butter in a steady stream, whisking continuously until the batter is smooth.
• Slowly add the sifted flour mixture, and keep whisking until flour is completely incorporated into the batter. Do not overbeat.
• Fill a pastry bag fitted with a 1/4-inch or 3/8-inch plain tip with batter. Pipe 1 1/2 tablespoons of batter in a circle in the center of each pattern on the heated pizzelle iron. Close the iron, and seal with the clasp. Cook for 50 to 60 seconds. Using a small spatula, remove pizzelles, and place on wire rack to cool.

CLASSIC PIZZELLE RECIPE FOR ITALIAN WAFFLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl for approximately 2 to 3 minutes, until they're fluffy and a light yellow color.
• While still beating, slowly drizzle in the melted and cooled butter. Then add the vanilla extract.
• In a separate bowl, whisk the baking powder into the flour. Using a spatula, fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just incorporated.
• Bake one medium cookie scoop of batter (about 1 1/2 tablespoons) per mold in a pizzelle maker until golden brown, about 30 seconds. Remove with a wooden spatula to a cooling rack and cool completely.
• Dust cooled pizzelles with powdered sugar, as desired.

THIN & CRISP PIZZELLE

Steps:

• Preheat a pizzelle maker, and lightly mist the plates with non-stick spray. Wipe the plates of the pizzelle maker lightly, to remove any excess.*
• Place the eggs, sugar, anise seed, vanilla, and anise extract in a medium bowl and whisk to combine.
• Stir in the melted butter.
• Add the flour, baking powder, and salt, and mix until smooth.
• Place about a tablespoon of batter on each of the hot pizzelle maker plates, and close the lid.
• Cook until only a few wisps of steam are escaping from the pizzelle maker, and the pizzelles look lightly golden.
• Use a fork or small spatula to remove the cooked pizzelles to a wire rack to cool.
• Dust with powdered sugar, if using.

ITALIAN PIZZELLES

Steps:

• In the bowl of your mixer, fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the eggs on high for 10 minutes. Gradually add the sugar and beat well. Add the anise, baking powder and melted butter. Beat. Switch to your paddle attachment and add flour. Mix until combined.
• Heat your pizzelle iron until hot. Using a level 1 1/2″ scoop, place batter onto iron, close the iron and cook until done, about 1 minute. Remove and place on a flat surface to cool.

CLASSIC ITALIAN PIZZELLE

Steps:

• Warm up a pizzelle iron.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the eggs and sugar until frothy and beginning to thicken (about 2-3 minutes).
• On low speed, add the extracts and melted butter to egg mixture in a steady stream and mix for 30 seconds.
• Slowly add the dry mixture to wet and blend just until combined. Your batter will resemble a soft and sticky dough.
• Spray pizzelle iron lightly with baking spray.
• Drop 1 tablespoon of batter on hot pizzelle press.
• Close press and cook for about 1 minute or until light indicated cookies are done (cookies should be slightly golden).
• Use a fork to lift pizzelle off the press and transfer to a cookie rack or plate to cool down (keep in mind that they should lay flat. While they are hot, they will mold into another shape if they're not completely flat).
• Spray iron again and repeat process until you finish all the batter.
• Dust with confectioner's sugar and ENJOY!

ITALIAN PIZZELLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Add melted, cooled butter, vanilla, and anise seeds. Beat again.
• Add flour and baking powder to a bowl and sift into the egg mixture. Batter should be thick enough to be dropped by a spoon (a mix between pancake batter and cookie dough).
• Spray a pizzelle maker with nonstick spray and drop a tablespoon of mixture onto the pizzelle maker.
• Close the pizzelle maker and allow to cook until the pizzelles are brown. My maker takes about 24 seconds.
• Remove the pizzelle from the pizzelle maker and place flat on a cookie sheet to cool. Spray pizzelle maker with nonstick spray between each new round of pizzelle.
• Dust with powdered sugar if so desired. Enjoy!

PIZZELLE

Steps:

• Whisk together the sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, anise extract if using and eggs in a large bowl. Add the flour, baking powder and salt, and continue to whisk until the batter is smooth. Allow to stand at room temperature for at least 1 hour so the batter can hydrate.
• Heat the pizzelle iron, and cook your pizzelles according to the manufacturer's directions.