Star Pressed Italian Pizzelle Recipes

PIZZELLE-ITALIAN TRADITION

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with an electric mixer until light. Add the sugar, butter, lemon zest and vanilla, mix well. Stir in the flour and baking powder.
• Heat pizzelle iron. Drop batter by teaspoonfuls onto the center of the patterns, close the lid and cook for about 30 seconds. Test the cooking time on the first one, because temperatures may vary. Remove cookies carefully from the iron and cool on wire racks.

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.

ITALIAN PIZZELLE

Steps:

• Whisk the eggs, sugar, melted butter and vanilla by hand in a large bowl. Sift in the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg and stir until blended. Stir in the anise seed, if using.
• Heat a pizzelle iron until ready and grease lightly (if called for). Spoon a bit of batter into the centre of the iron, close and cook for about 2 minutes, or according to manufacturers' instructions. Remove the pizzelle and repeat with the remaining batter. The final yield will depend on the size of the pizzelle iron.

NONNA'S PIZZELLE

Steps:

• 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.

ANISE PIZZELLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and butter until smooth. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually to egg mixture and mix well. Stir in aniseed and extracts., 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.

TRADITIONAL ITALIAN PIZZELLES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat sugar and eggs.
• Add cooled melted butter, anise oil, and vanilla a little bit at a time until blended.
• Sift together all dry ingredients and gradually add to wet mixture. (Batter should be stiff enough to be dropped by spoonfuls onto hot pizzelle baker.).

STAR-PRESSED ITALIAN PIZZELLE

Steps:

• Heat Pitzelle grill until a ready light is displayed.
• Place one rounded teaspoon of batter in middle of grill and quickly press firmly.
• Cooking time depends on your machine, but it should take 2 or 3 minutes before the pitzelle are light golden in color.
• Remove either rolling method; (using the handle of a wooden spoon) and rolling into a tube or leave to cool on a flat surface.
• Dust with confectionery sugar and stack into piles; store in tins.
• Makes 48 pitzelle; keeps fresh for weeks and can be frozen and defrosted easily.