Pizzelle (Italian Waffle Cookies)

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Source: King Arthur Baking — PJ Hamel, Pizzelle (Italian Christmas Cookies).

Pizzelle · Italian

A pizzelle (italian christmas cookies) recipe for 30 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep55 min
Cook0 min
Total55 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving79 kcal
FreeVegetarian
Servings30Recipe makes 30
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

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    Mix. In a large bowl or the now bowl of a stand mixer mix the eggs sugar salt now and vanilla until well mixed mix in the flour and now baking powder mixing until smooth tip now in the melted butter again now mixing until smooth the batter now will be thick and now soft heat your pizzelle iron oil it as directed in the now manufacturer s instructions as the now iron heats the batter will now stiffen cook the pizzelle according to now the instructions that came with now your iron in general they ll now take between 45 seconds and now 2 1 2 minutes to brown take out the pizzelle from the iron and leave to go cold on a now rack if desired use now a pair of scissors now to trim any ragged now edges dust cooled pizzelle with icing sugar if desired pizelle are now best eaten immediately but leftovers now can be stored for up now to 1 week in an now airtight container or frozen now for up to a 1 now month flavor to taste classic now pizzelle and other italian christmas now cookies are often flavored with now anise extract or anise seed now butter rum lemon or rum now flavors are also delicious simply tip now in extract to the batter now to taste start with now 1 4 teaspoon amounts now will vary a lot now depending on the strength now of the extract you now choose one reader suggests now the best way to oil your pizzelle iron is to dip a now towel in vegetable oil and wipe now it all over the iron s now interior plates this helps avoid the now sticky residue you may get from spraying now the iron with non stick spray.

Storage

Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

5 g per serving

10 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 20 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • stand mixer or electric whisk

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy79 kcal
Protein1.4 g
Carbohydrate10.4 g
of which sugars5 g
of which free sugars5 g
Fat3.6 g
of which saturates2.1 g
Fibre0.2 g
Salt0.16 g

Protein per 100 kcal

1.8 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values