Aunt Albas Pizzelle Recipes

PIZZELLE

Hailing from Abruzzo in Central Italy, pizzelle are crisp, flat waffle-esque cookies made in a special hot iron. Like mostaccioli, these cookies predate Christmas -- in fact, it is said that this is the oldest known cookie recipe on earth, dating back to the 8th century BC. In olden times, presses were made from cast iron and would be heated over a fire, or directly on the stovetop. You can still find those irons if you're up to the challenge, but electric irons are much easier to use, and very easy to find both online and at major retailers.

Provided by Food Network

Categories dessert

Time 1h55m

Yield 2 to 4 dozen cookies, depending on size of iron

Number Of Ingredients 9

Pizzelle image

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.

Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon anise extract, optional
3 large eggs
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

ITALIAN PIZZELLE COOKIES

This recipe comes from my Italian aunt, who every Christmas makes some of the best cookies. You can substitute vanilla and lemon extract for flavor variation. Sometimes it helps to be smarter than a 5th grader when you make these.

Provided by Hungarian Gypsy

Categories Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 48 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Italian Pizzelle Cookies image

Steps:

Melt oleo or butter and mix in sugar.
Let mixture cool.
Add eggs and flour.
Add baking powder and anise flavoring.
Add additional flour as needed to make soft dough.
Refrigerate dough to make it easier to work with.
Drop by spoonfuls onto your pizzelle iron.
Cook 1 minute or until lightly golden brown.
Let them cool before stacking, this will help make your cookies crisp.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 78.8, Fat 4.4, SaturatedFat 0.9, Cholesterol 26.4, Sodium 64.5, Carbohydrate 8.7, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 5.6, Protein 1.2

Ingredients

1 cup oleo or 1 cup butter
1 1/3 cups sugar
6 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 ounce anise flavoring

PIZZELLES

These are really good Pizzelles. I found the recipe in a cookbook called The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Italian. I use Watkins Vanilla in mine, but you're welcome to use Anise if you prefer. These are traditionally made at Christmas time, but we like them all year long. If everything is uniform the yield is probably close to 5 or 6 dozen pizzelles. They keep very well in a plastic bag or covered plastic container. Prep. time and yield are approximate. You'll need a Pizzelle iron for this recipe. I use an electric model and plug it in prior to mixing the batter. It's heated and ready to use when I get the batter made. Spray tops and bottoms of mold with Pam (lightly) each time you add new batter to molds.

Provided by Laudee

Categories Dessert

Time 16m

Yield 60 pizzelles

Number Of Ingredients 6

Pizzelles image

Steps:

Beat eggs and sugar together until thickened and pale.
Add the cooled melted margarine and vanilla or anise.
Sift in flour and baking powder and mix until smooth.
Place a heaping Tbspn.
of batter in center of mold, close lid, and cook for 30-60 seconds.
Remove Pizzelle carefully with a fork and lay on flat surface till cool.
These can also be removed when done and rolled immediately into a cone shape, then cooled and filled with sweetened ricotta or whip cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 68, Fat 2.1, SaturatedFat 0.5, Cholesterol 18.6, Sodium 49.3, Carbohydrate 10.7, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 5.1, Protein 1.4

Ingredients

6 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup margarine, melted and cooled a bit (do not use more than 1 cup)
2 tablespoons vanilla or 2 tablespoons anise extract
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder

AUNT PHILLOMENA'S PIZZELLE

At the holidays, these crisp, simple cookies are stacked everywhere in Italian kitchens. My family was from Abruzzi, and my mother always used the recipe from her older sister. You can scent these cookies with orange, almond or lemon or just vanilla, but we always made plenty with anise at Christmas. You can use a simple stove-top pizzelle maker or an electric one. I prefer the kind without a non-stick coating. A little shot of cooking spray or a wipe with some cooking oil helps prime the press. Like pancakes, you will probably throw away the first one.

Provided by Kim Severson

Categories dinner, lunch, cookies and bars, side dish

Time 1h

Yield About 4 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 8

Aunt Phillomena's Pizzelle image

Steps:

Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. In a larger bowl, beat eggs and sugar until blended and slightly fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Slowly add cooled, melted butter, vanilla and anise and mix until incorporated well. Mix in dry ingredients a cup or so at a time, until batter is smooth but thick.
Using 2 spoons, one to scoop up the batter and the other to ease it onto the iron, drop batter onto the center of a well-heated pizzelle maker. For smaller, 3-inch pizzelles, use a generous teaspoon of batter. For the 5-inch, use about a tablespoon.
Cook for 30 to 40 seconds, or until just lightly brown. Gently remove to a rack or plate to cool.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 46, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 2 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 31 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups/210 grams flour, plus a little more if batter is too thin
2 teaspoons/15 grams baking powder
1/2 teaspoon/6 grams salt
3 eggs
3/4 cup/150 grams sugar
1/4 pound/113 grams butter, melted
1 teaspoon/5 milliliters vanilla
1/2 teaspoon/2.5 milliliters anise extract