GINGERBREAD PIZZELLE

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Spicy gingerbread-flavored pizzelle taste like the winter holidays, but can be served any time of year! Ice them if you wish. Store in a tightly-sealed container.

Provided by sueb

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian

Time 22m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

4 cups whole wheat flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground allspice
½ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup molasses
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
6 medium eggs

Steps:

Preheat pizzelle baker according to manufacturer's instructions.
Mix whole wheat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, and black pepper together in a large bowl.
Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat. Stir white sugar, brown sugar, molasses, and orange zest into saucepan until well-combined. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture, stirring until smooth. Add eggs; mix until smooth. Stir in remaining flour mixture, mixing until batter is smooth.
Drop spoonfuls of batter onto the preheated pizzelle baker. Bake until browned, about 1 1/2 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 85.7 calories, Carbohydrate 12.2 g, Cholesterol 26.7 mg, Fat 3.7 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 62.8 mg, Sugar 5.9 g