NONNA'S PIZZELLE

Nonna's Pizzelle image

My great-grandmother's pizzelle recipe, which my mother has adapted for pizzelle presses or irons (I use a Cuisinart® double pizzelle press). A family must-have at all of our holiday dinners, especially Christmas!

Provided by tcasa

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian

Time 21m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
6 eggs
1 ½ cups white sugar
¾ cup shortening (such as Crisco®), melted and cooled slightly
2 tablespoons shortening (such as Crisco®), melted and cooled slightly
1 tablespoon anise seeds, crushed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 80.1 calories, Carbohydrate 10.7 g, Cholesterol 18.6 mg, Fat 3.6 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 23.4 mg, Sugar 5.1 g