Anise Pizzelles

By: Marie DePadova • In: Desserts and Baking • Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 6 Eggs
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 1 oz Anise Extract
  • 4 cups Flour
  • 3 tsp Baking Powder
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • Water (if needed)

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1: 

Beat the eggs until smooth.

Step 2:

Melt the butter in the microwave or in a small saucepan on low heat. Allow butter to cool briefly while you blend and mix the sugar and anise extract into the egg. Then add the melted butter into the mix, sift the flour and baking powder onto the mix and blend vigorously to ensure uniformity.

Step 3:

The batter will be sticky and stiff. As needed adjust the mixture with several tablespoons of water or flour to slightly thin or stiffen the batter as needed to flow ribbon-like off of a small tsp. or demitasse spoon.

Step 4:

Preheat 5-inch pizzelle iron according to manufacturer’s directions.

Step 5:

Spoon a heaping tablespoonful of mixture onto center of pizzelle iron (or use amount recommended by manufacturer); cover and bake until golden brown, about 30 seconds. Lift cover; with fork, carefully loosen pizzelle. Place on wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining batter.

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