Anise Flavored Pizzelles Recipes

ANISE PIZZELLE

Steps:

• Heat a nonstick pizzelle iron. In a small skillet, toast anise seeds over high heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer seeds to a spice grinder, let cool, and finely grind. Scrape into a medium bowl; whisk together with flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs and granulated sugar until well combined. Whisk in vanilla and anise extracts. Slowly add cooled butter in a steady stream, whisking continuously, until batter is smooth. Stir in flour mixture until just combined (do not overmix).
• Transfer batter to a piping bag fitted with a 1/2-inch round tip. Pipe about 2 tablespoons batter in a circle around the center of each pattern on the heated pizzelle iron. Close and seal with clasp. Cook until golden brown, about 45 seconds. Using a small spatula, release and remove cookie. Using kitchen shears or a 4 1/2-inch ring mold, trim any ragged edges, if desired. Transfer cookie to a wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining batter. Dust cooled cookies with confectioners' sugar, if desired.

ANISE PIZZELLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and butter until smooth. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually to egg mixture and mix well. Stir in aniseed and extracts., Bake in a preheated pizzelle iron according to manufacturer's directions until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

PIZZELLES II

Steps:

• Beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy. Stir in the melted margarine and anise extract. Combine the flour and baking powder; stir in gradually. Dough will be sticky.
• Preheat your pizzelle iron according to the manufacturer's instructions. Drop batter by rounded spoonfuls onto the iron. Close and cook for about 90 seconds, or until steam stops coming out of the iron. Carefully remove and cool. Store in an airtight tin at room temperature.

ITALIAN PIZZELLE COOKIES (ALMOND OR ANISE)

Steps:

• Heat your pizzelle press according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• Add the butter to a microwaveable bowl and melt the butter in the microwave, covered.
• In a medium bowl, beat the eggs and sugar for at least three minutes, until the color is lighter yellow.
• Add the melted butter, almond extract and vanilla extract to the egg mixture. Beat until blended.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a small mixing bowl. (I place a large, fine-mesh strainer over a bowl, add the dry ingredients to the strainer and gently shake the strainer to sift the flour.) Give the flour mixture a stir with a spoon.
• Fold half of the flour mixture into the egg batter. (Use an under-and-over motion with a rubber spatula.) When that is combined, fold in the remaining flour mixture, just until incorporated.
• Follow the instructions in your pizzelle press manual for how to cook the pizzelle. Grease your pizzelle iron with cooking spray if required.
• Place one heaping tablespoon of batter onto each of the pizzelle plates on your iron, starting just behind the center of each plate (check your manual for where to place the batter.) If you have a cookie scoop with capacity for two tablespoons, use that for ease and uniformity. (Make a couple pizzelle to see how much batter works best with your iron.)
• Cook the pizzelle until golden, or according to your preference. (Mine takes around 90 seconds.) It's likely that the two cooked pizzelle will be connected by excess batter. Leave them that way for now.
• Use a spatula to remove the cooked pizzelle from your iron and transfer them to a wire rack to cool. The pizzelle will be very hot. (See notes if you want to shape the pizzelle into bowls, cones or cannoli shells.)
• Continue making more pizzelle until you have used up the batter. You can stack any cooled pizzelle to make room on your cooling rack.
• When the pizzelle have cooled completely, gently separate each pair of pizzelle and break off any excess crust around the edges of the snowflake pattern with your fingers. (I don't recommend scissors, because the pizzelle will break.) You can eat the pieces you broke off.
• You can serve the pizzelle cookies plain, with a dusting of powdered sugar or with a dollop or more of whipped cream.
• Store the cooled pizzelle in an airtight container at room temperature. Mine stay crisp even in a plastic container, but if you prefer, you could store them in a cookie tin or large coffee can. They should keep for several days. To freeze, wait until the pizzelle cookies are completely cool. Wrap up to six at a time in plastic, then place them in a container to protect them from breaking. Freeze them for up to three months.

ITALIAN PIZZELLES

Steps:

• In the bowl of your mixer, fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the eggs on high for 10 minutes. Gradually add the sugar and beat well. Add the anise, baking powder and melted butter. Beat. Switch to your paddle attachment and add flour. Mix until combined.
• Heat your pizzelle iron until hot. Using a level 1 1/2″ scoop, place batter onto iron, close the iron and cook until done, about 1 minute. Remove and place on a flat surface to cool.

THIN & CRISP PIZZELLE

Steps:

• Preheat a pizzelle maker, and lightly mist the plates with non-stick spray. Wipe the plates of the pizzelle maker lightly, to remove any excess.*
• Place the eggs, sugar, anise seed, vanilla, and anise extract in a medium bowl and whisk to combine.
• Stir in the melted butter.
• Add the flour, baking powder, and salt, and mix until smooth.
• Place about a tablespoon of batter on each of the hot pizzelle maker plates, and close the lid.
• Cook until only a few wisps of steam are escaping from the pizzelle maker, and the pizzelles look lightly golden.
• Use a fork or small spatula to remove the cooked pizzelles to a wire rack to cool.
• Dust with powdered sugar, if using.

ORANGE VANILLA PIZZELLES

Steps:

• Mix oil. eggs and sugar unti blended with an electric mixer, add the dry ingredients and flavorings and mix till well combined. Allow to sit for 5-10 minutes while the iron is heating. Cook acccording to your own iron, I time my cookies for 15-18 seconds. Cooking time is the amount of time it takes to cook a whole batch of these.

ANISE PIZZELLES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, anise oil, and whiskey until well blended. Gradually stir in flour until fully incorporated. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat a pizzelle iron, and spray once with cooking spray. Drop tablespoons of batter onto the centers of the patterns. Close the lid, and cook until steam no longer comes out, about 1 1/2 minutes. Check, and adjust cooking time if necessary. Carefully remove cookies, cool, and store in an airtight tin at room temperature.

ANISE FLAVORED PIZZELLES

Steps:

• Beat eggs and sugar. All cooled melted margarine, vanilla, anise seed and anside extract. Sift flour and baking powder and add to egg mixture. Refrigerate several hours. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto hot pizzelle iron and cook until slightly brown. Remove and throughly cool on rack. Store in tins.