Gingerbread Pizzelle

Ingredients

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

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat pizzelle baker according to manufacturer's instructions.

2. 2

   Mix whole wheat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, and black pepper together in a large bowl.

3. 3

   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.

4. 4

   Drop spoonfuls of batter onto the preheated pizzelle baker. Bake until browned, about 1 1/2 minutes.