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!
Ingredients
- 3.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 6 eggs
- 1.5 cups white sugar
- 0.75 cups shortening , such as Crisco®
- 2 tablespoons shortening , such as Crisco®
- 1 tablespoon anise seeds , crushed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract , Optional
Instructions
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1
Preheat pizzelle iron according to manufacturer's instructions.
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2
Mix flour and baking powder together in a bowl.
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3
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.
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4
Drop a teaspoon of batter onto the preheated iron. Bake until golden, 30 to 40 seconds, or a few seconds longer for darker pizzelle.
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