Description
Experience the delightful crunch and flavor of homemade Italian Pizzelle. This recipe features simple ingredients like flour, eggs, and anise extract, providing a quick and tasty treat that’s perfect for gatherings or personal enjoyment.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 180 grams, spooned and leveled
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs, large
- 1 cup fine granulated sugar, 200 grams
- ½ cup canola oil, or vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon anise extract, or vanilla extract or some of each
- ¼ cup powdered sugar, optional for dusting
- cooking spray, or oil for greasing
Instructions
- Preheat your pizzelle iron according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
- In a mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, beat the eggs and gradually whisk in granulated sugar until well combined.
- Slowly mix in canola oil and anise extract.
- Gradually fold the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until smooth.
- Lightly grease the pizzelle iron with cooking spray or oil before each batch.
- Pour the appropriate amount of batter into the preheated pizzelle iron and close it to cook for the specified time.
- Once done, carefully remove the pizzelle and allow them to cool on a wire rack.
- Dust with powdered sugar if desired before serving.
Notes
Ensure your pizzelle iron is fully preheated for the best results.
Experiment with flavors by mixing different extracts, like vanilla and anise.
Store cool pizzelles in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pizzelle
- Calories: 75
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg