How to Make a Pizzelle
Pizzelle are basically fried pizzas, a traditional Neapolitan treat from Italy. Pizzelle can be made from dough and fried in hot oil or a daintier waffle-like cookie version can be made using a pizzelle iron, resulting in a very light wafer-ish cookie that resembles a snowflake. Both methods are set forth here.
Basic pizzelle dough (fried pizzas)
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Sift the flour and salt into the large mixing bowl. Form a well in the center of the dough.
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In another bowl, pour the lukewarm water. Add the fresh yeast to dissolve it. Once dissolved, pour into the flour well.
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Mix the ingredients together until you form a soft, sticky dough.
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Place the dough onto a floured surface. Knead for about 10 minutes until it becomes smooth and elastic. Use a little more flour if the dough becomes too sticky.
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Divide the dough into 16 even pieces. Knead each piece into a dough ball.
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Arrange the floured dough balls onto a baking sheet that has been floured. Place the sheet into a warm area to rise for about 1 hour. Ensure that it stays warm. When the balls have doubled in size, they're ready.
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Turn the balls into pizzelle shapes. Pull the ball of dough and flatten into a circle shape about 12.5cm/5" in diameter.
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Heat the oil for deep frying. Drop in a small cube of bread to test first––if the bread starts to fry, the oil is ready.
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Fry. Until you're more experienced, only fry one ball at a time. Keep an eye on the underside–-when it's golden in color, turn it over and fry the other underside until golden.
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Remove each pizzelle and drain on absorbent paper or paper towel. Keep warm by piling on top of each other.
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Serve immediately. Top with a suitable topping or sauce, such as sugar and cinnamon, chocolate sauce, bruschetta topping, Parmesan cheese, etc.
- These toughen when kept too long––be sure to serve at once. Four servings per person is ample.
Egg and whiskey pizzelle (cookies)
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Assemble the ingredients.
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Measure ingredients and set them aside.
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Break eggs open into a large bowl and mix.
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Add one cup of oil and mix.
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Add one cup of sugar and mix.
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Add one teaspoon of Anise Extract, two and a half cups of flour, two and a half teaspoons of baking powder, and one shot of whiskey.
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Mix all ingredients together well.
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Preheat the pizzelle iron. Spray the pizzelle iron to prevent the dough from sticking.
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Place one teaspoon full of dough on each side of the iron.
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Close lid for 30 seconds, or until the steam quits. Do not leave in for longer than 30 seconds.
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Lift lid and remove pizzelle carefully with a plastic or wooden spatula. Do not remove with a metal utensil, as this will scratch the non-stick surface and damage the pizzelle iron.
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Place the pizzelle on wire rack to cool.
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Repeat until the dough is gone.
Ingredients
Basic pizzelle dough (fried pizzas)
- 450g, 1 lb strong plain/all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 25g, 1 oz fresh yeast
- 375ml, 13 fl oz (approx.) lukewarm water
- Oil for deep frying
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon anise extract
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 shot of whiskey (for best results use Black Velvet whiskey)
Tips
- Make the pizzelle cookies immediately after mixing the ingredients together––do not let the dough sit.
- If the cookies become flimsy, preheat the oven to 350ºF/180ºC, shut off the oven and place the cookies on a cookie sheet for about two minutes.
- The fried pizzas or the cookies cannot sit out or be placed in a vacuum sealed container––they'll go soggy. The fried pizza version should be consumed immediately. To keep the cookie version crisp, store them loosely in a box.
- Do not make the cookie version when the humidity is extremely high.
- Lay the cookies flat, and do not stack them until crisp and cool. The fried pizza version can be stacked once the oil has been drained off.
Warnings
- Do not get close to the steam from the pizzelle iron. Do not touch the pizzelle iron anywhere except the handle.
- Do not add more than a teaspoon of the cookie dough to the pizzelle iron.
- Do not leave the cookies in the pizzelle iron for more than 30 seconds. This will cause tons of smoke.
Things You'll Need
- Pizzelle iron or large pot for frying
- Large mixing bowl
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Large mixing spoon
- Shot glass
- Wire rack
- Cookie sheet (optional)
- Teaspoon
- Pam cooking spray
- Knife
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