Okay, when going through all the old recipes I have inherited… it would seem that my family really only cooks biscotti and pizzelles. I apologize for the lack of diversity, but hey you can make all the varieties and have a taste test and report back and tell me which of my relatives won!
4 cup flour
1 cup oil
1 1/3 cup sugar
6 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla
ΒΌ cup honey (optional)
2 tsp. anise oil or 2 Tbsp of anise seeds
2 tsp. Lemon or orange rind or juice
Put all the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, mix all the liquid ingredients. Then pour the liquid over the dry ingredients and stir it all together. The batter will be stiff. Drop about 1 tsp. onto the center of the mold in a hot pizzelle maker/machine. It takes about 1 minute to cook the pizzelle. The cookie will still be soft when first removed from the machine. You can wrap it around a cone mold or lay it out flat to harden and become crispy. The tighter you hold the handle on the machine, the thinner the cookie. If you want a crispier pizzelle, omit the honey. You could also use 1 tablespoon of almond extract or 2 tablespoons of amaretto in place of the vanilla and anise. This recipe will make about 6 dozen pizzelles.
