Pizzelle - Chocolate-Espresso
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Author Notes: Growing up, Pizzelle was a "must" during the holiday season; my grandmother made orange-anise Pizzelle and I wanted chocolate, so here it is. These crisp chocolate snowflake wafers are excellent on their own, as well as rolled and piped with a cream filling. Oh, and a Chocolate Vodka Martini makes an excellent accompaniment! - lapadia
Makes about 50 cookies
- Tool needed: Villa Ware Pizzelle Baker
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon Espresso Powder (Medaglia D' Oro)
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup salted butter melted and cooled
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 tablespoon Creme de Cacao
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
- 2 cups of flour (all purpose)
- Preheat the pizzelle baker.
- In a large mixing bowl, add and whisk to incorporate the sugar and Espresso powder.
- Mix in the eggs, one at a time.
- Add and mix the cooled butter, vanilla and crème de cacao.
- Sift the baking powder, cocoa and flour together.
- Add the flour mixture to the sugar/egg mixture 1 cup at a time; mix to make a light enough dough to drop onto the pizzelle baker.
- Drop a heaping teaspoonful of batter in center of each grid pattern to make full size pizzelles.
- Hold handles together firmly during baking, note: some bakers have a clip to hold the handles firmly together. Trim off any overflow if needed.
- Baking time is 30 to 45 seconds, will vary slightly because of consistency of the batter or the amount of dough used. Let cool completely on a rack, then store in an airtight container.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Holiday Confection
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- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Open House Dish
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Non-Pie Thanksgiving Dessert
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over 1 year ago Hilarybee
I gave these a try today. They turned out great when cooled, though I had a lot of problem with sticking. I have a couple different irons, so I tried the Palmer and the Villa Ware and had the same sticking issues. It's raining today and I always find that affects the cookies. I'll try again on a drier day and report back.
over 1 year ago lapadia
Hi, Hilaraybee, I am thrilled you tried these! I have never had a sticky problem, you are so good at making them I am sure you can tweak whatever you need, easily. Congrat on you CP :)
over 1 year ago Hilarybee
Thank you! I'm pretty sure it was the weather. I don't bother making pizzelle in the summer here because of the humidity. I can sometimes get them to work by adding more flour. But it is freezing now, so perfect pizzelle weather.
over 1 year ago TheWimpyVegetarian
I'm so glad to see these here - these are such favorites of mine!
over 1 year ago Niknud
Just gorgeous! And the only thing that approches the magic of the chocolate-peanut butter duo is chocolate-espresso combo. Delicious!
over 1 year ago lapadia
Thanks, Niknud! I agree with the chocolate-peanut butter "thing" :)
over 1 year ago sdebrango
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These are beautiful, we also always had pizzele around the holidays and there was always anise in them. Like you I love chocolate. Gorgeous!
over 1 year ago lapadia
Thanks, sdb :) somehow I knew we would have this in common!!
over 2 years ago MuyBueno
They are like chocolate snow flakes! Beautiful!
over 2 years ago lapadia
Yes, and tasty too! Thanks...
over 2 years ago Sagegreen
Love all your ideas with these!
over 2 years ago lapadia
Thanks, Sagegreen, you always have great ideas, so if you think up one that will fit these I would love that!
over 2 years ago TheWimpyVegetarian
I love these, and I think I see another new tool I need so I can make these!!
over 2 years ago lapadia
You will have a lot of fun once you make your purchase! All the different flavors to try out and ways to present them too...
over 2 years ago iuzzini
Oooh- I hope to make these for the holidays! This is one tradition my family hasn't gotten into yet but a perfect one to start for the future. Thanks lapadia!
over 2 years ago lapadia
Sounds great, iuzzini! I am sure you will all enjoy them!
over 2 years ago lapadia
@Hilarybee - YUM, stuffed with gelato! I have rolled and piped a stiff whipped cream. I have thought about ice cream sandwiches, and thought they would probably crack easily, but, then you never know if you don't try!
over 2 years ago Hilarybee
My family makes these every christmas, too. I got four!! pizzelle irons when I got married to ensure I would carry on the tradition. My husband loves the chocolate- but I usually prefer either almond or orange.
over 2 years ago lapadia
I love them all, Hilarybee! Growing up we always had vanilla with aniseed, I had my grandmother's old iron (and we are talking OLD), it finally "died", but I still keep it around.
over 2 years ago Hilarybee
Have you ever made ice cream sandwiches out of them? My grandma used to stuff the pizzelle with homemade gelato.
over 2 years ago thirschfeld
Now those are just beautiful.
over 2 years ago lapadia
Thanks thirschfeld! I'd love to see what you might do with them!!