Pizzelles - Chocolate

By emp1438

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 3 large eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 3 T cocoa powder sifted with 3 T sugar
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• Instructions:
• 1 .Beat eggs and sugars( white and cocoa sugar)in a mixing bowl approximately 2 to 3 minutes, until they're fluffy and a light yellow color.
• 2 .Slowly drizzle in melted and cooled butter.
• 3 .Using a spatula, fold in flour and baking powder just until incorporated into the wet ingredients.
• 4 .Bake one tablespoon per mold in pizzelle maker until golden brown, about 30 seconds. Remove and cool on rack.
• Makes approx. 2 dozen

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 60mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.Beat eggs and sugars( white and cocoa sugar)in a mixing bowl approximately 2 to 3 minutes, until they're fluffy and a light yellow color.
2.Slowly drizzle in melted and cooled butter.
3.Using a spatula, fold in flour and baking powder just until incorporated into the wet ingredients.
4.Bake one tablespoon per mold in pizzelle maker until golden brown, about 30 seconds. Remove and cool on rack.


Tips for making perfect pizzelles:
◾Even though I used a non-stick pizzelle maker, I still recommend misting the molds lightly with oil before the first use.
◾Place your tablespoon of batter slightly behind the center of the mold because it will spread forward as you close the lid. It may help to have a second spoon to help scoop the batter off the tablespoon.
◾Speaking of closing the lid, do it slowly to allow steam to escape easily and not burn the heck out of your fingers. Don't ask...
◾Have a cooling rack easily accessible next to the pizzelle maker. I found the best process for me was to use a wooden spatula to remove the pizzelles from the maker to the cooling rack, start the next batch of pizzelles cooking, and then move the cooled pizzelles to a stack to make room for the next round of hot ones.
◾The pizzelles will be very flexible when you remove them from the pizzelle iron. They will stiffen up as they cool. I actually prefer them after they sit for about a day, but they don't often last that long!
◾If you want to mold your pizzelles into a different shape, do it while they're still warm and flexible. Get creative!