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The following recipe for pizzelles made on an handheld pizzelle iron over a gas stove is by Josephine Maturo.

Ingredients:

  • 6 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 lb. butter (melted and cooled)
  • 4 tsp. baking powder
  • 2 tbsp. anise extract or anise oil
  • Sprinkle of salt
  • 2 shots anisette
  • Sprinkle of anise seeds

Directions:

  1. In a mixer, beat eggs, adding sugar gradually; beat until smooth. Add melted butter, anise extract, anisette, salt and anise seeds.
  2. Mix flour and baking powder together, and slowly add to the mixture. Dough should be sticky enough to drop from a spoon. Keep in the refrigerator for about a day.
  3. When ready to make pizzelles, warm the stovetop iron until hot, then coat with butter on each side. Put one teaspoon of dough, press, and begin. Two hours later: 80 pizzelles.

Enjoy!

Here's a fun video to help you on the way