European Recipe ★ Hungarian Pizzelle

My Hungarian grandmother makes this thin and delicate version of the traditional pizzelle. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and store in an airtight container.

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ¾ cup melted butter
• 1 teaspoon anise extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat pizzelle iron according to manufacturer's instructions.
2. Beat sugar and eggs together in a bowl using an electric mixer. Add butter, anise extract, and vanilla extract; beat until blended. Add flour and baking powder gradually; beat until smooth batter forms.
3. Drop a spoonful of batter onto the preheated iron. Bake until golden, about 45 seconds. Carefully remove pizzelle and cool on a cooling rack.

Nutrition Facts

• calories198.5
• carbohydrateContent18.7 g
• cholesterolContent77 mg
• fatContent12.8 g
• fiberContent0.2 g
• proteinContent2.5 g
• saturatedFatContent7.7 g
• sodiumContent140.1 mg
• sugarContent12.7 g