Treacle Pizzelle
Prep
15 mins
Cook
30 mins
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
Treacle Pizzelle are delicate Italian waffle cookies made with treacle, eggs, butter and vanilla, cooked in a pizzelle mold to create their distinctive patterned shape. This recipe combines all purpose flour, baking powder and salt with granulated sugar and treacle for a rich, deep flavour. Ready in just 45 minutes total, with 15 minutes preparation and 30 minutes cooking time, these crisp treats suit anyone looking for a traditional sweet biscuit to enjoy with tea or coffee.
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Ingredients
- 250 gall-purpose flour
- 15 gbaking powder
- 5 gsalt
- 150 ggranulated sugar
- 200 gtreacle
- 2large eggs
- 50 gunsalted butter, melted
- 1 mlvanilla extract
- 1pizzelle mold
- 20 gconfectioners' sugar
- 20 gpowdered sugar
- ½almond extract
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat your pizzelle mold according to the manufacturer's instructions. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- 2
In a large bowl, combine granulated sugar, treacle, and large eggs. Whisk until smooth and well combined.
- 3
Add melted butter, vanilla extract, and almond extract to the sugar mixture. Whisk until combined.
- 4
Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients. Mix until a smooth batter forms.
- 5
Heat a non-stick skillet or pizzelle iron over medium heat. Grease with a small amount of melted butter.
- 6
Pour about 25ml of the batter into the pizzelle mold. Cook for 30-45 seconds on each side, until golden brown.
- 7
Repeat the process until all the batter is used up.
- 8
Once cooked, allow the pizzelle to cool for a few minutes before filling with treacle filling (see below).
- 9
To make the treacle filling, combine confectioners' sugar, powdered sugar, and treacle in a small bowl. Mix until smooth and well combined.
- 10
Spoon a small amount of treacle filling onto each cooled pizzelle. Serve immediately.
- 11
Optional: dust with powdered sugar before serving.
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