7.Your sandwich will be toasted in about
8.Close the lid to maintain proper baking temperature until ready to toast the next sandwiches.
9.While sandwiches are cooking, you may prepare additional sandwiches ahead of time.
Making Pizzelles
1.Before the first pizzelles of the day only, use a pastry brush to carefully coat the entire surface of both halves of the pizzelle baker with vegetable oil or melted shortening. Spray shortenings work very well for this pur- pose. Repeat this only at the start of each day that you bake pizzelles.
2.Place about 1 heaping teaspoon of batter on each grid pattern. With some experimentation, you will learn that by placing the batter slightly behind the center of the pattern (that is, away from you) your pizzelles will come out closer to a round shape. This is because as you close the iron, the batter squeezes forward a little.
3.Close the baker, press the handles together, and fasten with the han- dle clip. Baking will take approximately
4.Remove pizzelles from the grid with a spatula. If flat pizzelles are desired, place on a counter top to cool. If you wish to shape your piz- zelles, do so by removing one pizzelle from the grid and shaping immedi- ately while still warm. Your 2nd pizzelle will remain warm and
pliable on the hot grid until you are ready to remove it for shaping. You may use the included Cone Roller to form small cone shapes.
5.If you need to take a short break, close the baker to reserve heat. When you return to baking, you will notice that the first two pizzelles will
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bake much faster because extra heat has been allowed to build up.
6. When you are through baking, simply unplug from the wall outlet to turn off, and leave baker open to allow it to cool. After it has cooled, brush crumbs from the grooves and wipe off grids with a dry paper towel to absorb any excess margarine or shortening.
For Best Pizzelle Baking Results
BAKING HINT Place batter on hot grid as quickly as you can. It is normal for the center of the 1st cookie that you bake to tend to look a little darker in the center than the 2nd pizzelle cookie. This is because the first lump of batter starts baking instantly the moment it touches the hot grid. Anyway it is normal that there is some color and size variations when serving pizzelles, with some cookies baking a little darker or lighter or larger or smaller, etc.
MORE ABOUT PLACING THE DOUGH You may use 2 spoons to place batter on the grid, using the 2nd spoon to push off the batter. Another method is to first roll the batter into 2 balls, and then quickly place the 2 balls on the grids. Still another method used if you have a cookie press, is to use the cookie press to dispense the pizzelle dough onto the grids. The cookie press is faster than using 2 spoons, however the use of 2 pre- rolled balls is probably the fastest.
SNOW FLAKE EDGE PIZZELLES If you want a “snow flake” edged piz- zelle, one that has an irregular, flowery edging, use a smaller amount of batter. In this way your pizzelles will not fill out to the
SERVING & STORING Pizzelles are light and crisp. Serve them plain or dusted with powdered sugar. Also, they can be easily shaped while still
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