This was my first crack at pizzelles. I was asked to make some for one of my sister's customers. (She has her own dog grooming business.) The first batch was very sad looking until my Mother intervened and told me that I had to use the clasp on the iron to make them paper thin. Anyway, the recipe itself comes from great Aunt who has now passed away. Her recipe calls for vanilla and lemon extract with anise seeds. She also used corn oil instead of butter or other oils. I think they turned out pretty good for my first try. Now, I can experiment with the recipe to get different tastes.
PS: I have a recommendation from Sister Barbara Mac that our next subject should explore the healthiness of tortilla chips. I'll start.....Trader Joe's has a number of healthy tortilla chips. One of my favorites involves a chip that is made from corn, rice, and something else....I can't remember. Does anyone have any favorite tortilla chips??
How did you make them???
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if I have a favorite tortilla chip. I actually like to cut up tortillas (either corn or flour) and bake them.
Do you really bake them or fry them? I fried some with my dad once but he said I had to be careful because oil can catch on fire if you're not careful. So I decided to never do it again.
ReplyDeleteSharon, one time I made the chilaquiles (kind of) that Erika made and I got Tostitos with a hint of jalapeno to eat it with. I don't know if I just used more salsa than I had before or if it really was the chips, but I was distinctly uncomfortable AFTER eating the chilaquiles, if you know what I mean. From now on I'm just getting the plain ones. Unless Megan teaches me how to bake my own :)
Carolyn
P.S. These cookies look good! Haha, I'm experiencing some culture shock because I see no chocolate, but they look professional!
ReplyDeleteThe pizzelles are cooked in a special iron. The one I have is a teflon coated "waffle looking" iron. It is called a pizzelle iron, I believe. Well, actually it is not mine. It is my sister's.
ReplyDeleteMegan, I like the thought of baking tortilla bread. Does it get really crisp? That could be very healthy.
Carolyn, I'm confused. Are you talking about the tortillas when you said that you fried them? That would be interesting, too. ...or at least very tasty.
Ok, I remember those chilequillas. They were so good!!! They made you sick, though? Well, it probably didn't help that we ate them at midnight. It is a "heavy" food to eat, especially at that hour. I would like to try a baked version. Shall we all meet....where is an in between spot? :)
Oh, and yes, I am sorry to be offensive by not having any chocolate in those pizzelles. I should make something soon with gobs of chocolate. I have a bag of the gluten free brownies from Bob's Red Mill. To me it is the best brownie I have ever tasted. Has anyone tried these? I believe Sr. Deb made them up at Trinita. Or it may have been Pat. Or maybe it was for Pat, and I ate them anyway! They are super tasty!
ReplyDeleteYeah, we did fry tortillas, but not chips just the unbaked "bread" or however you would describe it. It was tasty, but we didn't have enough of them compared to how much egg/salsa/sour cream/cheese there was to really taste it too much, which is another reason that I'm now just getting tortilla chips to dip the mixture in.
ReplyDeleteHaha, Sharon, I thrive on heavy foods late at night! It didn't bother me at Trinita, it was at home. One of my neanderthal cousins once told me that if it didn't burn as much on the way out as it did on the way in that it wasn't hot enough. I thought that was stupid because I'd never eaten anything that burned twice (sorry, if this is graphic), until the last time I made the chilaquiles. So, I'm going without the jalapeno tostitos next time and see if I get a different result :)
And I have not tried the Bob's Red Mill gluten free brownie mix because it's gluten free. But they do carry it in my Price Chopper. I will have to give it a try, I didn't realize it would be good. I just assumed all the gluten free stuff stunk. I'm pretty excited to try it now!
I am cracking up! No more jalapeno tostitos!!
ReplyDeleteI am also cracking up about you thinking that all gluten free stuff stinks! You need to hang out with Pat at Trinita. There is also another lady at Trinita that makes awesome gluten free foods. Her name is Dottie. Gluten free can be pretty tasty these days! Of course, Bob's Red Mill has good products.
Well, I went to Trader Joe's and Whole Food's today, because I was in the neighborhood. I bought some organic preserves (blueberry and raspberry) that are made without added sugar. It think they use a grape concentrate to sweeten it. I also stocked up on my chia seed. I bought some rye flour, which did happen to be organic. Our family as acquired a bread machine. It is doing its thing right now. I don't have high hopes for it, as I did it from scratch. My hope is that it will be edible in some form or fashion. Oh, the last thing I bought, which may be offensive to you...lol...is prunes ...without potassium sorbate. They are actually pretty good. I don't remember the last time I had a prune.
That's enough jabbering for me for now! Have a great weekend! (Oh, did you start school?)