Day 24: Pizzelles filled with Nutella creme

Today is the last day... Wow this has gone by so fast, I can't even believe it. For the last day, we made pizzelles filled with nutella creme. Pizzelles are a thin cookie, similar to that of a cannoli. They are a very Italian style cookie. We got the inspiration to do these from my friend's mom but my mom first discovered them when my aunt used to make them. I had never tried them before today so I wasn't sure what to expect. They kind of remind me of a thin and crisp waffle which I personally like. We initially weren't sure what we were going to fill it with... Our choices were either a key lime pie filling or a nutella creme filling. I, being the chocolate lover that I am, immediately voted for the nutella filling. So that's that!!


Recipe adapted from Baking with Julia

Pizzelles: 

 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

2 large eggs

Pinch of salt

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 ounces unsalted butter melted and cooled

Confectioner's sugar for dusting

 Directions

1. Preheat the pizzelle iron, and grease or spray it if suggested in the manufacturer's instructions. Set out a cooling rack for the baked cookies. Put flour and baking powder in a medium bowl and whisk to blend; set aside. In another bowl, whisk together eggs and salt until foamy, then gradually whisk in the sugar. When mixture is smooth, whisk in the vanilla, followed by the melted butter. Switch to a rubber spatula and fold in the reserved dry ingredients.
2. Using about 2 teaspoons (we used 1/2 tablespoon of batter) for each pizzelle, place batter in center of the iron, close, and bake about 2 minutes, or until golden and firm. Don't open the iron until the steam stops. As soon as the pizzelle is baked, remove from the iron to the cooling rack and continue making pizzelles with remaining batter. Should any of the pizzelles need coaxing to come off the iron, nudge them with a spatula or fork and then peel them off with your fingers. If you want to cut the pizzelle into quarters or roll them into cones, do so the instant they come off the iron, piping hot and still pliable. Dust with confectioner's sugar before serving.

The nutella filling we improvised on since we didn't really have a recipe. So here's what we did.

Nutella filling:

A small container of nutella

3-6 ounces of cream cheese (depending on how much you want)

Powdered sugar (as much as you think necessary)

And there you go!

And of course, dust with powdered sugar to make it look especially pretty. If you want to make them look like canollis, sprinkle mini chocolate chips on the ends of the creme and they look really good!

There you have it! Wow last day, I really can't believe it. Merry Christmas to everyone and thank you for sticking with me through this process! I'll maybe do a final post tomorrow or Thursday to wrap up the project! If not, have a happy holiday! Thank you!!