Making stroopwafels with a pizelle iron

Last year we spent our honeymoon in Holland and Belgium, and so for Christmas this year I wanted to surprise my wife with 2 types of cookies we were introduced to while we were there - stroopwafels, and mergpijpen. Every recipe I find for the stroopwafels requires that they be sliced in half after baking in a pizelle iron or a shallow waffle iron. However, our pizelle iron makes cookies so thin that I seriously doubt that they can be cut.

Can anyone provide any insights on whether the "cut in half" step is necessary?

Best Answer

I did some reading and checked several recipes. First, while all pizelle irons cook thin waffles, there does appear to be a difference in thickness from one iron to another.

From the recipes I looked at, the following information and suggestions were given:

In order split the pizelles in half, you must split them immediately upon removal from the iron, before they have had a chance to harden.
If your pizelle iron makes the thinnest waffles and it is impossible to split them you can put the filling between two waffles.

Also, regarding the comments about the hardness of stroopwafels, it seems that it is customary to sit them on top of a hot cup of coffee or tea for some seconds to soften them.

I haven't had the opportunity to try these but they sound delicious. I may try my hand at them soon. :)

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What can I use instead of a pizzelle iron?

Warm a griddle (you can also use a waffle cone iron or pizzelle) to medium heat. Drop a golf ball sized dough ball on the griddle and press with a lightly greased grill press.

Are pizzelles the same as stroopwafel?

Etymologically, stroopwafel means \u201cwaffle in syrup\u201d in Dutch. The waffle is baked in a special appliance, called a pizzelle maker or stroopwafel iron, which differs from the traditional Belgian waffle maker.

Can a waffle iron be used to make pizzelles?

Skill level. I cook these sweet pizzelle using my great Aunt Italina's hand-made waffle iron but if you don't have one, you can easily use an electric waffle maker instead.

Are stroopwafels supposed to be crunchy?

When you buy premade stroopwafels, you'll get something that's slightly crispy and slightly chewy. But if you're having them fresh off the press in the Netherlands, you'll see some variation in both level of crispness in the waffle and level of gooeyness in the syrup in the middle.

Stroopwafel recipe - How to make stroopwafels

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