Stroopwafel

Serves: 6

Camila Dooley

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

45

Spice

55

Sweetness

58

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.25 cups

All-Purpose Flour

1 pinch

Salt

2 large

Egg

1 cup

Sugar

1 cup

Water

1 tbsp

Corn Syrup

6 tbsps

Heavy Cream

Directions:

1

Heat a nonstick pizzelle iron

2

In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside

3

In a large bowl, whisk the eggs

4

Slowly add the sugar and continue mixing until well blended

5

Whisk in the extracts

6

Slowly add the cooled butter in a steady stream, whisking continuously until the batter is smooth

7

Slowly add the sifted flour mixture, and keep whisking until the flour is completely incorporated into the batter

8

Be sure not to over mix

9

Fill a pastry bag fitted with a #4 Ateco plain tip (see sources) with batter

10

Pipe 1 1/2 tablespoons of batter in a circle around the center of each pattern on the heated pizzelle iron

11

Close the iron and seal with the clasp

12

Cook for 50 to 60 seconds

13

Using a small spatula, remove pizzelles, and place on a wire rack to cool

14

When pizzelles are cool, if necessary, trim to original pattern

15

Spread half of the cookies with 1 1/2 tablespoons of cooled caramel sauce, and sandwich together with a plain cookie, pressing gently to evenly spread caramel

16

Store in an airtight container up to 3 days

17

In a small saucepan, combine sugar, water, corn syrup, and lemon juice over medium heat

18

Gently swirl until sugar dissolves

19

Without stirring, cook mixture until dark amber in color, swirling pan carefully while cooking, about 10 minutes

20

Reduce the heat to low and slowly add the cream, stirring with a wooden spoon

21

Be careful, the hot caramel will sputter when the cream is added

22

Add the vanilla bean and the butter, and stir until the sauce is smooth

23

Strain the sauce through a fine strainer into a bowl, and set aside to cool

24

Yield: about 1 cup