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Ciambelline al Vino (Italian Wine Cookies)
Italian Wine Cookies are known in Italy as Ciambelline al Vino or Biscotti al Vino Rosso. They are rustic, inexpensive and delicious cookies made with wine, typical of the Roman cucina povera.They are made without butter or eggs. You need just a few simple ingredients: flour, sugar, red or white wine, oil and a pinch of yeast. From this dough, you have to make small ropes that you shape into a doughnut, or ciambelle in Italian.
Ingredients
- 300 g flour 2 cups, "00"
- 100 ml olive oil ~½ cup, extra virgin
- 100 g granulated sugar ½ cup, + about 4 tablespoons for the topping
- 8 g baking powder ~½ tablespoon
- 100 ml wine ~½ cup, red or white dry wine
- ½ teaspoon anise seeds optional
Instructions
THE DOUGH
- Pour the flour into a bowl. Then make a hollow in the center and pour in the wine and the EVO oil.
- Add the sugar and, if you like the taste, you can add half a teaspoon of aniseed at this point. Stir with a wooden spoon to combine all the ingredients.
- Add the baking powder and mix until the mixture has the consistency of a dough. Then switch to kneading with your hands.
- Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead by hand until you have a firm, homogeneous ball of dough.
- Place in the bowl and cover with plastic wrap or a clean tea towel. Let rest at room temperature for about 20 minutes.
THE SHAPE
- At the end of the resting time, take the dough and start forming small doughnut-shaped cookies. Take about 30 grams (1 ounce) of dough and roll it into rolls about 15 cm (6 inches) long. Fold the rolls back on themselves and close to form a ring.
THE BAKING
- Dip the cookies in a generous amount of granulated sugar.
- Place the ciambelle on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Be sure to space the cookies well apart. PLEASE NOTE: During baking, the cookies will puff up a bit and may stick together if they are too close together.
- Bake the wine cookies in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for 20 minutes.
- Remove your Italian wine cookies from the oven, let them cool and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 100gCalories: 79kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 29mgPotassium: 15mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 0.1IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg
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