Wine cookies - ciambelle al vino
Simple rustic Italian cooking from the tradition. No need for a scale, this cookies are easy to make and lasts a long time in an air tight jar.
Ingredients
- 1 cup of wine any will do, traditionally it is a wine from the Castelli Romani area
- 3/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
- 3/4 cup of sugar
- regular or whole wheat flour I used about 350gr, but it depends on many factors such as humidity, temperature, etc you can use either one or a mix of the two
- a pinch of baking soda
- anise seeds optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 180°C. In a bowl mix the wine, the oil and 1/2 cup of sugar.
- Mix 200gr of flour with the baking soda and then add it a little at a time, adding more until the dough becomes enough thick and silky to be rolled into cylinders.
- Pour the remaining sugar on a plate, and cover a large baking tray with parchment paper. Roll little pieces of though and shape them into doughnuts. Place each cookie on the plate with the sugar and coat it evenly. Line the cookies in the tray.
- Bake for 15/20 minutes, until they starts to brown a bit, cool on a cooling rack.
