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Expand1 cup good dry red wine Ask a question about this ingredient
1 cup quality olive oil Ask a question about this ingredient
1 cup sugar Ask a question about this ingredient
4 cups all purpose flour Ask a question about this ingredient
1 tablespoon baking powder Ask a question about this ingredient
1 tablespoon fennel seed Ask a question about this ingredient
1 egg lightly beaten, for egg wash Ask a question about this ingredient
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
Ask a question about this stepIn a medium bowl, stir wine and olive oil.
Ask a question about this stepIn a large bowl, stir sugar, flour, baking powder, and fennel seed. Stir in liquids. Stir until well blended and a dough begins to forms. Lightly work the dough with your hands until the texture is oily, smooth, and springy. If the dough is too sticky, then mix in 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour at a time, until smooth.
Ask a question about this stepUsing your hands, pinch off a 2-tablespoon size piece of dough. Roll the dough between lightly floured hands. Roll into a thin cigar shape that is approximately 8 inches long. Form a U shape, then criss-cross the pieces until a braid forms. Place 15 biscuits per baking sheet. Brush tops of biscuits with egg wash. Bake for 40 minutes, rotating pans mid-way through. Biscuits should have a golden color and be crisp on the bottom. Remove from oven and place on a cookie rack to cool completely.
Ask a question about this stepBiscuits should be stored in an air-tight tin container (preferably tin to maintain their crispness) and kept in a cool area, such as a cupboard. Properly stored, they should last up to one month.
Ask a question about this stepI like the idea of wine in bakes. I've made red-wine pastry for Empanadas and the resulting purple hue is lovely! I like! Very much!
Hi Linzarella. They're mildly sweet. Not as sweet as a cookie, but definitely sweeter than a cracker. They actually pair well with wine and cheese as much as they do with coffee. And, yes, they're fun!
This sounds like the dessert of my dreams. How sweet do they come out? I'm envisioning something that you could almost eat like a cracker, only a little more fun.
These are my favorite! I don't have much of a sweet tooth (unless it's chocolate), so wine biscuits are perfect for me. It's hard to explain how good these are to people unfamiliar with Italian snacks. I stock up at our favorite family bakery whenever I visit home and then wonder why I never bake them myself, but with your recipe right in front of me now I have no excuse!