Wednesday, 19 March 2008

Ciambelle al vino rosso - red wine biscuits


These classic Italian biscotti or wine biscuits have a doughnut shape (ciambelle) and use extra virgin olive oil instead of butter and red wine for flavouring. You can make the savoury version, just skip sugar and add a little more salt. The ciambelle al vino are popular in Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio (Rome).

Ciambelle al vino rosso - for 18 -20 biscuits.
300 g of flour, two espresso cups of olive oil, two espresso cups of red wine, handful of chopped hazelnut, 70 g of sugar, a pinch of salt.

Mix all ingredients together to obtain a smooth and soft dough. Let dough rest for 10 minutes. Make small doughnuts out of it. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes at 180 C. Serve with sweet wine. Addictive!

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