Wine Biscuit Recipes

WINE COOKIES (ORIGINAL ITALIAN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder and sugar. Add the wine and oil. Mix with a large fork and then with your hands.
• Roll small pieces of dough between hands to make "logs" then shape into circles. The circles should be no bigger than the 2 inches in diameter. Roll cookies in extra sugar and place on cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes or until slightly brown. After cookies cool they should be hard and crisp.

WINE COOKIES / CIAMBELLE AL VINO

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350° (180° celsius)
• In a medium mixing bowl add wine, oil, sugar, salt and baking powder (add anise seeds if using) mix well, gradually add flour, a little at a time, until it all comes together.
• Transfer to a slightly floured flat surface and knead lightly approximately 10 times. Dough will be soft, so don't work it too much.
• Cut off a little dough at a time, roll into a small chubby rope (about 5 inches (13 centimeters long) and bring ends together to form a circle. Dip in sugar and and place on parchment covered cookie sheets, bake for approximately 25-30 minutes, or golden in colour. Enjoy!

ITALIAN WINE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix the wine and oil together and set aside.
• Whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and the cup of sugar.
• Add the wine and oil mixture to the dry ingredients and mix them together with a fork until they are well combined into a stiff dough. It is a light red, rather odd color.
• Pinch off about 2 tablespoons of the dough and roll/pull it into a 7-9 inch cigar or pencil shape.
• Form the cookie into a circle, bowtie, figure eight, or spiral. Brush the top with the beaten egg and sprinkle a bit of sugar on part or all of the top. alternatively, roll part of the cookie in sguar, just enough to lightly coat it. Place the cookie on a parchment or silicone mat-lined cookie sheet and repeat with the rest of the dough.
• Bake the cookies for 25-30 minutes, until lightly browned on the bottom and slightly hard to the touch.
• Let them cool for a few minutes on the cookie sheet, then remove them to a wire rack to finish cooling.

SIMPLE WINE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Add all ingredients in a bowl except flour; mix well.
• Add flour one cup at a time to make moist dough.
• Take 3-4 tablespoons of dough and roll into a tube long enough to make a pretzel shape.
• Make into pretzel shape(doesn't have to be perfect, I have make spirals before too).
• Repeat with rest of dough.
• Bake on a cookie sheet, 2 inches apart, at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
• Store in airtight container after cool.

ITALIAN WINE BISCUITS DI ALTOMARE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350℉ (175°C). Position rack to middle.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a medium mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk the eggs until nice and frothy (about 3-4 minutes).
• Slowly add sugar. Whisk for approximately 2 minutes.
• Add the oil and wine and whisk for 30 seconds.
• Switch to the paddle attachment of mixer.
• Slowly add the flour mixture until well combined, dough will be soft.
• Scoop dough with medium sized cookie scoop and drop on a lightly floured surface.
• Roll into a 5-6 inch strand about 1/2 inch in diameter.
• Shape into a ring and press lightly to combine both ends.
• Place on parchment-lined baking sheets.
• Brush with egg wash glaze. Sprinkle tops with raw sugar.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned and tops are golden brown.
• Allow to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

ITALIAN WINE BISCUITS

Steps:

• In medium size bowl place sugar, oil and wine; mix together till completely combined.
• Stir 2 cups flour and baking powder together; add to wet mixture and blend well.
• Add 3-4 cups more flour, slowly mixing as you go until mixture pulls away from bowl and holds its shape.
• Pinch off small pieces and roll into logs as thick as your finger and 3-4 inches long. Shape into rings and place on cookie sheet. When sheet is full, brush tops with beaten egg mixture and bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Don't be alarmed at the color of the dough-it's kinda grey with a pink blush.

ITALIAN WINE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375º.
• Mix wet ingredients into dry.
• Knead until smooth.
• Cut off piece of dough about the size of a pencil and roll between palms.
• Knot the dough like making a pretzel.
• Brush top of biscuits with milk or egg yolk.
• Bake for about 10-12 minutes.