Taralli Baresi Recipe Foodcom

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water and add sugar, blending well.
• Add eggs, corn oil, salt, whiskey and anise extract.
• Beat until well mixed.
• Add flour, a little at a time, mixing well until dough is soft but not sticky.
• Work dough with heel of hand until smooth.
• Do not add too much flour or dough will become stiff.
• Tear off pieces of dough, about the size of an egg.
• Roll each piece with hands into a rope and fashion in a doughnut shape.
• Plunge taralli, a few times into a large pot of rapid boiling water.
• Let rise to the top and cook for 1 minute.
• Remove with slotted spoon and let cool.
• Split cooled taralli with a sharp knife along the perimeter and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 450°F for about 10 minutes until double in size.
• Lower oven to 350°F and bake until lightly browned.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool.
• For icing, beat egg white until stiff.
• Add sugar, a little at a time, beating constantly.
• Add lemon juice.
• Blend and beat until consistency is right for spreading.
• Ice cookies with icing.

Steps:

• Combine flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, oil, and wine in a stand mixer. Mix ingredients using the paddle attachment until a ball forms. Switch to the dough hook and knead dough for 10 minutes.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Bring a large pot of water to boil over high heat and add the remaining salt. Spread a large, clean cloth out on a counter or table.
• Pinch off a walnut-sized piece of dough once kneading has finished. Roll dough piece into a snake about 2 1/2 inches long. Form a tear drop shape, lightly pressing the two ends together to seal them into a ring. Repeat with remaining dough.
• Turn down the boiling water to a low boil. Drop taralli into the water a few at a time. Do not stir; they will sink at first, then begin to float. Remove floating taralli with a slotted spoon. Place them on the clean cloth and continue until all the taralli have boiled and are drained on the cloth. Place them on the prepared baking sheet.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until taralli are golden and firm on the outside, but still soft on the inside, about 40 minutes. Cool completely and rest for at least 1 hour before serving. Wrap with a clean cloth or place in a paper bag; store at room temperature for up to 1 week.