Ingredients

The following ingredients have 64 Servings
  • 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (8 grams)
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1 cup water (lukewarm)
  • 1 kg all-purpose flour (approximately 7 cups)
  • 1½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon anise seed (heaping )
  • ¾ cup olive oil
  • 1 cup white wine

Instruction

  • In a small bowl, combine yeast, sugar and water.
  • Stir and let stand for 10 minutes (will get foamy).
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the rest of the ingredients.
  • Add the yeast mixture.
  • With dough hook attachment knead for approximately 10 minutes until you have a soft, smooth elastic dough. Alternately, you can knead by hand.
  • Cover loosely with plastic wrap and tea towel and allow dough to rest for at least 1 hour.
  • Place the ball of dough on an un-floured wooden board.
  • Knead the dough for about 1 minute.
  • Separate the dough into quarters (cover the dough you are not using).
  • Cut each quarter into 16 pieces. (each piece should weigh about 25 grams-almost 1 oz).
  • Roll each 25 gram piece of dough into a rope approximately 8 inches long and ¼ inch in diameter (about the size of a pencil).
  • Join the two ends together to form an elongated ring and line them up on a wooden board. (There is no need to flour your cutting board when you are rolling your taralli. Feel free to adapt any sized ring-shape when you are making these taralli; if you want thin crispy taralli, the diameter must be ¼ inch thick). Make sure that you press the ends firmly together.
  • Bring a large pot of water to boil, then reduce heat so that the water simmers.
  • Plunge the taralli in boiling water; 3-4 at a time. Once they surface to the top, remove with slotted spoon. The boiling process (per batch) should take less than 15 seconds.
  • Place on cooling rack to drain.
  • Repeat process until all the taralli have been boiled.
  • Place boiled taralli directly on oven grates or on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
  • Bake in a preheated oven at 375° F for 10 minutes, then lower heat to 350° F for another 10-15 minutes until golden brown and crisp. (Set oven rack in the center).