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Traditional Italian Breakfast Anise Rings Recipe


Traditional Italian Breakfast Anise Rings Recipe
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A new and exciting recipe from Deborah Mele at A Taste of Italy. I love her recipes because they are authentic Italian and are much the same as so many of my Mammas. These are similar to licorice flavored Ciambelle . I always liked them for breakfast... More

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Ingredients
  • 5 Large Eggs
  • 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Zest
  • 1 Teaspoon Lemon Extract
  • 2 1/2 Teaspoons Anise Seeds
  • About 3 Cups All-purpose Flour (Plus Extra For Rolling)
  • Dash Salt
  • 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
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  • Topping:
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  • 3 Tablespoons Milk
  • 1/4 Cup Sugar

Directions
  1. Smash the anise seeds a bit between wax paper to release the flavor.
  2. Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder into one bowl.
  3. Using a hand mixer, in a second bowl, beat together the eggs, sugar and olive oil until light and thickened, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the lemon zest, extract, and anise seeds.
  4. Mix well.
  5. Fold the flour mixture into the eggs just until you have a workable dough.
  6. Do not over mix.
  7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  8. Lightly grease two cookie sheets.
  9. Divide the dough into four parts.
  10. Roll each piece out into a rope about a foot long.
  11. Cut the rope into 6 to 7 pieces. Roll these smaller pieces into thin ropes about 4 inch long and pinch together the two ends to make a circle.
  12. Place the ring onto a prepared baking sheet.
  13. Continue to roll and shape the rest of the cookies, placing them evenly apart on the two baking sheets.
  14. Once the cookies have all been shaped, brush the tops with milk and then sprinkle on the sugar.
  15. Bake for about 25 minutes or until the cookies are lightly browned. Cool.
  16. That's it!

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OMG, I love anise flavor on cookies or bread. I will definitely try these soon! Thank you for sharing :)
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Great tasty recipe thanks


We always had the pressed anise cookies,(pizelles?) but this seems so much easier! Thank you for sharing and high five!!!


Oh they look wonderful. I sure have to try these. Thanks for a great 5 forks recipe


Delicious JM..55555 :)


Pic flagged!! great


These are a keeper!! love love love anise black licorice, etc. thank you mystic river. trish


Sounds like a winner! Thanks for the share.


Can't wait to try this! Love anise flavor, never added it to cookies!


Mystic, thank you for posting it, I love anise cookies - I usually buy them from my Italian Bakery at the corner of my street - now I can make them too!


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