TARALLI (ROUND BREADSTICKS)

Ingredients · Flour 0: 4 cups (550 g)
· Dry white wine: 1 cup (200 g)
· Il Cavallino Special Edition Extra virgin olive oil: ½ cup (120 g)
· Fine salt: 2 tsp (10 g)

Preparation To prepare taralli, start by kneading the ingredients in a bowl, or, if you prefer, in a stand mixer equipped with a hook. Pour in the flour, salt and oil and stir briefly until you get a crumbly mixture.
Now add the wine, mix everything together and transfer the mixture to a pastry board by hand for about ten minutes.
Take off some small pieces of dough and shape them with your fingertips to form a strip 7 1/3 inch (1 cm) thick and about 4 3/4 inches (12 cm) long. Then join the tips by folding one end over the other, so as to obtain a sort of doughnut. Keep in mind that these amounts and this procedure will make about 60 pieces. Meanwhile, boil a pot of water.
As you shape them, place the taralli on a tray with baking paper. When you have formed all the taralli, immerse a few pieces at a time in boiling water with the help of a skimmer. As soon as they rise to the surface, they will be ready to be drained on a tray lined with a clean cloth; continue cooking the others.
Transfer the pieces to a drip pan with baking paper and bake in a static oven preheated to 375° F (190° C) for about 40 minutes. Your taralli are ready, enjoy!