Taralli Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 0.75 (1/3 oz) package dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup lukewarm water
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 cup corn oil
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 oz whiskey
  • 1/2 tsp anise extract
  • 5 cups flour
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions:

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

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 976.13 Kcal (4087 kJ)
Calories from fat 340.53 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 37.84g 58%
Cholesterol 163.68mg 55%
Sodium 2238.57mg 93%
Potassium 279.73mg 6%
Total Carbs 142.82g 48%
Sugars 47.16g 189%
Dietary Fiber 11.07g 44%
Protein 19.1g 38%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1%
Iron 6.8mg 38%
Calcium 312.1mg 31%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 370.98 Kcal (1553 kJ)
Calories from fat 129.42 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.38g 58%
Cholesterol 62.21mg 55%
Sodium 850.77mg 93%
Potassium 106.31mg 6%
Total Carbs 54.28g 48%
Sugars 17.92g 189%
Dietary Fiber 4.21g 44%
Protein 7.26g 38%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Iron 2.6mg 38%
Calcium 118.6mg 31%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 21.9
    Points
  • 26
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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