Ciambellini are usually brought to the table at the end of a meal, served alongside a glass of dessert wine. Crumbly and addictive, they inspire conviviality and chatter.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Keyword ciambellini, cookies, olive oil, vegan
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Resting time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 60cookies
Ingredients
100g(½cups)granulated sugar, plus ¼ cup/50 g for coating the cookies
120ml(½cups)extra- virgin olive oil
120ml(½cups)dry white wine
Grated zest of ½ lemon
360g(about 3cups)all-purpose flour, or as needed
7g(1½tsp)baking powder
1pinchfine sea salt
Instructions
In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, olive oil, and wine. Add the lemon zest and stir with a wooden spoon to combine. Add 1 cup/125 g flour and mix to combine, then stir in the baking powder and salt. Add the remaining flour in ½-cup/60 g increments until the dough comes together (if this becomes too difficult to do with the spoon, turn the dough out onto
the counter and knead by hand); you may not need all the flour. When
the dough is silky and elastic, wrap in plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature for 10 minutes.
Position the racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Pour the remaining ¼ cup/50 g sugar onto a rimmed plate or into a shallow bowl.
Unwrap the dough. Pinch off a scant tablespoon of dough and roll it into a rope about 4 inches/10 cm long, then wrap the rope around your fingers and bring the ends together to form a circle, leaving a small hole in the center. Transfer to the sugar, turn to coat on both sides, and transfer to one of the prepared baking sheets. Repeat with the remaining dough.
Transfer the baking sheets to the hot oven and bake the cookies, rotating the pans halfway through the baking time, for 15 to 17 minutes, just until the tops are light golden. Remove them from the oven and let cool on the pans on a wire rack.
The cookies will keep for several weeks in a cookie tin.
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