Ciambelline al Vino (Wine Biscuit Rings)

Name: Ciambelline al Vino (Wine Biscuit Rings)
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 300g plain flour; 100g caster sugar; 120ml olive oil; 120ml dry red wine; 1 tsp aniseed, optional; 4 tbsp caster sugar, for rolling

Rustic Roman biscuit rings made with olive oil and red wine, rolled in sugar. Crumbly, simple and very moreish.

Time55 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.06 a head
Oven180°C (160°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

24 biscuits

Ingredients

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300 gplain flour
100 gcaster sugar
120 mlolive oil
120 mldry red wine
1 tspaniseedoptional
4 tbspcaster sugarfor rolling

Method

1
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) and line two trays with baking paper.
2
Mix the flour, 100 g sugar and aniseed in a bowl. Add the oil and wine and stir to a soft dough.
3
Break off pieces the size of a walnut. Roll each into a rope about 10 cm long and join the ends to make a ring.
4
Press the top of each ring into the 4 tbsp sugar and place sugar side up on the trays.
5
Bake for 22 to 25 minutes until golden and firm.
24 min
6
Cool on a rack. They crisp up as they cool and keep in a tin for 2 weeks.

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