Taralli al Vino e Pepe · Taralli al Vino Bianco e Pepe

Name: Taralli al Vino e Pepe
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 500 g '00' flour; 150 ml dry white wine; 120 ml olive oil; 2 tbsp cracked black pepper; 1 tbsp fennel seeds (optional); 10 g salt

Puglia · street · serves 8 · 90 min total · medium

Puglia's bar snack — boiled-then-baked rings of pepper-and-wine dough. Sold in every bakery from Foggia to Lecce.

Ingredients

500 g '00' flour
150 ml dry white wine
120 ml olive oil
2 tbsp cracked black pepper
1 tbsp fennel seeds (optional)
10 g salt

Method

Combine flour, wine, olive oil, salt, pepper, fennel. Knead 8 minutes to a firm dough. Rest 30 minutes.
Pinch off walnut-sized pieces. Roll into 8 cm ropes. Join ends into rings.
Boil briefly in salted water — they float when ready, about 60 seconds.
Lift onto cloths, dry 30 minutes.
Bake at 180°C (355°F) for 30–35 minutes until deep golden.
Cool fully. Keep in a tin — they last weeks. Eat with cold wine.

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