Italian Wine Biscuits

Another traditional Italian cookie well known in R.I.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 24 biscuits

Ingredients

• 4  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  cup red table wine
• 4  teaspoons baking powder
• 3⁄4 cup  vegetable oil (NOT olive oil!)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375º.
2. Mix wet ingredients into dry.
3. Knead until smooth.
4. Cut off piece of dough about the size of a pencil and roll between palms.
5. Knot the dough like making a pretzel.
6. Brush top of biscuits with milk or egg yolk.
7. Bake for about 10-12 minutes.