One after the other, between a chat and another, without even noticing it. And the homemade anicini are the perfect example of a Christmas tradition that favors this little passion. They are easy to prepare, they are excellent and last a long time. Keep in mind not only at Christmas!
Ingredients:
- 5 whole eggs
- 300 grams of caster sugar
- 4 egg whites
- 400 grams of 00 flour
- a pinch of sodium bicarbonate
- a few drops of aniseed aroma
[Credit Gli Esperimenti di Mary Grace ]
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees. With a blender, work the whole eggs and sugar until they become clear, soft and frothy.
- Whisk the egg whites until stiff and then add them to the eggs with the sugar.
- Add the sifted flour, the aniseed aroma and the bicarbonate.
- Mix the ingredients mixing gently from bottom to top to prevent the eggs from sagging.
- Pour the mixture into a rectangular baking tray lined with baking paper, leveled and bake.
- When the dough will have a beautiful golden color, take out from the oven and leave to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 150 °
- Cut the cake obtained in many biscuits, the width of 2.5 cm. Place them on a baking sheet and bake them again in the oven for at least 30 minutes or until they are dry.
Closed in a tin box or in a bag they will be stored for some weeks.
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