Preheat oven to 375-400
In a small bowl:
4 cups of flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
In a large bowl:
1/2 cup of wine ****
3/4 cup vegtable oil
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon anise seed
2 egg yolks----save the whites!!
Beat the wet ingredients on medium until well blended. Add the dry ingredients. Dough WILL be a little sticky.
Get 2 coffee saucers. Put sugar on one, the lightly beaten (til frothy) egg whites on the other.
Flour your hands. Take some dough and roll into a log shape. Twist into a circle, pinch the ends together. Dip into egg white, then sugar.
Bake for a bout 15 minutes. Pull one out, if not done, put back in for 2-5 minutes. ****About the wine. Traditionally, you want to use HOMEMADE red wine. Since Papa Mancicni died, we have tried everything. Store bought red turns the cookies green or purple, white isn't a heavy enough flavor. We have settled on rose, but it is up to you.
WARNING!!!! These cookies burn VERY easily, so you need to watch the temp and time like a hawk. NO FREEPING!!!! Use parchment paper on the sheets to keep them from burning.
Now, forgive me on the aprrox time and temp. Nana never wrote down anything. If you asked her for an exact amount, she'd look at you like you were nuts.