White Wine Almond Canistrelli Biscuits from Corsica (vegan)
White wine in a biscuit? Oh, oui! These rustic-looking White Wine Almond Canistrelli biscuits are a local specialty hailing from L’Île de Beauté: the sun-kissed Island of Corsica. Naturally vegan, delicately crunchy and best eaten after being dunked in coffee (or wine!). The Story Sturdy and nutitritious, these Canistrelli Biscuits are known to be favourites among Corsican sheppards and hikers alike, who pack a few of them while they venture in the Corsican maquis shrublands. But they’re also sold everywhere in Corsica (bakeries and grocery stores) and consumed widely at any time…
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- Not listed
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 ¼ cup wheat flour (200g)
- 1 tsp baking powder (3g)
- 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp sugar (85g)½ tsp salt
- 1/3 cup neutral-flavoured oil (such as colza)(70g)
- 1 - 2 teaspoons almond extract (depending on strong you like it)¼ cup dry white wine (55g)
- 1/3 cup whole almonds (45g)
Instructions
- 1
Pre-heat your oven to 335F/170C.
- 2
In a big bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
- 3
Add in the oil and almond extract, and mix until you reach a crumbly texture.
- 4
Add in the white wine and mix until the dough comes together. Add in the almonds and mix again until incorporated. The dough should come together in a rough ball.
- 5
Divide the dough in two, and shape the two pieces into two 10” long logs. Flatten the logs very slightly with the palms of your hands.
- 6
Bake the logs for 30 minutes. Take out of the oven (leave the oven on) and let the logs cool down for 2O minutes. Slice the logs into 1/3” slices and bake for an additional 20 minutes.