Ciambella sorana con anice

Ciambelle Sorane con anice 

These are a house favorite! No one can eat just a piece , the wonderful flavor of the anise seed is appealing . I did not know how to make these and to find a recepie is almost impossible. Our elders have passed and took the recepie with them . 

Since on every corner of the town is a backery that makes a viraion of one bigger, smaller thinnner , larger but they all have the sameness flavor just like bagels plane is plane  you get what I mean. 

Since my family is splint up some her in Italy and some in the USA , I was requested to learn before I go back one a year that hey what Ciambelle , did my research watched a lot of you tube vedio' and came up with this one . 

Let me know if you try it send me some pictures

Recipe 

5 lbs. of flour 00 

1/2 cup Anise seed 

4 cups of water 

2 Tbs. of salt

1 Tbs.of yeast 

Place your flour on a surface or in a large bowl 

Make a well in the 

Add your anise seed , salt, yeast 

Slowly add the water one cup at a time mix this mixture making sure you have a firm dough, you can also place this in your hook mixer it will be firm so you might want to need it by hand till you have a well worked dough about 10 min. 

Place in a bowl let rise about 1 hours

On a board now you are ready to make a roll about 12 to 14 inch long  

Press down making it about 1/4 inch and make your ribbon by using the palm of your hand and fold it to the center press firmly till you get a skirt like look close you ends firmly they will open in the next step . 

You can also just make a round circle they will taste the same. 

Get a large deep pan fill with water enough so that the ciambella will be covered 

When water boils slowly drop your ciambella in it will sink at , about two at a time ,first then come up turn it once and place it on a wire rack to dry this will take about 10 min or so. then you can place in the directly in the oven or by a pizza pan with holes in it do not place on a pan , you can also place it directly on the rack of the oven.

Oven at 350 degrees for around 20 min or till golden in color 

You can turn the half way to color the other side 

this recepie will make about 14 -14inch ciambelle

For a smaller batch 

Recipe
565 gr. of flour 00 
2 gr. of yeast 
1 1/2 tsp. of anise seed 
1 1/4 tsp. salt 
240-250 ml. of warm water

Proceed the same way as above make a well in your bowl 
add the yeast, anice seed to this add the water in the center 
add your salt and finish with the water 
the dough must take a very dry and hard elastic apperance 
knead till you get this 
place a clear wrap and then a clean towel and let 
it rise for at least 1 hours, 
form your ciambelle, (follow as per above for the skirt )
this recipe will give you 3 small 6 inch or 4 ,4 inch small ones 
then have your water boiling so you drop the chiambelle in and take them out place on a cookie rack you will be baking these on it. 
Place in a ventilated oven if you don't have one then use a baking pan filled with water on the bottom rack , this will help them get golden and for a small crust. 
enjoy 
mangia mangia ! 

Per un lotto più piccolo  

questo fa tre piccoli oh 2 grandi 

Ricetta

565 gr. di farina 00 

2 gr. di lievito 

1 1/2 cucchiaino. di semi di anice 

1 1/4 cucchiaino. sale 

240-250 ml. di acqua tiepida

Procedere come sopra fare una fontana nella vostra ciotola 

aggiungere il lievito, i semi di anice a questo aggiungere l'acqua al centro 

aggiungere il vostro sale e terminare con l'acqua 

l'impasto deve assumere un aspetto elastico molto secco e duro 

impastare fino a prendi questo 

posto una pellicola trasparente e poi un asciugamano pulito e lascialo 

lievitare per almeno 1 ora, 

forma le tue ciambelle, (segui come sopra per la gonna)oppure la fai attorcigliata .

questa ricetta ti darà 3 piccoli da 13 cm. oppure  2 da 15 cm. (circa).

quando li hai pronti,  bollire l'acqua in modo da far cadere le ciambelle e tirarle fuori su una griglia per biscotti su cui cuocerai queste. 

Mettete in forno ventilato se non ne avete uno poi usate una teglia piena d'acqua sul ripiano inferiore, questo li aiuterà a dorarsi e ad formare una piccola crosti

buon 

appetito mangia mangia!