Week 21: Italian - Taralli

Grandma Enise would make these for holidays, and she made sweet ones and savory ones with anise seed. I never liked anise growing up, but thankfully tastes change. I don’t care for any kind of Italian cookie that wasn’t made by a member of my family. All others just taste like dust.



Taralli have as many variations as there are fingerprints, and I used this recipe, because I know my grandma didn’t boil hers first. My yeast is a little old, so a baking powder recipe seemed safer as well.

They’re crispy-chewy on the outside, and soft on the inside. I think I’ll have mine with some leftover carrot soup.