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Biscotto salato di Roccalbegna

From http://www.stradadelvinomontecucco.it/
Makes 60-70 biscuits

A packet of yeast
one egg, one liter of
1 liter water
1 liter of oil
70 g salt
75 g anise
3.5 kg. of flour

Mix the ingredients until all the flour is absorbed.

Roll the dough into a "cord" of the thickness of a finger, and about forty centimeters long. Form each into the classic form of a B. cookies so prepared, a

According to tradition Cinigianese are immediately boiled 8senza let rise in salted water and then drained, then put in a hot oven (300) for about half an hour.

They can be stored for several months. Not by chance were they the delicacy of the coal miners who were for long periods in the bush. Excellent even after storage in a freezer.