Cartellate With Vin Cotto
- 4 cups all purpose flour, more for rolling
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Pinch of salt
- Vegetable oil for deep frying
- 2 cups vin cotto or saba
- 1 cup sugar
- Put flour in mixer.
- Add oil, 1 cup water and salt, and beat at low speed until dough forms.
- Wrap in plastic, and set aside 1 hour.
- Divide dough in half.
- On large work surface lightly dusted with flour, roll it paper-thin into a rectangle.
- Cut in strips 1 1/4 inches wide and 12 inches long.
- Fold each strip in half lengthwise without pressing it down, then roll into a pinwheel about 2 inches in diameter, pinching ends closed.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
- Heat oil to 350 degrees in a large saucepan to a depth of 2 inches.
- Fry pinwheels until golden brown.
- Drain on absorbent paper.
- Heat vin cotto, sugar and 1/4 cup water in saucepan until sugar dissolves.
- Dip fried cookies in syrup; drain.
- Arrange on platter.
flour, extra virgin olive oil, salt, vegetable oil, vin cotto, sugar
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1916 (may not work)