Italian Viscots Recipe

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Italian Viscots
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Ingredients:

  • 1 tsp dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp anise extract
  • 1 -2 tbsp anise or 1 -2 tbsp fennel seed

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 425o F. Melt margarine and let cool. Put yeast and water in a cup and set aside to bubble. Cream together eggs, sugar, salt and cooled margarine. Add in remaining ingredients and mix, then add yeast mixture and mix again.
  2. Place on floured surface and knead well. Set aside 10-20 minutes. Roll into thin logs and form into pretzel shapes. Drop in boiling water. When they rise to the surface, drain on clean towel to cool and dry briefly (a few minutes.)
  3. Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown.
  4. Note: Because they are not very sweet, I tried my own variation on half this batch of viscots. After draining the viscots on a paper towel, I dipped them in sanding sugar (which is coarser than regular sugar) and baked them as above. They came out with a light sugar crust and were a bit sweeter to eat. Try it and let me know what you think.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 760.06 Kcal (3182 kJ)
Calories from fat 275.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30.58g 47%
Cholesterol 65.47mg 22%
Sodium 2826.71mg 118%
Potassium 267.9mg 6%
Total Carbs 106.43g 35%
Sugars 0.49g 2%
Dietary Fiber 12.11g 48%
Protein 16.22g 32%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 7.7mg 43%
Calcium 335.7mg 34%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 344.79 Kcal (1444 kJ)
Calories from fat 124.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.87g 47%
Cholesterol 29.7mg 22%
Sodium 1282.29mg 118%
Potassium 121.53mg 6%
Total Carbs 48.28g 35%
Sugars 0.22g 2%
Dietary Fiber 5.49g 48%
Protein 7.36g 32%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1%
Iron 3.5mg 43%
Calcium 152.3mg 34%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 16.9
    Points
  • 20
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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