White wine, sesame and olive oil cookies

White wine, sesame and olive oil cookies, aka koulourakia. Lightly scented with lemon and cinnamon, and just happen to be vegan (nistisima). I made a huge batch of these and gave some to neighbors because we all need a little more connection these days! 💙

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#RECIPE:
1 1/2 cups (350ml) olive oil
1 cup (240ml) white wine
1 1/4 cups (250g) sugar
5 1/2 cups (700g) flour**
1/2 cup (75g) fine semolina
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
zest of 1 lemon
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
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Mix oil, wine and sugar in a small bowl. Mix all remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in oil mixture. Stir to combine. Take walnut-sized pieces of dough and roll into snakes, roll into sesame seeds, then form into wreath shapes. Place on parchment lined baking sheet. Bake in a preheated 400 F (200 C) oven for 12-15 minutes.
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Notes: **For the flour I used about 1 cup (125g) spelt flour and the rest all purpose. Just a touch of whole grain flour like spelt gives them a rustic touch without making them super hard to roll. You can use all all purpose though!
—The dough will feel greasy/oily but shouldn’t stick to your hands
—If you don’t want to use wine, you can use orange juice instead and then orange zest instead of lemon zest