Cantucci Biscotti

Cantucci biscuits are an authentic and original recipe from Tuscany and they are prepared every day of the year. They are part of everyday life in all of Italy as they are usually served at the end of a meal with coffee or a sweet wine such as vin santo or marsala. They are even perfect served with a cup of tea!

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Serves: 5 

Ingredients

• 200g of 00 flour
• 100g of sugar
• A touch of honey
• 100g of whole almonds (½ crushed, half whole)
• 6g of yeast for pastry
• 1 egg and 1 egg yolk
• Zest of an orange
• A nice pinch of salt
• A tsp of vanilla extract

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Method

1. Pre-heat your oven to 170°C (fan oven).
2. In a bowl, add the flour, sugar, almonds, yeast and a pinch of salt and mix well.
3. In the same bowl, add the rest of the ingredients and mix together to form a dough.
4. Knead inside the bowl until all the ingredients are combined together to form a smooth, slightly sticky dough.
5. At this point, in a tray covered with baking paper, shape your dough into a big rectangular shape about 22cm long and 9cm wide.
6. Cook in the oven for 20 minutes.
7. Take the dough out of the oven and cut into equal 1.5cm pieces. Lie them flat on the baking paper.
8. Put the biscotti in the oven again for 10 minutes at 160°C.
9. Remove from the oven and rest for 10 minutes.

They can be enjoyed warm or they can be stored in a sealed jar for 2 weeks.

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