The King of Biscotti: Almond Biscotti “Cantucci”

Submitted by turosdolci on October 13, 2009 - 2:28am

The King of Biscotti: Almond Biscotti “Cantucci”

In Italy desserts are often flavored with honey, chestnuts, pine nuts, hazelnuts and almonds. Cantucci originated in the Tuscany and it is thought that they were flavored with almonds from Prato. They can be found in every pasticceria in the Tuscany. Cantucci are mostly eaten with a glass of “Vin Santo” a sweet wine. Many restaurants serve small almond biscotti with coffee and some will have a bowl of them on the table at all times. It is probably the most well-known and popular biscotti in Italy.

Following is our family recipe for cantucci. Make a full recipe and stored in a metal container, they will last a few weeks. They can be frozen up to two months – they defrost very quickly. You will always have biscotti to serve with coffee when friends drop by.

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Submitted by spsq on October 13, 2009 - 6:42am.

I love biscotti, but I get an

I love biscotti, but I get an error when I follow the link.

Submitted by benjamin on October 13, 2009 - 9:48am.

hi

could you re-check your link and maybe re-post... the one you have provided returns an error message. I'd love to see the article in question!

thanks

ben

Submitted by giertson on October 13, 2009 - 10:30am.

I love vin santo and biscotti

I love vin santo and biscotti after dinner. Although I was always more partial to ricciarelli with my vin santo, probably because I was living in Siena when this ritual was even possible.

Submitted by ehanner on October 13, 2009 - 1:40pm.

You can use the link

When you get the error page, click on the bread link on the right and scroll down a couple entries. It's a good write up.

Eric

Submitted by trailrunner on October 13, 2009 - 4:53pm.

here is the link...

there isn't any "bread" link to the right so I Googled the recipe with the info that was posted. Here is the link to their family recipe...

http://www.nowpublic.com/style/king-biscotti-almond-biscotti-cantucci

Submitted by Cosmopolita on November 6, 2009 - 10:46am.

Delicius! This is my italian

Delicius!

This is my italian recipe:

http://croce-delizia.blogspot.com/2009/11/cantucci-tozzetti-biscotti-di-prato.html

Submitted by turosdolci on November 6, 2009 - 11:26am.

Cantucci

Thank you for your recipe and comments. I also have a recipe using filberts which I will post at some point in time. I'll bookmark your blog andit will be so much fun reading it in Italian. I'm planning to spend a few months in Italy this winter looking for some new recipes. Hope others will read your recipe and give it a try.

Thanks again,

Patricia