Cantuccini

Name: Cantuccini
Yield: Makes about 60 biscotti
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1½ teaspoons baking powder; ¾ cup sugar; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 large eggs; 6 ounces (about 1½ cups) whole unblanched almonds; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation info

Makes about
60
biscotti

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cookies Unlimited

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2000

About

These classic Tuscan biscotti are very popular all over Italy. They are harder than most biscotti Americans are accustomed to and are made to be dunked in sweet wine or coffee.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup sugar
1½ teaspoons

Americas
Europe
United States
Italy
Dessert
Vegetarian
Cookies
Mediterranean

Method

Set a rack in the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon; stir well to mix. Stir in the almonds.
In another bowl, whisk the eggs with the vanilla, then use a rubbe