Saturday, 19 December
Cantucci alla Mandorla from Toscany, Italy
Ingredients
- 100g almonds
- 250g sugar
- 40g butter, liquid
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tbsp dessert wine (e.g. Vin Santo)
- 1 organic orange, only ½ grated peel
- 2 pinches of salt
- 300g white flour
- 2TL baking powder
- 1 egg white, beaten
- ½ tbsp sugar
Instructions
Roasting almonds
Spread the almonds on a tray. Roasting: about 5 minutes in the middle of the oven preheated to 200 °C. Remove, cool almonds slightly, chop roughly.Dough
Mix sugar, butter, eggs, egg yolk, wine, orange peel and salt in a bowl. Mix the flour and baking powder, add to the mixture with the almonds and join together to form a soft dough.Forms
Divide the dough into 4 portions, form into rolls of approx. 3 cm each on plenty of flour. Place the dough rolls with enough space between them on a baking tray covered with baking paper. BrushBaking
Approx. 30 minutes in the middle of the oven preheated to 200 °C. Take out, cool the rolls a little, then cut them at a slight angle into slices of about 2 cm thick. Put the cantucci back on the baking tray and bake for about 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the cantucci cool down on a grid.Tip:
In Tuscany the Cantucci are served with Vin Santo for dessert. Dip Cantucci in the wine and enjoy. Of course the Cantucci also go well with coffeeDurability:
In a can well sealed for approx. 1 month.
Terms and Conditions
- The winner will be randomly selected based on submitted answers.- Winners will be contacted by telephone or email. Remember to include your full name and email address.
- If the required information is incorrectly registered, the prize will go back into a new draw.
- Participation in the contest is free and there is no purchase obligation.
- Participation in the contest is allowed for any person who has a valid email address and is 16 years of age or older at the time of registration.
- The participant agrees that the registered email address will be stored and may be processed and used in connection with informing about contest holders products and services at a later date.
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Cantucci alla Mandorla from Toscany, Italy
Ingredients
- 100g almonds
- 250g sugar
- 40g butter, liquid
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tbsp dessert wine (e.g. Vin Santo)
- 1 organic orange, only ½ grated peel
- 2 pinches of salt
- 300g white flour
- 2TL baking powder
- 1 egg white, beaten
- ½ tbsp sugar
Instructions
Roasting almonds
Spread the almonds on a tray. Roasting: about 5 minutes in the middle of the oven preheated to 200 °C. Remove, cool almonds slightly, chop roughly.Dough
Mix sugar, butter, eggs, egg yolk, wine, orange peel and salt in a bowl. Mix the flour and baking powder, add to the mixture with the almonds and join together to form a soft dough.Forms
Divide the dough into 4 portions, form into rolls of approx. 3 cm each on plenty of flour. Place the dough rolls with enough space between them on a baking tray covered with baking paper. BrushBaking
Approx. 30 minutes in the middle of the oven preheated to 200 °C. Take out, cool the rolls a little, then cut them at a slight angle into slices of about 2 cm thick. Put the cantucci back on the baking tray and bake for about 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the cantucci cool down on a grid.Tip:
In Tuscany the Cantucci are served with Vin Santo for dessert. Dip Cantucci in the wine and enjoy. Of course the Cantucci also go well with coffeeDurability:
In a can well sealed for approx. 1 month.Terms and Conditions
- The winner will be randomly selected based on submitted answers.- Winners will be contacted by telephone or email. Remember to include your full name and email address.
- If the required information is incorrectly registered, the prize will go back into a new draw.
- Participation in the contest is free and there is no purchase obligation.
- Participation in the contest is allowed for any person who has a valid email address and is 16 years of age or older at the time of registration.
- The participant agrees that the registered email address will be stored and may be processed and used in connection with informing about contest holders products and services at a later date.