Almond Biscotti (Cantucci) Italy's Classic Dunking Cookie (e30)
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- Buon giorno a tutti! In this 30th episode, Nonna Mia, la nonna di tutti (everyone's grandma), solves her craving for something sweet, with her almond biscotti. These crunchy treats get their crispiness from being twice-baked, in fact, biscotti simply translated is 'bis' - twice and 'cotti' = baked. However, in Italy, this cookie is referred to as Cantucci (Toscani), as opposed to the term biscotti, which generally means cookies - in plural.
The Recipe:
The fun thing with biscotti, is that there are loads of different ingredients you can add to suit your preferences. Some people dip them in chocolate or add chocolate into the dough itself. Others add dried fruit or vary the type of nuts. Anise is another commonly used and delicious flavour. Your options are endless, so feel free to be creative. This version is a classic almond biscotti.
First, Nonna roasts up 2 cups of almonds at about 325 for approximately 12-15 min. She then chops up half and leaves the rest whole. Nonna uses almonds with the skin on, though some prefer blanched almonds - both are great, use whatever you prefer.
In a bowl, Nonna mixes up the dry ingredients:
- 4 cups of flour
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder
- 1 teaspoon of salt
She used a whisk to blend it together and then sets it aside.
Wet Ingredients:
Then in another bowl, Nonna adds
- 3/4 cup of olive oil
- 1.5 cups of sugar
- 4 eggs at room temperature
- 4 T Amaretto Liqueur
- 1 T vanilla extract
Nonna creams the oil and sugar first and adds in the eggs, one at a time. Of course, you can use a mixer, but Nonna prefers the exercise of doing it by hand. She then adds in the Amaretto and vanilla.
Slowly she incorporates the flour mixture, adding last the roasted almonds.
She portions the dough into 4 and with a floured surface and some flour sprinkled on top, she fashions each portion into a log, placing two on each parchment covered cookie sheet.
She then bakes the logs for 25 minutes at 350. Once cooled about 15 minutes, Nonna uses a serrated knife and slices them into about 1/2 inch thick, diagonal slices. She then returns them to the oven, at 325F for 10 min each side. If you prefer your biscotti extra crispy, you might cook them longer - it really is up to you.
These twice-baked cookies are best enjoyed dipped into espresso or a cappuccino. Or if you prefer the traditional way, pour yourself a glass of Vin Santo - a sweet dessert wine. Enjoy!
Buon appetito!
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For a couple of months now I’ve been on the hunt for a really good biscotti recipe and I’ve found it! Texture is perfect, flavor subtle yet shows through, and recipe itself is easy to follow for any level of baker and results in a substantial amount of biscuits. Enjoy making and eating these as much as I do!!!
What a beautiful comment. Thank you so so much. 😍🥰😘
She's adorable 😊
Grazie cara. 🥰
I am making these cookies for gifts..I absolutely adore you..You remind me of my grandma who I miss dearly 💖
Sei dolce. Grazie mille bella! 😘
Thank you so much for the recipe! You are such a sweet nonna, and the cantucci turned out great!
You are so welcome! Grazie cara!! 🤗
You are just like my Nanni 🥰 I miss her so so much. I always told her I would never bake. It wasn't my thing. And here I am, a few years after she has passed learning to make her favorite cookie❤
I am so touched that you are remembering your Nanni and baking. Bless you! xx
grazie mille! I love this nonna's energy and smile. The pacing is perfetto and I can't wait to make this for dipping in some vin santo this weekend.
Thank you so much. It means a lot to me. 🥰
I made these yesterday and they're delicious! I've made many biscotti recipes but this one is probably the best I've made! Really nice texture. Not too hard that you'll break your teeth on and also not soft. Just a perfect delicate crunch!
This note makes me so happy. Thank you so much for writing me. 🤗🤗
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Thank you Nonna❤ Can't wait to make some!! You always make me smile!!
Grazie cara Renee. I really appreciate that you subscribed to my channel. Have a great day bella. xox
I really enjoyed watching this and love the way you explain things! Thank you !!!!!!
So sweet of you Billy - grazie, grazie!
Nonna Mia's Cantucci recipe is the BEST!!! I make this recipe almost every week as my kids love them. Make the recipe exactly as Nonna does and you will have delicious cantucci biscotti. They are out of this world if you dip them in Vin Santo. Grazie mille Nonna Mia for sharing this fabulous recipe.❤
What a sweet and kind note bella. Thank you so much for watching me and for taking to time to write me. Baci 😘😘
Love this video & even more love this Grandma.....🥰🥰🥰
Grazie mille caro Michael! xx
Thank for sharing this nice recipe. I can’t wait to try it.
My pleasure Jane!! I hope you enjoy them!! 🥰
Love biscotti with my coffee.❤️
I think I will make another type of biscotti soon - maybe a chocolate based biscotti. Try my amaretti (if you like almonds). So moist and so much flavour - the best! xx
I look forward to your videos, you are a beautiful lady and I love when you share with us your family memories and the Italy music. I tried this and it was delicious!!!
Frances, grazie mille. This is so so sweet. I'm touched. xox
Grandma so sweet and so cute. She is a happy baker. I love you grandma. Thank you for sharing your recipe 💋
Awww, God bless you for your sweetness! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch my video and even more for writing me! xx
Her smile conquered me! Thank you.
Thank you so much for the lovely compliment 😍😍
@@nonnamia7890 you're welcome!
My beautiful Nonna Mia~♡~
Always lovely in the kitchen - today, with delicious dunkin' Biscotti!!! Love, love, love your videos! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TEACHING ME!!! xoxox
Prego cara Natalia!!! ❤️
They look great Nonna! Can’t wait to make them. Ciao Nonna! Your the BEST!! ❤❤❤❤❤
You’re so sweet. Grazie cara!! 😍🥰
Always look forward to your videos❤️
Happy to hear that! I hope you are keeping healthy and safe.
I miss you, love your Energy and spirit. Your video came up and it reminds me I have not made these in a long time, I need to make them again I love it with a cup of coffee!! I hope you had a wonderful Mothers’ Day with your family❤️🌷🌹💐
Thank you so much bella. I must try to make another video soon. Baci 🥰
I made them for family and everyone loved them. Thank you! I will make them again at Christmas!
That makes me very happy bella!! Grazie. 🤗
Buon Giorno Nonna! Delicious cookies! So easy and came out beautiful!!
Thank you so much cara Mary. 🥰
Best thing I’ve seen on UA-cam in a long while! Mi amore! Buongiorno
Buon giorno a voi ... e grazie mille! That is so sweet of you ... thank you so much! xx
So good to see you with this recipe
That is sweet of you Aruna - grazie mille!
LOVE!! thank you!!
You are so welcome! Try the limoncello cookies - they are so good!!
First time i have seen her and it was magical, reminded me of my mother, though we are not Italian but my mother also had a accent, we are of Spanish decent, going to try with amaretto , sounds delicious!!! Miss my mama!! Buon lavoro, Grazie
Thank you for the beautiful words cara! It means so much to me. Sending you love and hugs! xox
I love your videos and have made a few items from your videos. You explain the process very good and make everything look so easy. Thank you !!!
What a sweet compliment - thank you Anthony and sorry for taking so long to write you! xx
You remind me of my nonna who would make a lot of Italian goodies. Grazie molta Bella
That warms my heart. Grazie mille cara 😍
thank you so much for this beautiful recipe video i love biscotti and i cant wait to try and make some myself i hope you have the bestest day LOTS OF LOVE 💗💗
Bella, thank you so much for writing me. It means a lot. Sending you hugs! xx
Thanks for sharing! I think I’ll try your recipe! You have a good personality as a host.
Aww grazie grazie. 🙏😍
Grazie per la ricetta. I biscotti sembrano deliziosi.
Grazie tanto caro. 🤗
You are so sweet. Love your cheerful manner and ease of explaining the recipe. Thank you kindly for the demo. I will make these for my husband.
I’m so glad. Thank you for writing me. 😍
A must with my coffee!
The best for dipping! xx
Mid afternoon treat - yummy Nonni
Happy New Year!!
Nonna mia you are a beautiful lady, l so enjoy watching your cooking, sending you lots of love and blessing from Australia, thank you for sharing your recipe 😘
Wow, Australia! How beautiful. Which part do you live? Thank you so much Marthes for the very kind compliment - it warms my heart! Bacioni! xx
Hi Nonna Mia, I love watching your videos. Your recipies are so good.
I have been wanting to learn how to make biscotti biscuits and now, thanks to you I know how to make them!!
Nonna Mia, thanks to your video I will be able to bake biscotti biscuits better than my brother!!
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Robert Doan grazie grazie ... I send some to you with Lauretta tonight. She will give it to you tomorrow. Baci 😘
@@nonnamia7890 Thank you so much Nonna Mia, we can't wait to try them!!
xoxo
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Wow, I loved this and I love you!!
Wow cara Eleanor! That’s so sweet of you. Grazie bella for subscribing to my channel and especially for writing me. 🤗😍
Thank you for your sweet reply, Nonna Mia! I used your recipe to make biscotti for my family yesterday. They were a big hit! 💛
@@eleanorschille-hudson4338 oh good. That makes me happy. 😍
GRAZIE! Only nonna i trust 😂❤
You’re so sweet. 🥰
Complimenti!!!! Ben fatto! Auguri di Buon Natale! Saluti da NY
Grazie tanto … e Buon Natale da Ontario!! 😘😘😘
I love biscotti! Actually I love love Italian food so much so that my parents joke that maybe I was Italian in my past life😂. I’m going to try your recipe and share with my family!
You're cute! That's wonderful that you love Italian food so much. Thank you for watching my video and for taking time to write me. It means a lot. I hope you and your family enjoy these biscotti! xox
Che BELLO!
Grazie tanto cara! xox
Wonderful!!! Thank you! Never made biscotti with olive oil…..always use butter. Will be trying these tonight! ❤
I hope you enjoy them - I almost always use olive oil. Healthier.
Ok update!!! I made these with olive oil and they were ammmmmazing!!! I was always under the impression it had to be butter! Omg, so good and so much healthier! Thank you Nonna! You’re amazing! My Italian husband is now very happy and dunking in his espresso as I write!! Ciao!
Grazie mille bella Nonna! Ciao!
Prego cara Aida!! 🥰
She is so lovely, and reminds me of my mamma, x
Thank you Toni. 🤗🙏
Buitifol good job 👍
You’re cute. Grazie Maria. 🤩💛
Those biscotti look delizioso! Love watching you Nonna! I save your recipes. God bless you Nonna snd thank you for making these videos! Tu se Bella Nonna! ❤❤❤❤
You are so sweet cara! Thank you so much. It means a lot to me. I am so grateful that you watch my videos and take the time to write me too! Sei dolce!! Sending you a big, big hug Linda! xoxo
Brava signora👌👌👌
Grazie tanto 🤗
Soooo cute
Grazie, grazie! Baci. xx
You are just so sweet and the Biscotti look wonderful, how could I not subscribe?
Grazie tanto cara ... so nice that you subscribed. i really appreciate that. Sending you a big, big hug! xox
@@nonnamia7890 thank you, a big hug back to you! ♥️
Beautiful. You look amazing and I love your lesson. Velvet
Thank you so much bella! Did I hear you were just in Italy? 😀
@@nonnamia7890 yes. It was fantastic. Rome Capri Sorrento Positano. All so beautiful.
@@velvetburnie9671 Bravissima! Such beautiful places!! We hope to see you again sometime! 🥰
Gracias ma Nonna Mia !
Prego cara! 🤗
Couldn't love you more ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Oh bella, so sweet of you. And I love watching you too! Bacioni!!
Thank you mom..!
I like how you talk… ❤
lam sure you are amazing mom …🌸👏🏼
Grazie Grazie!! You’re very kind. 🤗💛🤗
I’ve fallen in love with this lovely lady! And we live in the same Province in GTA!
You are soooooo sweet bella. Grazie tanto. 🥰😍😘 That’s great that you’re in Ontario - GTA at that. We are in Orillia. Have you been?
@@nonnamia7890 Sure have. Lovely town!!!
I wish you were my Nona! 💖⚘️
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
I loved this recipe sooo much, but every time I make it, my dough is like caramel😮 very sticky😢 What am I doing wrong? Thank you very much for sharing this recipe 🥰🤗💐🙏💕
Yummmmmu
Grazie Mille!! 🤗
Very good and thank you so much dear you are so sweet
So are you - thank you so much for writing me and for your kind words!! xox
Saluti da Roma
Grazie tanto. 🤗🤗
Yo mamma you are the best always 💐I love you mamma💐
Thank you so much.
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Grazie mille! xox
I will use almond extract instead of Amaretto …. Thanks for your recipe .
Excellent as well. Enjoy cara! xx
Hi Nonna, my husband and I made these twice. The dough seems very wet and drippy so we added, a lot more flour so the consistency doesn’t drip. Do you add a lot more flour as you go? Any suggestions? Other than that they are delicious!!
Thank you for writing me Sarah. I appreciate that you tried my recipe. I'm sorry bella that it seemed to come out wet ... I don't use all that much flour on the board, so I am wondering, did you add 2 cups of almonds?
Hi Nonna Mia. Di dove sei? Ora in quale città vivi? Your recipe is amazing. Going to make then now. Buone cose
Grazie mille!!! Adesso, abito a Orillia/Ontario, ma sono nato a Belsito, provincia di Cosenza. Noi siamo Calabrese. E lei?
@@nonnamia7890 nativa di Montreal ma ora vivo tra il Molise e il Trentino!
Can I make without the amaretto if I don’t have that on hand?
No problem bella. Add an essence or extract that you like.
Thank you for the delightful video, I will try the recipe soon. Looking for S cookie and sesame seed cookie recipes too, if you have them❤️🦋🌸🌺🥰🌹💐
Grazie cara Diane. It is funny that you mention S cookies - I made them today. The video will be published on Friday. Sesame seed cookies, however, I don't make. What are they like?
@@nonnamia7890 I am so excited about seeing your S cookie recipe. The Italian bakery my parents used to go to years ago, like 50+ years make the cookies, they have the best Italian baked goods, including the sesame cookies. They are similar to a S cookie but more shaped like a football and covered in sesame seeds. The name of the bakery is Bommarito in St. Clair Shoes, Michigan, oh I just have the best memories of that place. Unfortunately it is an hour and a half away and I don’t get to that area often, I am always looking for recipes that bring back wonderful memories. I am now a Nonna too and my grandsons are loving my Italian foods, I am always looking for new recipes….glad I found you 🌹❤️🦋🥰Thank you for responding to my comment.
@@dianenoblett6054 beautiful memories. 💛💛💛
How much Amaretto (4 tablespoon) and vanilla (1 tablespoon)? it looks like a lot more in her glass.
60 ml .. it’s a small cup and perhaps deceiving but yes, 4 tablespoons of Amaretto.
Yes, this is correct
Hi Nonna,
Thank you for sharing the recipe. I was wondering if Olive oil would taste too strong for biscotti? No butter at all? Excuse my stupid question🙏😁
Not a stupid question at all … if you use EVOO (extra virgin), yes, too strong. But regular olive oil works well. You are welcome to use butter. I just prefer to use olive oil.
Grazie Nonna for yr answer🙏 am making it now actually.. I'll let you know it goes♥️
@@oesterbro8282 wonderful. Pls do! 😍
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Grazie tanto 🥰
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Buon Natale cara
Hi Nonna - thank you for sharing your wealth of baking knowledge with us. Before watching your video, I baked two batches of cookies. After allowing them to cool for 10 minutes, I sliced them using a serrated knife but the cookies started to crumble - I placed them back in the oven for an additional 10 minutes only. Any idea why they would be so crumbly. Your video said 10 minutes each side but I only did 10 minutes. They taste fine but they look crumbly. Any suggestions or recommendations as to why you think they were crumbly? Thank you in advance - now that I found your paged I did subscribe.
Hmmm.. I wonder if you allowed them to cool enough to cut because that can happen when they are too warm? Did they stiffen up after? Sorry for not replying sooner and thank you so much for following me! xx
Cam you skip the Alchohol and also substitute the suger with natural sweetener?
No problem skipping the alcohol. Unfortunately I’m not experienced with sweetener … it has a different consistency so you will need to do some trial and error.
What is better by butter or by olive oil
Buon giorno cara. I like to use both but I definitely use olive oil a lot more - it is healthier. But both are fine. Which do you prefer?
Sounds nice but the almonds are not written in the recipe ingredients.. but they look delicious⚘️
Grazie. Sorry. It’s not clearly written. “First, Nonna roasts up 2 cups of almonds at about 325 for approximately 12-15 min. She then chops up half and leaves the rest whole. Nonna uses almonds with the skin on, though some prefer blanched almonds - both are great, use whatever you prefer.”
Oh no! I used evoo🤦🏻♀️ should have read comments first...will they not come out?😪 ty
They’ll definitely work out .. not to worry cara. EVOO just has a stronger flavour, especially depending on the quality of the oil.
@@nonnamia7890 thank you they did come out amazing!!! ❤🍷😁 so delicious!
@@patriotgirl3784 oh wonderful. I’m so pleased. 😍
@@nonnamia7890 me too❤🎄
You are great. Pleasure to look and to listen to you. Just turn off the music. It interferes with your voice and disturbs listeners.
Thank you Sima. I’ll keep this in mind for new videos. 🙏
Will you be my Nonna?
Awww that warms my heart! I'll adopt you bella! xox
Nona? It's difficult to hear clearly what the recipe is. Microphone to far from you. Please shoe in writing the amount of contents. Gradci.
Sorry Cara. In each one of my videos, we include the full video. If you check the information box you’ll find it. Thanks Bella.
She say bacon power ???🤔🤔🤔
Baking powder. Sorry my English isn’t great. 🤗