Cantuccini: Original Tuscany Almond Biscuits Recipe and with Chocolate

This are traditional almond biscuits made here in my city, Prato. In this video you will see also how to make Cantuccini with chocolate
Cantucci have a crispy consistence, so the tradition says you have to dip them into the Vin Santo, a typical sweet wine here in Tuscany but if you can't find it you can try with marsala ^_^

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INGREDIENTS


400 gr All purpose flour
250 gr sugar
100 gr almond
100 gr dark chocolate
3 eggs
4 egg yolks
7 gr instant baking powder
grated orange zest
salt






lightly roast 100 gr of almonds in the oven for 4 minutes at 120 degrees.

in a bowl whisk well 2 whole eggs and 3 egg yolks with 250 g of sugar and a pinch of salt

add the grated zest of half orange

in another bowl mix 400 grams of flour and 7 grams of instant baking powder for cakes

add the flour mix a little at a time and mix well

transfer the dough onto a pastry board and work it lightly by hand

Now you can divide the dough into two parts if you want to make these cookies in both versions

Take part of the mixture and add the toasted almonds that in the meantime will have cooled.

knead the dough to form a log

take the other part of the dough and add 100 gr of chocolate cut in big pieces

form another log

place the two pieces of dough on a baking sheet covered with baking paper

brush them with egg yolk

bake them in the oven at 180° C for 15 minutes

Remove them from the oven and let them cool slightly. Use a sharp knife to cut them at an angle into slice about 1 inch thick

Put them back in the oven for about 15 minutes at 170° C. Let them cool. You can taste the Cantucci with vin santo or marsala.

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