
Cantucci
Tuscan almond cantucci, cousins of Catalan carquinyolis. Crunchy and perfect for dunking in coffee.
Original recipe by @cookwithgiulia
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Servings
- 25
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Method
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
- Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and orange zest.
- Add the eggs and knead into a firm dough; work in the almonds.
- Shape two logs about 4 cm wide on baking paper.
- Bake for 25 min and leave to cool for a few minutes.
- Cut diagonally into 1 cm slices and bake for another 10 min to dry them out.
Nutrition information
Automatic estimate based on the ingredients
| Nutrient | Serving ≈ 30 g | 100 g | % IR* | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 100 kcal | 333 kcal | 5 % | |
| Fat | 3.5 g | 12 g | 5 % | |
| of which saturates | 0.4 g | 1.3 g | 2 % | |
| Carbohydrate | 15 g | 50 g | 6 % | |
| of which sugars | 6.3 g | 21 g | 7 % | |
| Fibre | 1 g | 3.3 g | — | |
| Protein | 2.8 g | 9.3 g | 6 % | |
| Salt | 0.1 g | 0.3 g | 1 % |
*Reference intake of an average adult (8400 kJ / 2000 kcal). Approximate values, not accounting for losses during cooking.
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