Cantucci

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

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  2. Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and orange zest.
  3. Add the eggs and knead into a firm dough; work in the almonds.
  4. Shape two logs about 4 cm wide on baking paper.
  5. Bake for 25 min and leave to cool for a few minutes.
  6. Cut diagonally into 1 cm slices and bake for another 10 min to dry them out.

Nutrition information

Automatic estimate based on the ingredients

NutrientServing
≈ 30 g
100 g% IR*Share
Energy100 kcal333 kcal5 %
Fat3.5 g12 g5 %
of which saturates0.4 g1.3 g2 %
Carbohydrate15 g50 g6 %
of which sugars6.3 g21 g7 %
Fibre1 g3.3 g—
Protein2.8 g9.3 g6 %
Salt0.1 g0.3 g1 %

*Reference intake of an average adult (8400 kJ / 2000 kcal). Approximate values, not accounting for losses during cooking.

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