Cantucci Recipe

• servings: 60 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 55 minutes

Ingredients

• 1½ cups (225grams) almonds (I prefer almonds with skins on)

• 2½ cup (300grams) all purpose plain flour (all purpose)

• 1 cup (200grams) superfine (castor) sugar

• 1 tablespoon lemon zest (from 1 large lemon)

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• ½ teaspoon fine salt

• 2 eggs

• 3 teaspoons honey

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• ⅓ cup (75grams) unsalted butter (melted and cooled)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.

2. Spread almonds onto baking tray and toast in the oven for 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool.

3. Leave the oven on. Line a large baking tray or two smaller baking trays with non-stick baking paper.

4. Place flour, sugar, lemon zest, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl. Whisk to combine.

5. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients.

6. Break the eggs into the well and add honey, vanilla and melted, cooled butter

7. Whisk together the wet ingredients slowly incorporating part of the dry ingredients.

8. Before the dry ingredients are completely mixed in, switch to a wooden spoon or clean hands to finish incorporating the dry ingredients.

9. As the mixture starts to come together add the almonds.

10. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly. The dough should be firm but soft.

11. Divide the dough into four equal portions.

12. Roll each portion into a 10in/ 25cm log. There are a lot of almonds: if the nuts pop out just poke them back in a smooth the dough over.

13. Place logs onto lined baking tray and, this is optional, with a wet hand smooth the surface of the dough.

14. Bake 20-25 minutes until browned.

15. Removed from the oven and cool on baking trays for 10 minutes.

16. Reduce oven to 150°C.

17. While still warm, cut each log into 15 slices. Check my tips below on how to cut biscotti easily.

18. Arrange cut side up, onto lined baking trays and return to the oven for 10-15 minutes.

19. Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight container.

Nutrition

• Calories: 52 kcal
• Total Fat: 3 g
• Saturated Fat: 1 g
• Cholesterol: 6 mg
• Sodium: 16 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 3 g
• Protein: 1 g