Cantucci di Prato


Cantucci di Prato
The "Cantucci di Prato" or cookies of Prato are dry cookies with almonds, originating from the city of Prato in Italian Tuscany.

Quite easy to make and delicious, they keep very well, they can be eaten alone or as an accompaniment to a dessert such as a chocolate cream for example
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Last modified on: May 14th 2023

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PreparationCookingStart to finish
22 min.35 min.57 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 3 min.
Cantucci di Prato : Photo of step #1
Preheat your oven to 180°C (360°F).

Sift together in a bowl 300 g flour, 6 g baking powder and 2 pinches salt.

Stage 2 - 2 min.
Cantucci di Prato : Photo of step #2
Add 125 g whole almonds and 2 eggs.

Stage 3 - 3 min.
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Then 200 g caster sugar and 60 g butter melted.

Stage 4 - 5 min.
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Mix, by hand or with a wooden spatula, until smooth.

Stage 5 - 2 min.
Cantucci di Prato : Photo of step #5
Place the dough on your lightly floured work surface, and cut it in 2.

Stage 6 - 4 min.
Cantucci di Prato : Photo of step #6
Form each piece of dough into a cylinder, about 4 cm (1.6 inches) in diameter, and place on a baking sheet protected by a sheet of baking paper.

Stage 7 - 35 min.
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Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes.

Stage 8 - 3 min.
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Cut, still warm, in small pieces...

Stage 9
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...and let cool on a rack.
Remarks
The dough of the cookies does not need to be kneaded, just mixed, it is useless to insist once the mixture made in the stage 4.

One can decline the recipe with other dry fruits, as the pistachio for example.
And to drink?
And to drink?
Ideally, a glass of "Vino santo", the famous Tuscan dessert wine.
Keeping
Several days in a closed box or jar.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
3,221 Kcal or 13,486 Kj65 gr445 gr131 gr
161 %25 %42 %20 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
407 Kcal or 1,704 Kj8 gr56 gr17 gr
20 %3 %5 %3 %
Per piece
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
81 Kcal or 339 Kj2 gr11 gr3 gr
4 %1 %1 %<1 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Nuts, Egg, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 40 pieces : 2.87 €
  • Per piece : 0.07 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
FlourFlour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pretzels, Milk rolls, Finger biscuits, Toffee apple upside-down cake, Buckwheat almond biscuits, ... All
Caster sugarCaster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée), Crème caramel, Lemon Confectioner's Custard, Double raspberry tartlets, Grandma Solange's biscuits, ... All
Whole almondsWhole almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, Carrot-top pesto, Nougat, Kugelhof for Nanou, Chocolate Truffles, ... All
ButterButter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Clementine confectioner's custard, Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), Smart plum tart, Elsa's Comtoise galette, Toasted-flour biscuits, ... All
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  • You're welcome Lena!
    Posted by jh may 15th 2023 at 16:25 (n° 2)
  • I made the 20 piece version and used cachou nuts because they're all I had available. Also some vanilla. Next time I will heat the oven to 170 fan as they browned too much too quickly at 180. Nevertheless they taste wonderful! Thank you for all your great recipes.
    Posted by Lena may 14th 2023 at 20:09 (n° 1)
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