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
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
60 min.
Easy
40 pieces
7 IngredientsLast modified on: May 14th 2023
For 40 pieces, you will need:
- 1
300 g flour - 2
6 g baking powder - 3
2 pinches salt - 4
125 g whole almonds - 5
2 eggs - 6
60 g butter - 7
200 g caster sugar - Total weight: 795 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Cooking: 35 min.
All in all: 60 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Preheat your oven to 180°C (360°F).
Sift together in a bowl 300 g flour, 6 g baking powder and 2 pinches salt.
Sift together in a bowl 300 g flour, 6 g baking powder and 2 pinches salt.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Add 125 g whole almonds and 2 eggs.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Then 200 g caster sugar and 60 g butter melted.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Mix, by hand or with a wooden spatula, until smooth.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Place the dough on your lightly floured work surface, and cut it in 2.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
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.
Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Cut, still warm, in small pieces...
Stage 9
...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.
One can decline the recipe with other dry fruits, as the pistachio for example.
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
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 60 RDI=30 % | 440 RDI=40 % | 130 RDI=20 % | 3,220 RDI=160 % | 13,490 RDI: 160 % |
| Per 100 g | 8 RDI=3 % | 60 RDI=5 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 410 RDI=20 % | 1,710 RDI: 20 % |
| Per piece | 1 RDI=1 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 3 RDI=0 % | 80 RDI=4 % | 340 RDI: 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 40 pieces : £2.50
- Per piece : £0.10
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Flour
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Caster sugar
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Whole almonds
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Butter
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