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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

17 K 2× 5/5 (2 reviews)

60 min.

Easy

2.90 €

80 pieces

7 Ingredients

Last modified on: May 14^th 2023

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For 80 pieces, you will need:

1 600 g flour
2 12 g baking powder
3 4 pinches salt
4 250 g whole almonds
5 4 eggs
6 120 g butter
7 400 g caster sugar
Total weight: 1,585 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 600 g flour, 12 g baking powder and 4 pinches salt.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Add 250 g whole almonds and 4 eggs.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Then 400 g caster sugar and 120 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.

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	130 RDI=50 %	890 RDI=80 %	260 RDI=40 %	6,440 RDI=320 %	26,980 RDI: 320 %
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 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Nuts, egg, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 80 pieces : 5.75 €
Per piece : 0.10 €

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The 2 comments already posted on this recipe

You're welcome Lena!
Posted by jh may 15^th 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 14^th 2023 at 20:09 n° 1

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