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Italian Cantuccini – crunchy coffee biscuits
These Italian cantuccini, slightly crunchy almond biscuits, are perfect to accompany coffee or tea. The recipe uses everyday ingredients, requires little equipment and yields about 60 small biscuits for under $5.
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Critical Success Points
- • Toast the almonds
- • First bake of the logs
- • Cut the logs on a bias
- • Second bake of the biscuits
Safety Warnings
- • Handle the oven with mitts to avoid burns.
- • Melted butter is very hot; let it cool slightly before adding.
- • Use a sharp knife to cut the hot logs to avoid accidents.
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