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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Biscotti

My new rave:  BISCOTTI

No, it's NOT homemade.
Got it right off the grocery store shelf.



If you've never had it, your first thought may be:
'boy, these are hard cookies'!
You'll be right!
Biscotti translates to 'twice baked'.
One old Italian bragged that biscotti could be stored & eaten for centuries ...
& because of this, it was useful during long travels & times of war.


The first documented recipe for the biscuit is a centuries-old manuscript, 
now preserved in Prato, found by the eighteenth-century scholar Amadio Baldanzi.
How incredibly cool is that?!
In Italy & throughout Europe, biscotti is meant to be 'dunked' 
& is traditionally served after dessert, with wine or orange juice.

I like mine dunked into my hot morning coffee.
What a treat!

Thank you to the Italians for another delectable delight!

3 comments:

  1. Is it sweet? Wonder if it would be good dunked in hot tea?

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  2. Yes, sweet, but not overly sweet. There's lots of different flavors, but I esp. love the lemon! It would be just as yum dunked in hot tea!

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  3. Dunked in coffee...sounds wonderful!

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