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!