biscotti

Cantucci

by Linda Capeloto Sendowski on February 24, 2012

On a visit to New York last summer, we stopped for coffee at a bakery and espresso shop famous for its original Cantucci on the edge of the Village. Cantucci are biscotti. [click to continue…]

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Hazelnut Biscotti with Dried Cranberries

August 21, 2011

Biscotti are such a wonderful cookie and very Sephardic in spirit since they are great dunked in Turkish coffee. I baked a new version of hazelnut biscotti the other day, try these. 6 plus 1 cups all purpose unbleached flour

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Biscotti by Carole

July 27, 2011

Carole Capeloto Aiken is my big sister, an accomplished cook; she has seven grandchildren and knows how to please a crowd. She makes these fabulous almond biscotti with no added fat, no oil, no butter, and no shortening. We made them on Tuesday, very easy, and then, we had the inspiration to take a few [...]

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Happy Purim with Turkish Coffee

March 15, 2011

Purim is this coming Saturday night March 19th. The traditional reading of the Megilat Esther, The story of Esther will be read amongst Carnival type revelers in costumes with much merriment and consumption of adult beverages. On Purim it is traditional to give out Purim Platicos or Mishloach Manot

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Passover Mandel Bread

March 6, 2010

Kamish Brodt, Biscotti, Biscotios, Mandel Bread are some of the names we attach to a genre of simple,toasted and dried out cookies. Many contain nusts and most are for dunking in coffee if you like. This recipe came to me via my sister Carole. Carole’s dear friend, Esther Ritchie has been making these forever. They are crisp, cinnamon [...]

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