How to make espresso & biscotti like an Italian

In our latest installment of TSTBU Travels to Italy, on The Style That Binds Us Show, our Italian friend teaches us to make espresso & biscotti! YUM! In this video, you’ll also learn about Feast of San Lorenzo (August 10th in Italy), faux pas in Italy, what time Italians drink espresso vs. cappuccino, & more from a real Italian!

In Italy, you’d call what Americans call biscotti, “cantuccini.” Biscotti is the general word for cookie in Italian.

Below you’ll find our video tutorial, the recipe + links to the products we used!

Recipe

• Ingredients:
  • 2 1/4 cups of white flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 1 cup whole roasted almonds (or be creative and put whatever you find in the pantry. You could use whole hazelnuts, whole almonds, chocolate chips, cranberries, etc.)
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 table spoon of olive oil
• Directions
  • Put all the wet ingredients in one bowl and add the sugar. Whisk well. Add in flour, baking soda and lemon zest. Make a dough with your hands, then add the whole roasted almonds. Make a log about two centimeters wide and cook in the oven at 400 degrees F until is golden/brown (about 30 min). Remove your log from the oven, let it cool for 5 minutes and then cut your cookies with a bread knife. The cookie should be about 1 cm wide. These cookies will stay fresh for about 2 months if properly stored.

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Products used in the video:

• Bialetti Express Moka Pot
• Illy Intenso Ground Espresso Coffee, Dark Roast
• Illy Ground Ground Espresso Medium Roast