FoodBanter.com - View Single Post - REQ: Biscotti Recipe (yellow-cakey, almonds, anise & cherries)

(MGot326225) wrote in
:

> Wayne, thanks for the recipe. That one looks like a keeper. I love
> biscotti of all kinds.
>
> I'm an Italian from New York and I remember my grandmother making big,
> soft, spongy cookies (in the shape of biscotti) flavored with
> anisette. Biscotti is not the correct word for that type of cookies
> because what it really means is "twice-baked". Unfortunately my
> grandmother is not around anymore.

You're very welcome. If you make these, I hope they'll remind you of
your grandmother's. You can, of course, substitute the fruit/nut
ingredients you like. I like the sound of almonds and cherries. I
suspect those were candied or glacé cherries.

After I posted the recipe, it occurred to me that what you had described
reminded me of something I used to buy when I lived in Cleveland, and
it's also available here in Phoenix. It was quite a bit like a biscotti.
It was shaped like biscotti, but soft and only slightly toasted. It was
made by a company called Stella D'oro Biscuit Company, which at some time
was acquired by Kraft Foods. I don't know if it's available where you
live, but here's a web page. Look for the product called Anisette
Sponge. (The same flavor also comes as Anisette Toast.)

--
Wayne in Phoenix

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