{"id":3379,"date":"2011-09-28T17:13:47","date_gmt":"2011-09-29T00:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marialiberati.com\/?p=3379"},"modified":"2011-09-28T17:13:47","modified_gmt":"2011-09-29T00:13:47","slug":"we-call-it-tuscan-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/2011\/09\/28\/we-call-it-tuscan-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cantucci Biscotti | Find Your Tranquility With Tuscan Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I understand what DaVinci saw in the quiet, tranquility of Tuscany. Any time I need a break from my hectic life, I sit down and watch a\u00a0 snippet of a drive through the mountains of Chianti, and I can relax for a few brief seconds. Better than any drug,it is Tuscany. Try this:
\nDriving through Chianti<\/a>
\nThe Basic Art of Italian Cooking: DaVinci Style<\/em> is officially being released at the Utah Humanities Festival<\/a> this weekend and Suburban Home Show in Phladelphia on October 21-23 and Philly Gourmet Food Show on October 23.
\nYou can find the book on Amazon.com and Kindle but here\u2019s a recipe to go with that Tuscan snippet
\nCantucci Biscotti<\/strong>
\n\"Biscotti-di-Prato-alla-Mand\"<\/a>
\n(excerpted from The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: DaVinci Style; copyright 2011 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc)<\/strong>
\n2 cups sugar
\n2 cups flour
\n1 cup whole almonds
\n4 whole eggs beaten
\n1 tsp of grated orange peel
\n1\/2 tsp vanilla
\n1\/2 tsp baking powder
\nHeat oven to 350 degrees. Place whole, unpeeled almonds on cookie sheet, place in oven and toast for 3 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and chop in large pieces.
\nSift flour into a bowl. Place inside sugar, eggs, baking powder, orange peel, pinch of salt. Blend well till dough is smooth, but not too soft., then add in\u00a0 almonds and blend in.
\nCover cookie sheet with baking paper. Form dough into a long roll, the form of a long finger. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and cut diagonally to form biscotti. Cover cookie sheet with baking paper, place single biscotti on baking paper and bake for approx 25 minutes or until crispy and golden. Remove.
\n*May 3, 2012 Join me in Italy<\/a> for an all inclusive luxury cruise. Call Julie at Rosenbluth Travel at 1-800-257-8270<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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