Enjoy two family heirloom cookie recipes with a hot cup of tea or coffee!
Ingredients
Joe Contento’s Biscotti
Joe Contento was our beloved cousin with whom we shared a love of Classical Music and Opera as well as a passion for cooking. He was a member of The Collegiate Choral in New York City.
1 3/4 cups self rising flour or flour + 3 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil or extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon vanilla or Fior di Sicilia
1/2 cup candied cherries
1/2 cup pine nuts
The biscotti are baked in disposable aluminum pans made for small toaster ovens and are usually available in packages of 4 of which you only use 3. They can be washed and re-used.
Nina’s Crescent Cookies
Nina Biazzo Cohen was a painter and eventually a great cook. This cherished cousin, then a teenager, took me under her wing when I arrived in the U.S. as a 10 year old Immigrant from Italy and introduced me to Art Galleries and Museums.
3 1/2 cups self rising flour or flour + 3 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp anise oil or 1 tablespoon anise extract
4 eggs, beaten
Glaze
1 cup Confectioners Sugar
2 tablespoons water or lemon juice
a few drops of anise oil
Italian Sprinkles
Anise oil and Fior di Sicilia flavoring available through King Arthur Flour on line.
Filming and Video Editing by Francesca Sacco
My books:
Sicilian Feasts
The Cooking of Emilia-Romagna: Culinary Treasures of Northern Italy
Language and Travel Guide to Sicily
Available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other book vendors.
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MUSIC: Vitti ‘na crozza, Mario Rizzo Concord Music Publishing
Santa Lucia, Jack Jezzro, ASCAP, BMI – Broadcast Music Inc., Sony ATV Publishing, UMPG Publishing, and 8 Music Rights Societies