Enjoy two family heirloom cookie recipes with a hot cup of tea or coffee! Buon Appetito!
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 are available through King Arthur Flour online.
Filming and Video Editing by Francesca Sacco
MY NEWEST BOOK: Sicilian Feasts https://www.amazon.com/Sicilian-Feasts-Illustrated-Authentic-Hippocrene/dp/0781814332
The Cooking of Emilia-Romagna: Culinary Treasures of Northern Italy https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cooking-of-emilia-romagna-giovanna-lamarca/1135644595
Language and Travel Guide to Sicily https://www.amazon.com/Language-Travel-Sicily-English-Italian/dp/078181149X
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47 Comments
I will do it as soon as possible. It looks practical and delicious. I visited Rome Bari in Italy and Agrigento in Sicily. We stayed in Agrigento for 5 days. They have very warm and lovely people. I would like to visit again. Best regards from Ankara, the capital of Türkiye
Oh I love Biscotti, my sister used to make this so well!❤
It looks delicious 😋 How do you make chocolate biscotti?
These look delicious! Looking forward to baking them! Thank you for sharing ❤😍
Yay! Giovanna is back! ❤ you inspired me to cook again.
Da poco che ho scoperto il Suo canale Donna Giovanna. È sempre un gran piacere vedere come si fa le ricette. Tanti cari saluti dall'Australia 🇦🇺 Adrian
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Is it an old episode? The appliances are the old ones?
Good Morning Giovanna: These two cookies look wonderful. And easy to make. Can you recommend a shop for Sicilian pantry/grocery items on Arthur Ave in the Bronx? I will be going up there shortly. Thanks so much. Eddie from Long Island.
Thank you, Giovanna, for the recipe of biscotti and cakes. They are looking very delicious. 👌💐
Adorabile signora, amo le ricette di famiglia.
Question:
I didn’t notice any sugar in the crescent cookies …did I miss that…?
Thank you for the video Giovanna and Francesca!! Much love from Colorado!! ❤️😍❤️
Bravissima Nuccia
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Come sempre, ci lasci con l'acquolina in bocca!
Grazie a te e alla regista Francesca e all'assaggiatore Howard
Looks delicious. I'll steal the recipe.
Biscotto/i comes from the Medieval Latin Biscoctum, Bis (twice) coctum (baked). Then time came.
My Mom made these at the holidays. She made anisette cookies in shape of knots. Then we would dip the tops in the glaze and top with sprinkle. They dried and dripped on a rack over a cookie sheet. The biscotti we also flavored with almond or anise extract. Then one end was dipped in melted chocolate, then topped with finely chopped roasted chestnuts or castagne. Incredible memories that make me smile and miss my Momma. Thank you!
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Thank you!
I made these right away today and the crumb is so delicate and tender, I've never had a biscotti like it! I did notice mine came out rather thin without much rise at all. Could it be the size of the pan, or should I look out for something else?
Beautiful in every way! Been enjoying your videos for few weeks now!! Thank you and God bless you Nonna Giovanna!! 🕯🕊✨
Grazie tanto nona! I have dipped one side of the biscottis in melted chocolate and let it dry. Yum!
Lovely to watch your videos and listen to you speak🪻🌺🌷
Interested in the use of olive oil vs butter? My recipe is the same except for this…. olive oil is so much more economical. Thanks!
😋😋😋im making this
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Hi, Giovanna and Howard! I know what I'll be making for the holidays! Just back from Italy, and I must say, that looks better than what I generally saw around Bologna. Looking forward to the aroma…
Where are you living now??
Are your crescent cookies the same recipe as S cookies?
If not, can you please share your recipe?
Your recipes always look amazing!
Thank you!
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Glad I found you, very enjoyable video
Wonderful wonderful wonderful! Thank you for sharing these beautiful family recipes!!
I dont know what the fuck this is but it isnt biscotti – biscotti arent a batter cookie
Thank you so very much for sharing this – I have hopes of making these with my daughters and granddaughter
Thank you for all your wonderful recipes. I make biscotti with raisins or dried cranberry but I will make your version next time. I made the Tomassini for our card game, everyone loved them. 😊👏❤️
I have never made my own biscotti, but this doesn’t look as complicated as I though. I will definitely try it! Grazie!
I just found your channel today and have already made the delicious hot chocolate drink! It’s so lovely to see and hear you cook delicious Italian recipes. And then, when you are sitting at such a beautifully set table with your husband, to partake of the food that you have so carefully prepared, this makes me remember about what makes life worth living. Molto grazie!
It’s great to see you again Giovanna! I appreciate the phonetic breakdown of biscotti 👍🏽
Love this channel. Cooking lesson and Italian language all in one. Your kitchen must smell amazing ❤😊
Hello Giovanna my wife is from Aix en Provence and I'm from Barcelona. Your way of cooking is so very similar to ours. I wish you the best my friend 🤗
I love the purity of these videos. You just want to teach others and i love it. Please be my new nonna :D.
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I just found your channel and I am in love with it!!! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for these wonderful recipes💖
These look beautiful. So delicious, I can't wait to make them
Grazie mille per le ricette, sono le mie preferite in termini di biscotti. Sei una nonna molto dolce e gentile! 🥰
omg i love it so much. I'm excited to make these two wonderful recipes 💌
I love this channel, your love of cooking and sharing recipes with us is so sweet and endearing. I hope I'm able to bake this as good as you!