Description

Biscotti.

We make Biscotti, also known as Cantuccini biscuits or Cantucci.

Our bakers bake crunchy twice-cooked Italian almond biscuits. They can also contain pistachios, hazelnuts, chocolate chips and fruits.

Our recipe consists of only the best and freshest ingredients.

Who invented Biscotti?

Cantuccini biscuits were first created in the Tuscan city of Prato in the sixteenth century.

Antonio Mattei was a pastry chef from Prato and he was responsible for popularising Biscotti in the mid-nineteenth century.

Mattei called himself ‘the cantucci-maker’ and put a sign with this nickname above his shop.

Thanks to Mattei, Biscotti would soon become popular all around the world.

Cantucci comes from the Latin word cantellus, which means slice or piece.

The way that Biscotti are sliced diagonally is said to be influenced by the Romans as Roman soldiers used to slice bread diagonally.

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Cantucci shelf life

Cantuccini biscuits have a reasonably long shelf life and can be stored for up to two weeks before their quality starts to decline.

We sell our Biscotti by weight; you can buy either 250g, 500g, 750g or 1kg of Cantucci.

We recommend eating Biscotti while drinking coffee or with a sweet dessert wine called Vin Santo.

If you would like to buy this product on shorter notice than is available online, please call us and we may be able to accommodate you.

We recommend consuming our Italian cream pastries within 48 hours of purchase and our fresh cream pastries within 24 hours of purchase.

We accept no liability for products damaged after you have collected or received your order.

Please note that the colour of a product may differ slightly from its online appearance. This could be due to lighting, computer or phone settings and the products we use.