Nonni’s are in many supermarkets but they are too mild for me. And I don’t care for the chocolate glazed ones.

I like the relatively plain ones with just nuts and a good punch of anise. Nothing palatable offered in my market.

Any recommendations for brand that is reasonably available? Nuts (any type) and an anise flavored. No chocolate glazing.

The ones at Costco (at least the ones here) are too mild as well. Or chocolate glazed.

Here’s a local baker (she ships) who we stock up on whenever we see her at a craft show or festival.

You can thank me later.

Anita’s Biscotti

-Rob

If you have a Home Goods store near you they usually have biscotti made in Italy that is pretty good in many flavors. Also Italian food markets carry good quality biscotti.

I’ve too have tried many brands and they all seemed to be lacking in spice or too floury. I’m not fond of sugary food and dislike the sweet chocolate covered ones. I thought they’d be too difficult to make but I was surprised they were very simple, had few ingredients and took only minutes to mix up. I found a good recipe that I modified to my taste:

https://www.food.com/recipe/al...anise-biscotti-78048

I use anise spice instead of oil and add some almond paste instead of all the sugar. Also I add walnuts or pecans instead of almonds. I use 5 egg whites instead of 3 eggs. I mix all-purpose with whole wheat, oat or walnut flour.

Costco has La Dolce Vita Classic Italian Biscotti.

I like them, but they are not as good as the Italian bakery I used to go to before it closed.

I'd recommend finding a local bakery. The variety and quality are usually way better. I go to a local Italian deli/bakery. They have at least 15 different varieties and sell by the pound. If you don't have one in the area, you may be able to mail order some from a smaller outfit.

We like these. Available at Costco and Amazon.

If you may be inclined to make them yourself, “Cake Mix Biscotti” are relatively easy to make and very tasty.

Almost any cake mix flavor will ‘work’, and you can add complementary ingredients of your choice, such as almond slivers, choc chips, dried cranberries, etc.

They are very popular with our family and well received when we bring them to gatherings.

Here are a few links to many recipes that can be found -

https://pieladybakes.com/cake-...ian-almond-biscotti/

https://cookiesandcups.com/cake-mix-biscotti/

https://www.pillsburybaking.co...es/cake-mix-biscotti

Enjoy!

Thanks all.

Maybe I will try to make it myself. My impression was that is was complicated and difficult, twice baked and all.

There aren't good bakeries out here. Well, there are good cake makers. And decent pie makers. But no cookie and pastry makers. Some fake cupcake makers but not attracted to that fad.

For all the 'gourmet' perceptions out here, no one makes decent bread, pizza, cookies, pastries - at least in my decades of living out here. A fancy cookie out here is white chocolate chip or dark chocolate chip. I even rarely see peanut butter cookies (one of my favorite). Seems like a bakery out here is considered 'great' if they offer gluten free products (nothing against GF but it doesn't make for a great bakery). But I digress.

I'm envious that you guys have bakeries that specialize in biscotti - have 'biscotti' in their business name. What I wouldn't give....

Anyway, I'll try to make my own. I'm not much of a baker but at least I can add as much anise as I want.

Have to pick some up at CostMore on next trip generally we get the Nonni at Publix.

Occasionally Trader Joes has a house brand that's good same for Aldi...

Very easy to bake yourself and you won't buy any better. You just bake the log then slice it and bake the slices. Flip each biscotti and bake a little longer. The second bake is basically drying them out. Hmmm......I think I may have to bake some this weekend.