From my kitchen to yours
Well, a kind of Mince Pies.
First of all because this are not pies, but tarts, mini tarts.
And second of all because I’ve never tried the real English mince pie, so I cannot know if they taste alike.
The original recipe, from which those little pies are inspired, is from Modern Classics, Book 2, by Donna Hay.
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Those are real bis-cotti, which in Italian means cooked twice.
The inspiration comes from Cantucci, the world wide acclaimed Tuscan biscotti, made with almonds.
Those are a little different, and they probably look like a heresy to Tuscan people
They are part of my hamper for Menu for Hope (read about the whole hamper here).
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I had many different kinds of dates around the house!
Let’s state something: I do not like dates! they are too sweet, too soggy…
So dates are something that only my husband eats. And as he doesn’t eat kilos of them, well, we have many around.
The best way I found to get rid of them is chutney. [...]
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