Wow! First time making these for my Detroit Sicilian husband and he nearly flipped out - couldn’t believe how great and authentic they were. Better than “Moms” (god rest her soul) he said! Thanks so much for the brilliant recipe - a new family tradition for us now. Can’t wait to make these with the grand kids.
I made them yesterday. Took me back 40 years! Love it, always loved them. My French wife thinks they are great too! Thank you so much and I love the icing just like mom’s. I did one tiny departure, 1/2 butter, 1/2 shortening (like mom did in the 60’s and 70’s), makes them tiny bit lighter. If I didn’t have shortening left over I’d go 100% butter. This would be a little richer.
Searching for different Christmas cookies this year and came across your channel! Yes, I am Italian and I do remember making these cookies quite a while ago using light olive oil but I’d like to try your recipe, however do you have any salt in this recipe since you’re using unsalted butter? I would think it would come out bland without something, no? Just checking before I go ahead. Thank you!👍🏼🎄
Very interesting recipe, I really enjoyed watching your video, simple and tàsty. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe. New friend here with full support. Stay safe.lk213
Making these tonight! Huge thanks for sharing a family recipe. Binge watched so many videos and it has sparked a passion to get back into baking. Really appreciate what the quality of your videos.
Oh my god, thank you!! My family is also Sicilian Detroiters, and my aunts won’t give me the recipe 😭 This is the closest recipe I have ever seen to what I remember as a kid
6:12 - 6:18 beautiful!!! :) my fave moment. Thanks for all these tips Billy. I'm going to make these and also some cantucci as Christmas presents for my neighbours, and for myself too of course.
Our family is Sicilian from Detroit and my grandma made these cookies all the time. She didn't have a recipe, just used what she had on hand and knew it by heart. Sadly, we don't have her "recipe". However, I know she used anise extract. Have you ever made these with anise? Any tips? Thanks so much for this video. I miss these cookies and want to recreate her cookies.
If you don't have a pastry knife, food processor, or mixer, you can use a box grater to grate the butter and then work it into the flour with your hands. That's how the French make biscuits
Hi Billy! My Nana made the S & O cookies, too! I tried your recipe, but my cookies flattened somewhat and didn’t keep their shape too well. Any ideas of what I did wrong? I was thinking that my butter might need to be colder. I softened it. Thanks!
I just made this and they are Fantastic.. I used all butter and did it by hand ! So easy to make and delicious... what is the best way to store these ?
I have tried to make them with mixer and food processor. They are ok, but the texture is not quite right. Take his advice and use your hands at least 1 times. It is worth the effort.
We had issues with this. When we went to roll them up they cracked. The third batch we did we added another half cup of flour, used all butter and used 4 whole eggs. Got them to roll out just fine.
Instead of adding water, add vodka. It adds moisture, but the alcohol doesn’t interact with the protein to create gluten, which means your dough will be easier to shape, but are still tender.
All soooo authentic...except your pronunciation of biscotti. Ugh! Speaking as a Sicilian (I was conceived in Sicily, born in the U.S.), it's pronounced "bis-CŌ'-ti." And my grandmother's maiden name was Parisi.
