Mandelscotii, also known as Italian almond cookies, are classic holiday treats that combine the flavors of almonds, sugar, and butter into a crispy and delicious confection. With their crescent shape and delicate texture, these cookies are a staple of Italian baking and are enjoyed by people of all ages. Whether you are a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, finding the best recipe for your Mandelscotii can be a daunting task. This comprehensive guide will provide you with the essential information and techniques needed to create mouthwatering Mandelscotii that will impress your friends and family. From selecting the finest ingredients to mastering the art of shaping and baking, we will take you through every step of the process, ensuring that your Mandelscotii turn out perfect every time.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
BEEF AND CHEESE MANICOTTI
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 55m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat a heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add 1 teaspoon of the olive oil, onion and ground beef. Season with salt and pepper. Saute until the meat browns and the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, and cool.
- Brush 1 teaspoon of oil over a large baking sheet. Cook the manicotti in a large pot of boiling salted water until slightly softened, but still very firm to the bite, about 4 to 6 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the manicotti from the pot to the oiled baking sheet and cool.
- Meanwhile, combine the ricotta, 1 1/2 to 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan, and parsley. Add the garlic, salt, and pepper to taste, and mix. Stir the cooled meat mixture into the cheese mixture.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Brush the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil over a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish. Spoon 1 1/2 cups of the marinara sauce over the bottom of the prepared dish. Fill the manicotti with the cheese-meat mixture. Arrange the stuffed pasta in a single layer in the prepared dish and spoon the remaining sauce over.
- Sprinkle the remaining 1 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese, then the remaining 1/2 cup of Parmesan over the stuffed pasta. Dot entire dish with the butter pieces. Bake the manicotti uncovered until heated through and the sauce bubbles on the sides of the dish, about 30 to 35 minutes. Let the manicotti stand 5 minutes and serve.
TOFFEE MANDELSCOTTI
Steps:
- Place eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat until light in color; 5 minutes. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Mix into eggs just until incorporated. Do not overmix. Stir in chocolate chips and toffee bits. Wrap dough in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 3 hours. Heat oven to 350°F. Divide dough into 4 pieces; shape each piece into 8x3 inch logs on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until lightly browned, 25 minutes. Reduce oven to 300°. Remove cookie logs from baking sheet; cut diagonally into ¾ inch slices. Place sliced cookie back on baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 20 minutes.
MANDELSCOTTI
Make and share this Mandelscotti recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Melissa
Categories Dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 15 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
- Mix flour, sugar, and baking powder.
- In a separate bowl, mix oil, eggs, and extracts.
- Add liquid to flour mixture, blending well.
- Turn dough onto floured surface, knead to work in flour.
- Dough will be sticky, but place on parchment-covered baking sheet and spread out with fingers until approx 1" high and 3" across, working into oblong shape Bake 25 minutes.
- Transfer to wire rack, cool for 10 minutes.
- Reduce oven temperature to 325F degrees.
- Slice log into approximately 15 slices.
- Lay flat and return to oven for 5-7 minutes, until toasted.
- Flip and repeat.
- Cool on wire rack.
- Feel free to add 1/2 cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips when kneading dough, or to dip cooled cookies in melted chocolate.
CLASSIC MANICOTTI
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. First, make the marinara sauce. In a saucepan heat oil. Add onion and cook for 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes more. Add tomatoes, pinch of sugar, salt and pepper and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Puree the mixture through the fine disk of a food mill and then return to the saucepan. Reduce for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, make your filling. In a bowl mix together ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, egg yolk, minced basil, parsley, nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Fill your manicotti tubes with the filling mixture. When all the tubes are filled place them in a baking dish. Spoon marinara sauce over the tubes and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. (Can be refrigerated for several hours or overnight at this point or may be frozen.) When ready to cook, place in the oven and bake, covered for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake for 5 to 10 minutes longer, or until bubbling and heated through. Serve each portion with a sprig of fresh basil.
EASY MANICOTTI
No cooking the manicotti, so that's the easy part. Sometimes I will add some frozen chopped spinach, cooked and squeezed dry. A real easy meal!
Provided by HEP MEP
Categories Manicotti
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine Ricotta, Mozzarella, grated Parmesan, sugar, egg, nutmeg, parsley, salt and pepper to taste.
- Stuff uncooked manicotti generously with the cheese mixture, from both ends.
- Arrange manicotti in a single layer in a baking pan.
- Bring sauce to a boil and pour over manicotti, covering completely.
- Cover baking pan with aluminum foil, crimping the edges to seal tightly.
- Bake in a preheated 400 degree Fahrenheit oven for 40 minutes.
- Remove foil; sprinkle generously with additional grated cheese.
- Bake uncovered for 5 minutes more.
HOMEMADE MANICOTTI
These tender manicotti are much easier to stuff than the purchased variety. People are always amazed when I say I make my own noodles. My son fixed this recipe for several of his friends, and they were extremely impressed with his cooking skills. -Sue Ann Bunt, Painted Post, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h50m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place flour in a bowl; whisk in milk, eggs and salt until smooth. Heat a lightly greased 8-in. skillet; pour about 2 tablespoons batter into center of skillet. Spread into a 5-in. circle. Cook over medium heat until set; do not brown or turn. Repeat with remaining batter, making 18 crepes. Stack crepes with waxed paper in between; set aside. , For filling, combine cheeses, egg and parsley. Spoon 3-4 tablespoons down the center of each crepe; roll up. Pour half of the spaghetti sauce into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Place crepes, seam side down, over sauce; pour remaining sauce over top. , Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake 20 minutes longer or until heated through. Sprinkle with Romano cheese if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 480 calories, Fat 22g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 201mg cholesterol, Sodium 1128mg sodium, Carbohydrate 44g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 27g protein.
MANICOTTI
Delicious! Serve with a crispy salad and garlic bread, and you'll have a dish your family will love! The kids like to help stuff the noodles too!
Provided by Anny
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cook manicotti in boiling water until done. Drain, and rinse with cold water.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, combine ricotta, mozzarella, and 1/2 cup Parmesan, eggs, parsley, and salt and pepper. Mix well.
- Pour 1/2 cup sauce into an 11x17 inch baking dish. Fill each manicotti shell with 3 tablespoons cheese mixture, and arrange over sauce . Pour remaining sauce over top, and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
- Bake 45 minutes, or until bubbly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 676.3 calories, Carbohydrate 53.2 g, Cholesterol 188.8 mg, Fat 30.9 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 46 g, SaturatedFat 17.1 g, Sodium 1254.7 mg, Sugar 12.6 g
EASY BAKED MANICOTTI
Italian restaurants ain't got nothin' on your kitchen. Rich, homemade stuffed manicotti is easier than it looks. Our video walks you through the manicotti recipe...so prepare for compliments to the chef!
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 55m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Spread 3/4 cup pasta sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
- Mix egg, pesto sauce and cheeses until blended; spoon into resealable plastic bag. Use scissors to cut small corner from bottom of bag.
- Fill manicotti shells by squeezing cheese mixture into both sides of each shell; place in prepared baking dish. Top with remaining pasta sauce; cover.
- Bake 40 min. or until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 520, Fat 24 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 90 mg, Sodium 870 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 26 g
SUSAN'S MANICOTTI
Another of my mother's recipes from Feast, A Tribal Cookbook, this dish can be made for lots of people, and with lots of people helping mix the filling and stuff the shells. It's what my mom makes for parties and potlucks. I've altered her recipe slightly, but I think it's still just as delicious."--Sarah Carey
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, mozzarella, 1/2 cup Parmesan, egg, sugar and parsley; season with 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper.
- Spread half the marinara in the bottom of a 9-by-13 inch baking dish. Fill each shell with ricotta mixture and arrange in an even layer in dish. Top with remaining 2 cups marinara. Cover with foil and bake until sauce is bubbling and shells are tender, about 40 minutes.
- Sprinkle remaining Parmesan over top, return to oven, and bake until cheese is browned in spots, about 10 minutes.
Tips:
- Choose high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your mandelscoti. Use real butter, pure vanilla extract, and finely ground almonds.
- Chill the dough before baking. This will help the cookies keep their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
- Bake the cookies until they are just golden brown. Overbaking will make them dry and crumbly.
- Let the cookies cool completely before slicing them. This will help them hold their shape.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. You can also freeze them for up to 2 months.
Conclusion:
Mandelscoti are a delicious and festive cookie that are perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and can be customized to your liking. With a few simple tips, you can make perfect mandelscoti that everyone will love.
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