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Margheritine di Stresa

Name: Margheritine di Stresa
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 30 biscotti
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 300g tipo 00 flour; 100g potato starch; 200g butter; 100g powdered sugar; 2 egg yolks; 1 pod vanilla; 1 lemon zest

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Margheritine di Stresa are delicate shortbread cookies shaped like daisies, created in 1857 to honor Queen Margherita during her stay in Stresa. Crumbly, buttery, and delicate.

Each pastry shop in Stresa guards its own secret recipe, passed down through generations.

Preparation

1
Work the softened butter with powdered sugar.
2
Add egg yolks, vanilla seeds, and lemon zest.
3
Fold in the sifted flour and potato starch. Mix briefly.
4
Refrigerate for 1 hour.
5
Roll out to 5 mm thickness and cut with a daisy-shaped cutter.
6
Bake at 170°C for 10-12 minutes.
7
Dust with powdered sugar once cooled.

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Chef's Tips

The potato starch makes these cookies incredibly crumbly. Don't overbake them—they should remain pale in color.

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