The 'Ernesto' hatbox offers a substantial tasting of the Mattei Biscuit Factory products.
Contains 17.5 oz of Prato Biscuits, a 17.5 oz of Brutti Buoni, a Medium Mantovana Cake (21 oz), a Small Candied Loaf (17.5 oz), pure butter shortbreads with natural rose flavoring (5.5 oz) and a 500 ml Bottle of Antinori Santa Cristina vin santo.
Prato Biscuits - also commonly known as almond cantucci or cantuccini - are part of the Tuscany confectionery tradition and are perfect after a meal paired with Vin Santo.
Prepared with 5 simple ingredients: flour, sugar, free-range eggs, almonds and pine nuts, they do not contain preservatives, animal fats or vegetable fats.
The Brutti Buoni 'Ugly but Good' are biscuits based on chopped almonds, sugar, free-range egg whites.
They are crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, and have always been part of the historic desserts of our biscuit factory.
The broken almonds and the egg white rest and mix for a few hours, before meeting the other ingredients (flour and sugar), become "Ugly but good" and go in the oven.
Mantovana is a soft and fragrant Butter-based cake, with fresh free-range eggs, flour and sugar, which is then covered with almond grains and icing sugar.
It does not contain yeast.
Just like a homemade cake, it is best enjoyed within the first days of being made and in any case within the recommended dates.
The Candied Loaf is a cake made with a sheet of brioche bread topped with a thin layer of apricot jam and candied cherries; it is all rolled up and garnished with almond paste and dusted with icing sugar just before cooking.
In fact, the sugar cooks and caramelises, forming a crunchy crust which together with the chopped almonds gives a consistency which contrasts pleasantly with the soft dough and cherries.
The Deseo Rose shortbread has an unusual and very particular fragrance based on essential rose oil.
Deseo products are handmade, prepared daily without using preservatives or other chemical agents. They do not use palm oil because of its negative impact on health and the environment.
The Santa Cristina Antinori vin santo has an intense yellow with amber highlights color, the wine shows aromas of toasted hazelnuts, honey, and apricots along with light notes of citrus fruit. Full-bodied on the palate with honeyed and nutty flavors, it is a long and supple wine with an intense finish of chestnut flour and herbs.
