Piedmont — Dolci & Pastry
Over-baking (should be barely golden, not brown). Making too large. Using grainy nut meal (must be very finely ground). Chocolate too thick between halves. Not chilling the dough before shaping (too sticky).
Over-baking (should be barely golden, not brown). Making too large. Using grainy nut meal (must be very finely ground). Chocolate too thick between halves. Not chilling the dough before shaping (too sticky).
Baci di Dama connects to similar techniques: French macarons (sandwich cookie logic), Austrian Linzer Augen (nut cookie sandwiches), Viennese Vanillekipferl (nut-butter cookies).
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