I make biscotti to give away in pretty canisters. It's so easy and cost hardly nothing to make. I dip some of them half way in white or dark chocolate. I add dried cranberries to some of the batter or coconut. Endless flavor but the favorite is plain. Great with a cup of coffee or tea.
Biscotti.
The ingredients:
1 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of olive oil
3 cups of sifted flour
4 eggs (or egg substitutes)
2 tsp of baking powder
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp almond extract
1/4 cup sliced almonds
The process:
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl at medium speed until well blended.
The consistency will be sticky and like most cookie dough. This takes about 3 minutes.
Sprinkle some flour on a board, rub your hands with flour, and place dough on board.
Knead the dough lightly, and keep sprinkling with flour until dough is smooth and
only slightly sticky.
Cut the dough in half, and roll out to the size of 4 by 12 inches,
and about 1/2 inch thick. Do the same with the remaining dough.
Place both rolled out biscotti on a greased cookie sheet.
Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees f .
Remove from oven, and cut each biscotti into slices 1/2 inch thick.
This must be done while the dough is hot.
You will end up with about 40 biscotti.
Turn each slice on its side and bake again at 425 degrees f. for 3 minutes.
This will toast the biscotti, and make
them nice and crunchy.
Remove from oven and cool for 30 minutes.
Dip Biscotti in melted chocolate and sprinkle with crushed nuts if desired.