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Showing posts with label anise. Show all posts

13 April 2010

italian biscotti (updated)

Just like lasagna, biscotti recipes tend to vary wildly from family to family. Below is (you guessed it) my mom's recipe. They're a little softer than a lot of varieties. Here's what you'll need:

  • 12 eggs
  • 3 cups of sugar
  • 2-1/2 cups of oil
  • 8 cups of flour
  • 3 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 1 oz. anise extract

Add all of the dry ingredients together except for the sugar and set aside. Then beat the eggs with an electric mixer until light & fluffy. Add the sugar, oil & extract and continue beating. Next, add the flour with baking powder until well mixed. Divide into 2 (1”) ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 min (although I usually do almost 20 min.) Test with your finger to tell when they're done - if the dough springs right back up, it's done. Take them out of oven and let cool for about 5 min. Slice down, usually to about 1/2"x2", but really, slice 'em however you feel like. Put them back on a cookie sheet. Return to oven under boiler to toast. They brown fast so be alert!

***So a few people now have brought to my attention that I often neglect quantities. Most dinners I post are made for either myself or two people.  They could probably feed 3-4 people with more modest appetites than my own.

With that said, I checked with Momma Chappel, and the above biscotti recipe makes about 10 dozen :)

Bon chappétit!