ITALIAN BISCOTTI RECIPES
March 4th, 2009Ingredients
3/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons anise seeds
3 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup chopped almonds (can substitute with Walnuts)
Directions
1. Cream butter, sugar and 1 tablespoon anise seed.
2. Add eggs and vanilla.
3. Combine flour, baking powder and 1 tablespoon Anise seed.
4. Add to cream mixture.
5. Add nuts, mix in, and form dough into 2 or 3 long thin rolls.
6. Place rolls on a ungreased baking pan or cookie sheet and bake cookie rolls at 350 degrees 15-20 minutes , or till light brown.
7. Remove from oven and cut diagonally into 1/2-3/4 inch slices.
8. Put back in oven and bake an additional 10-15 minutes or till Biscotti is lightly toasted.
9. You want the biscoti to dry slightly.
10. It will look somewhat like a elongated piece of french bread, except smaller.