@GabGrabsGrub: Biscotti
Photo Courtesy of Gab Varano
Fun Fact: Biscotti means cooked twice! (Bis = twice, cotti = cooked) These Italian classics are great with tea and coffee and are also good alone!
Ingredients:
Makes about 40 biscotti
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon anise extract
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
Instructions:
Heat the oven to 375 F. Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper. (Parchment is better for easy clean up and crisper cookies.)
In a large bowl, mix oil, eggs, sugar and anise extract and blend well.
In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
Gradually stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture until a dough forms.
Divide the dough into halves and shape each piece into a long roll.
Place each roll onto the cookie sheet and press down into 1/2-inch thickness.
Bake 25-30 minutes until golden.
Remove from the oven and place onto a wire rack to cool slightly.
Slice crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. (Use a serrated knife – they cut cleaner.)
Place cut side up onto cookie sheets and bake an additional 6-10 minutes on each side.
