Biscotti - recipes

Biscotti

Ingredients

4 oounces blanched almonds
2 1/2 cups flour
1 3/4 c granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3 eggs

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F. Spread almonds on a baking sheet and toast them in oven until lightly golden. Let cool. Coarsely chop half the nuts. Butter 2 large baking sheets. Mix flour, sugar, salt and baking soda. Beat in eggs, then whole and chopped nuts. Mix to obtain a firm dough. Knead briefly, then divide dough into 2 pieces. On a floured work surface, roll each pieceunder your hands into a cylinder 15 inches long and about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Place 2 rolls, well separated, on each baking sheet and bake 15 to 20 minutes, until very lightly browned and firm to the touch. With a spatula, carefully transfer the rolls to a cutting board and slice each onediagonally into cookies about 1/2-inch thick. Set wire racks on the baking sheets and lay out the biscotti on them. Return them to the oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until very firm and crisp. Cool on the racks, then transfer them to a tin for long keeping.
 

Biscotti Napoletani - Italian Recipes

Biscotti Napoletani - Italian Recipes

Ingredients (60 servings)

2 cup All-purpose flour
3/4 cup Sugar
3/4 cup Almonds, whole, unblanched finely ground
1/2 teaspoon Baking powder plus 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
3/4 cup Almonds, whole, unblanched
1/3 cup Honey
1/3 cup Water

Instructions

Be careful with the first baking of these biscotti. Even though they are baked a second time after being cut, if they do not bake sufficiently the first time, the biscotti will have a hard, heavy core. Preaheat oven to 350¯. Combine all ingredients except honey and water in a mixing bowl and stir a minuteor 2 to mix. Add the honey and water and stir until a firm dough forms. Remove dough from bowl and divide in half. Roll each half into a log about 15 inches long. Place both logs, well apart, on a jelly roll pan lined with parchment or buttered wax paper. Bake about 30 minutes, until well risen, firm and a dark golden color. Remove from oven, cool logs slightly and place on a cutting board. Slice the logs diagonally at 1/2-inch intervals. Return the cut biscotti to the pan, cut side down, and bake an additional 15 minutes, until lightly colored and dry. Cool on the pan. Store in a tin–they keep well

Italian Recipes: Biscotti Napoletani [16-08-15]

Biscotti Napoletani
 
Ingredients (60 servings)

2 cup All-purpose flour
3/4 cup Sugar
3/4 cup Almonds, whole, unblanched finely ground
1/2 teaspoon Baking powder plus 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
3/4 cup Almonds, whole, unblanched
1/3 cup Honey
1/3 cup Water

Instructions

Be careful with the first baking of these biscotti. Even though they are baked a second time after being cut, if they do not bake sufficiently the first time, the biscotti will have a hard, heavy core. Preaheat oven to 350¯. Combine all ingredients except honey and water in a mixing bowl and stir a minuteor 2 to mix. Add the honey and water and stir until a firm dough forms. Remove dough from bowl and divide in half. Roll each half into a log about 15 inches long. Place both logs, well apart, on a jelly roll pan lined with parchment or buttered wax paper. Bake about 30 minutes, until well risen, firm and a dark golden color. Remove from oven, cool logs slightly and place on a cutting board. Slice the logs diagonally at 1/2-inch intervals. Return the cut biscotti to the pan, cut side down, and bake an additional 15 minutes, until lightly colored and dry. Cool on the pan. Store in a tin--they keep well