biscotti

How To Make biscotti

• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 350°
• Step 2
  Beat together butter and sugar until creamy.
• Step 3
  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Step 4
  Use a mortar and pestle to crush anise seeds slightly. (or put in a zip lock bag and use a rolling pin to crush) Add to creamed mixture.
• Step 5
  In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt and baking powder. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture at a time to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in nuts. The dough will be stiff.
• Step 6
  Turn out onto a lightly floured board. Divide dough into two equal parts and roughly shape into flat loaves. Transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet, leaving about 2 - 3 inches between the laoves.
• Step 7
  Finish shaping the loaves. You want them about 1 in high, 4 inches wide and 15 inches or so long.
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  Step 8
  Bake for 30 minutes. Remove to a rack an let cool about 10 minutes.
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  Step 9
  Cut each loaf diagonally into 3/4 in slices.
• Step 10
  Reduce oven to 325 ° Place slices back on baking sheets and bake 10 more minutes, turn over and bake another 10 minutes, or just until golden brown.
• Step 11
  Remove to cooling rack and cool completely.
• Step 12
  Once cool, if desired, melt coating chocolate per package directions. Dip cookies in chocolate coating only one side. Then place them, chocolate side up on a rack until chocolate has set. (I like to do half of them and leave the other half plain)
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