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Biscotti

September 2, 2008 in Dessert by Moogie | No comments

Ingredients


2 cups

½ cup

1 – 2 tsps

1 tsp

4

2 tsp

½

4 cups

4 tsp

½ tsp

Up to ½ cup

1 cup


Sugar

Butter

Anise seed, crushed

Anise extract

Eggs, beaten

Vanilla

Lemon rind, grate ½ of the lemon….

Flour

Baking powder

Salt

Milk

almonds

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350o.

  2. Prepare 2 cookies sheets.

  3. Cream together: sugar & butter, then add anise seed & extract.

  4. Add eggs, vanilla, lemon rind & nuts to the above mixture.

  5. Sift together: flour, baking powder & salt & add to the above mixture.

  6. NOTE: Add up to ½ cup milk, if needed, to hold the dough together. Grandma said she didn’t need to use it.

  7. Turn dough mixture onto a floured board & knead until smooth.

  8. Form into 2 rolls about 1” high and 3” wide, and place on cookies sheets.

  9. Bake for 30 minutes.

  10. Remove from oven.

  11. While still warm, GENTLY cut cookies into diagonal slices, place cut side up on cookie sheets, and return to the oven.

  12. Return to the oven and brown for 10 minutes or so

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