Basic Italian Biscotti
Serves: 2
Terence Turner
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
47
Spice
46
Sweetness
49
Sourness
39
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Prep time (avg)
4.4
Difficulty
Ingredients:
5 cups
All-Purpose Flour1.5 cups
Sugar (sifted confectioners')2 tbsps
Baking Powder1 cup
Shortening3
Eggs1 tbsp
Vanilla ExtractDirections:
1
Sift flour and measure
2
Resift with sugar and baking powder onto a flat surface
3
Cut shortening into dry ingredients until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal
4
Make a well in flour and break eggs into it
5
Add vanilla, and knead dough well for about 5 minutes until it is smooth, adding a little more flour if dough seems to soft and sticky
6
Pinch off bits of dough about the size of an apricot, and form into desired shapes
7
Cookies may be baked as rings, strips, or in letters, such as S
8
Place 1 inch apart on greased cookie sheet and bake in hot 450 degree F (230 degrees C) oven for 10 minutes, until golden brown
9
Watch carefully, because they burn easily