Dessert
(Cookies
)
Biscotti di Prato
Contributor: Sandy & Steph
70 - 80 minutes
Pre-heat oven to 300
cookie sheet
3/4
cup
almonds
whole
3
eggs
1
tsp
vanilla
2
cups
flour
7/8
cup
sugar
1
tsp
baking soda
dash
salt
1/2
tsp
almond extract
Place nuts in a shallow pan and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 8 - 10 minutes, or until golden brown.
Let cool. In a small bowl beat eggs, vanilla and almond extract with a wire whisk. In a mixing bowl combine
flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Add egg mixture and mix until blended, about 1 minute. Cut nuts in
halves or thirds and mix in. Divide dough in half. On a greased and floured baking sheet, pat out dough into
two logs about 1/2 inch thick, 1 1/2 inches wide and 12inches long, spacing them at least 2 inches apart.
Bake in the middle of a pre-heated 300 degree oven for 50 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer from the
baking sheet to a rack. Let cool 5 minutes. Place on cutting board: using serrated knife slice diagonally at a
45 degree angle about 1/2 inch thick. Lay the slices flat on the baking sheet and return to a 275 degree oven
for 20 to 25 minutes or until toasted, turning them over once to dry the other side. Can be dipped in melted
chocolate.
Edition: 3