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Alice's Biscotti Cioccolato

 
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Alice's Biscotti Cioccolato Alice's Biscotti Cioccolato Alice's Biscotti Cioccolato

Wow, love these biscotti. They are so chocolaty and the almonds add a layer of delicious nuttiness. Perfect to enjoy it with a cup of tea.

Yield

16

servings

Prep

30

min

Cook

1

hrs

Ready

2

hrs

 

Ingredients

1 cup almonds
blanched and whole
*
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
or whole wheat flour
½ cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons instant coffee
4 ounces chocolate
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
*
1 cup sugar
granulated

Directions

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃). Toast almonds in shallow pan for 12 minutes. Cool.

Reduce heat to 300 degrees. Adjust racks to divide oven in thirds. Line two cookie sheets with foil, shiny side up.

Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and espresso powder together. With heavy knife shred chocolate finely. Place chocolate in food processor with metal blade.

Add ½ cup of sifted ingredients and process for 20 to 30 secs until chocolate is fine.

In large bowl of elec. mixer beat eggs and extracts just to mix. On low speed add chocolate mixture, remaining sifted ingredients, and sugar. Beat to mix. Will be very stiff. Stir in almonds.

Turn dough onto floured surface. Form mound. Cut in half. Flour each half and form into sausage shape 12 inches long. Place sausage shape on baking sheet diagonally.

Bake two sheets at a time for 50 minutes reversing sheets top to bottom and front to back once to ensure even baking. Remove sheets from oven. Let cool 10 minutes. Transfer baked strips to cutting board.

Carefully place cookies, cut side up, on cookie sheets and bake again at 300℉ (150℃) for 40 minutes, turning them upside down after 15 or 20 minutes, until cookies are completely dry and crisp.

Turn off heat, open oven door and let them cool in oven. Store in airtight container.

 

* not incl. in nutrient facts

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 46g (1.6 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 15323% of calories from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 40mg 13%
Sodium 86mg 4%
Total Carbohydrate 10g 10%
Dietary Fiber 2g 7%
Sugars g
Protein 7g
Vitamin A 1% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 1% Iron 8%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?

 

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