Chocolate Dipped Biscotti

in Diana's Recipe Book

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Servings: Makes 36 biscotti

Comments: Try making these wonderful almond biscotti, dipped in chocolate. Great with coffee for a mid-day snack, or for an after dinner treat.

Ingredients: 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks/6 oz/170g) unsalted butter, at room temperature 3/4 cup granulated sugar 4 large eggs 1 tbsp. vanilla extract 2 tsp. almond extract 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. lemon zest 2 tsp. orange zest 1 cup almonds, toasted Double Chocolate Coating (see recipe below)

Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together, and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, almond extract and lemon and orange zest, and beat until the mixture is combined (it will be soupy and a bit lumpy). Add half the flour mixture and beat until it is just combined. Use a wooden spoon to stir in the remaining flour mixture and the nuts. Shape the dough into two 15 x 3 1/2 x 1/2-inch logs and place them on the cookie sheet about 3 inches apart. Bake 32 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 2 hours. Using a long serrated knife slice the logs diagonally into 1/2-inch slices. Arrange cut-side down on a baking sheet and bake at 300 degrees F/150 degrees C for 7 minutes. Flip the biscotti over and bake an additional 4 to 5 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Double Chocolate Coating Ingredients: 6 oz. high-quality bittersweet chocolate 5 tbsp. (2 1/2 oz/70g) unsalted butter 2 oz. white chocolate Instructions: Melt the bittersweet chocolate and butter in a double boiler over gently simmering water (or melt in a microwave, stirring every 15 seconds until nearly melted, then remove and stir until fully melted). Dip half of each biscotto in chocolate, then let dry on a cooling rack. Melt white chocolate in a double boiler over gently simmering water (or melt in a microwave, stirring every 15 seconds until nearly melted, then remove and stir until fully melted) and place in a pastry bag with a une writing tip (or in a plastic freezer bag with a tiny piece of the corner cut off). Drizzle white chocolate over the dark chocolate. Makes 36 biscotti.

Date: January 20, 2005

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