Basic Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces blanched almonds
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 eggs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 spread almonds on a baking sheet and toast them in oven until lightly golden.
• 3 let cool.
• 4 coarsely chop half the nuts.
• 5 butter 2 large baking sheets.
• 6 mix flour, sugar, salt and baking soda.
• 7 beat in eggs, then whole and chopped nuts.
• 8 mix to obtain a firm dough.
• 9 knead briefly, then divide dough into 2 pieces.
• 10 on a floured work surface, roll each piece under your hands into a cylinder 15 inches long and about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
• 11 place 2 rolls, well separated, on each baking sheet and bake 15 to 20 minutes, until very lightly browned and firm to the touch.
• 12 with a spatula, carefully transfer the rolls to a cutting board and slice each onediagonally into cookies about 1/2-inch thick.
• 13 set wire racks on the baking sheets and lay out the biscotti on them.
• 14 return them to the oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until very firm and crisp.
• 15 cool on the racks, then transfer them to a tin for long keeping.