Thursday, June 19, 2014

Throwback Thursday: Twice Baked Cookies...AKA Biscotti



"Throwback Thursday: Taking you back through the past 6 years by highlighting some of my favorite blog posts"


The word biscotti in Italian roughly means "twice baked." The key to making biscotti is to bake the cookies in a loaf, then slice the loaf and reheat the slices. Biscotti are traditionally a dunking cookie; so hard and dry is key. In various parts of Italy they are served with wine for this purpose. There are hundreds of recipes for biscotti, but he one I use has been in our family for generations. It was passed on to me from my father's sister; Aunt Rosie.


Aunt Rosie's Biscotti
(printable recipe)
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
6 eggs
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp anise extract

Preheat oven to 350.

Beat together butter and shortening. Add sugar and beat until well blended.

Add eggs 1 at a time. Mix in vanilla and anise.

Add flour and baking powder slowly; mixing well after each addition. Batter will be stiff.

Form batter into 3 inch wide slabs on ungreased cookie sheet. (should make 4 slabs). Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Cut into 1 inch bars and return to oven for 20 minutes flipping half way.


12 comments:

  1. I am so happy to have this biscotti recipe. Did not see it before.

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  2. These sound so good. I wonder how hard it would be to convert them into gluten-free... :)

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  3. I've never made Biscotti, but it looks so easy. I've got to try it!

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  4. Fun idea sharing your favorite posts on TBT. These look delicious. I'm ready to dunk!

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  5. I've really got to try making biscotti. As far back as I can remember (3 or so) we were served biscotti by my Italian grandmother and she always gave us a small little cup of espresso to dunk it in. I can't imagine serving MY 3 year old espresso right now, but I might continue the biscotti tradition. thanks for the recipe.

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  6. Love the TBT version of your biscotti. Looks yummy and crunchy.

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  7. Aren't family recipes the best! I love biscotti and this looks like a delicious classic!

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  8. I make my husband's late grandmother's recipe all the time. Gotta try this one!

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  9. Mmm. Love biscotti -- and love that this is a recipe straight from the family archives!

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  10. Love biscotti and they are incredible in Italy. Not the break your teeth kind we have here. :-)

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