A dough of flour, sugar, eggs and oil, sometimes with anise seeds, shaped into logs and baked until firm; sliced on the diagonal and the slices baked again until dry and crisp.
Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
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In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
Bowl
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Whisk the eggs, oil and vanilla extract and add to the dry mixture.
Whisk
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Knead' the dough', until smooth and not sticky.
⚙ KneadingBowlStand mixer
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Roll the dough into logs 3 cm across and place them on the baking sheet, spaced apart.
Baking pan
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Bake 25 minutes, until the logs are golden and firm to the touch.
⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
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Cool the logs a little and slice them on the diagonal 1.5 cm thick.
Serrated knife (bread knife)Cutting board
💡Slice with a serrated knife, in a sawing motion: a smooth knife presses on the log and crumbles the slices.
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Arrange the slices on their sides on the baking sheet.
Baking pan
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Bake 10 minutes, until the cookies dry out and brown lightly.
⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
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Cool the biscotti completely on a rack.
Cooling rack
474calories
9 gprotein
70 gcarbs
16 gfat
● protein 8%● carbs 60%● fat 32%
Per serving (126 g), of 4 servings
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⚖ About the ingredients
Flour: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 120 g · 364 kcal per 100 g · More about Flour →
Sugar: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 200 g · 387 kcal per 100 g · More about Sugar →
Baking powder: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 4.6 g · 80 kcal per 100 g · More about Baking powder →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
Eggs: measured in pieces: one ≈ 50 g · 143 kcal per 100 g · More about Eggs →
Oil: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 216 g · 886 kcal per 100 g · More about Oil →
Vanilla extract: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 4.2 g · 288 kcal per 100 g · More about Vanilla extract →
🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Baking pan· Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
Cooling rack· Also works: Oven rack (Oven rack)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Plate (Bottom sweats and softens)
Cutting board· Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
Whisk· Also works: Hand mixer (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)
Helps, not needed: Stand mixer
By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.
⚙️ What you can change
Possible additions: Anise seeds · salt · Oil · Vanilla · Pistachios · Grated orange zest · Two flat logs (25 by 8 cm) · Lower heat for the second bake (150) · Cinnamon · Rolling the logs in sesame · Ground almonds · Rose water · Two long logs (length) (25 cm)
