Almond, Anise and Olive Oil Biscotti

Almond, Anise and Olive Oil Biscotti
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 60
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 71.9
  • Total Fat: 3.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 9.3 mg
  • Sodium: 74.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 9.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
  • Protein: 1.3 g

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Introduction

Lovely alternative biscotti using olive oil. These are crunch without being so hard you need to dunk them for older eaters. They are deliberately smaller sized than store bought and freeze well. Lovely alternative biscotti using olive oil. These are crunch without being so hard you need to dunk them for older eaters. They are deliberately smaller sized than store bought and freeze well.
Number of Servings: 60

Ingredients

    3 large Egg, fresh, whole, raw
    1 tsp Anise Seed
    1 tsp Salt
    1 tsp Vanilla Extract
    1.25 cup, slivered Almonds
    1.50 tsp Baking Soda
    0.75 cup, unpacked Brown Sugar
    0.50 cup Granulated Sugar
    1 tsp Almond Extract
    1 tsp Anise Oil Extract
    5 cup Chocolate, Nestle Real Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
    2.50 cup Flour - Gold medal all purpose flour
    0.5 cup Olive Oil

Directions

Toast almonds until golden brown and let cool thoroughly. Crush and toast anise seeds in dry pan until fragrant. Mix together flour, sugars, aniseseed, baking powder and salt. In separate bowl beat eggs, extracts and olive oil until really well mixed. Fold by hand with a spoon into flour mixture. Mix just til incorporated and add almonds, mixing again, lightly. Using a spoon, place on parchment paper, making three logs. The dough is really sticky. Sprinkle lightly with additional granulated sugar. Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes and slice. Bake again for about 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool, drizzle lightly with melted chocolate chips.

Serving Size: Makes 60 small pieces