After a bit of a hiatus, I caught a lot of flack for not posting anything. So to remedy that. I whipped up some biscotti. This recipe is new to me and frankly, needs to be tweaked some. but here it is as I made it.
eggs 10 oz
sugar 18 oz
salt .5 oz
vanilla extract 2 tsp
pastry flour 28 oz
baking powder .75 oz
almonds 10 oz
combine the eggs, sugar and salt. whisk over hot water until the sugar is incorporated into the mixture. stick a finger and and see if it feels gritty. if so, keep whisking.
pull it off the heat and whisk until it's light and thick. i thought about putting it in the kitchen aid, but then I thought about all those Italian grandmas who must have made this through the years. I figure if they can do it, i can too. after whisking it, i said "screw this. i'll just throw it in the mixer next time".
add vanilla
fold in flour mixture
add almonds
shape into about 3 logs.
bake on a silpat or on parchment at 325 for about 40 minutes. turn them half way through.
reduce oven temp to 275.
pull logs out and let cool for a few min.
slice them and lay them out to further toast up. about 35-40 min.
i like to rotate pans and flip the pieces half way through
i dip some in chocolate. but elaine is not a fan of chocolate on her biscotti, so i only do half of them. she's crazy but we love her.
next time, i think i will add some citrus flavor. lemon, grapefruit, etc.
