Anise Biscotti
Is biscotti on your baking list but want the just-right recipe? Here is a family recipe for this delicious Italian crunchy cookie, perfectly flavored with anise. Light and airy biscotti are perfect for breakfast, snacks, or after-dinner treats.
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 156.8kcal
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (120ml) oil
- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
- ½ Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 Tablespoon roasted anise seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350, Line a large baking sheet or two small ones with parchment paper. Note1
- In a deep bowl, whisk together eggs, vanilla extract and sugar. Mix in oil.
- In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder and anise seeds.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix with a spoon or spatula.
- Moisten your hands lightly with oil and form dough into a rectangle or a log 0.5 inch thickness.
- Bake in the middle rack for 20-25 minutes or until until the top and sides of the biscotti turns light brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool down for 10 minutes.
- Cut into 2-inch slices, carefully turn slices to one side, and bake for another 6-8 minutes until brown.
- Turn the biscotti on the other side and repeat browning.
- Let them cool down before serving. Store in an airtight container.
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Notes
Note1: This solely depends on the size you like for your biscotti to be.
The original post was double this recipe but I decided to half the recipe this time. If you would like to make a big batch, just double everything in the ingredients list including the baking powder.
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Nutrition
Calories: 156.8kcal | Carbohydrates: 19.6g | Protein: 2.6g | Fat: 7.6g | Saturated Fat: 0.7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4.3g | Cholesterol: 23.3mg | Sodium: 55mg | Potassium: 32.7mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Vitamin A: 0.8IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 3.3mg | Iron: 5.9mg