Recipe - Chocolate-Orange Hazelnut Biscotti

One fourth cup Shelled hazelnuts
2 One half cup Allpurpose flour
One fourth cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
Three fourths teaspoon Baking soda
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1 cup Sugar
2 lg Eggs
1 lg Egg white
1 One half teaspoon Grated orange zest
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

The word biscotti means "twice baked," and these Italian specialties do go
into the oven twice: The dough, formed into a log, is baked until firm, and
then the logs are cut or sliced up and rebaked to produce crisp cookies that are
traditionally served with a beverage for dunking. To reduce the calories
and fat we:

* eliminated the One half cup butter * reduced the amount of nuts
Before After Calories 85 59 Fat (g.) 3 0.9 % Calories from Fat 32% 13%
Cholesterol (mg.) 10 11

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray;
set aside. Place the hazelnuts in a baking pan and toast for 8 to 10
minutes, or until the skins loosen and the nuts are lightly browned. Place
the hazelnuts in a kitchen towel and rub to remove the skins. Finely chop
the nuts; set aside. Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees. In a large
bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. In
another large bowl, with an electric mixer at medium speed, beat the sugar,
eggs, egg white, orange zest and vanilla until well combined.

With the mixer at low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients and
hazelnuts, and beat until well combined. Turn the dough out onto a lightly
floured surface. Shape the dough into two 12inchlong logs. Place the logs
on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the
bottoms are lightly browned and the tops are set. Remove the logs to a wire
rack to cool for about 10 minutes, then cut each log diagonally into
1/2inchthick slices. Return the slices to the baking sheet and bake for
another 10 to 15 minutes (turning the biscotti once halfway through
baking), or until lightly toasted all over. Transfer the biscotti to wire
racks to cool completely.

Makes 40 cookies; serving size 1.

Posted to recipeludigest by Sandy sandysno@pctech.net on Mar 19, 1998