Tozzetti Or Biscotti(Hazelnut Cookies)
2 cups flour 1 1/3 cups sugar 2 large eggs 1 tablespoon lemon rind -- grated 1/4 cup Sambuca -- anise-flavored lique 1/4 cup rum 1 1/2 cups hazelnuts -- peeled,blanched,whol 2 tabl...
Ingredients
- 2cups flour
- 11/3 cups sugar
- 2large eggs
- 1tablespoonlemon rind -- grated
- 1/4cupsambuca -- anise-flavored lique
- 1/4cuprum
- 11/2 cups hazelnuts -- peeled,blanched,whol
- 2tablespoons baking powder
Directions
- 1
2 cups flour 1 1/3 cups sugar 2 large eggs 1 tablespoon lemon rind -- grated 1/4 cup Sambuca -- anise-flavored lique 1/4 cup rum 1 1/2 cups
- 2
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- 3
Lightly oil a large baking pan and dust with flour
- 4
Shake off excess flour
- 5
Combine the flour, sugar, eggs, lemon rind, liqueur and rum in a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until thoroughly blended
- 6
Beat in the hazelnuts (or almonds) and bakingg powder
- 7
Using the hands, pick up half the dough [ick!] and shape it into a long sausage shape
- 8
Arrange it on the prepared baking pan, off center and not too close to the edge of the pan