Biscotti 2
1 1/2 cups sugar 1 tablespoon almond paste 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 large eggs 2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoons almond extract 2 tablespoons pine nuts 2 tablespoons c...
Ingredients
- 11/2 cups sugar
- 1tablespoonalmond paste
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
- 4large eggs
- 2cups flour
- 1/2teaspoonbaking powder
- 2teaspoons almond extract
- 2tablespoons pine nuts
Directions
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1 1/2 cups sugar 1 tablespoon almond paste 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 large eggs 2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoons almond extract
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Place a mixing bowl over hot but not boiling water, or use a big double boiler
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Put the sugar, almond paste, salt, and eggs into the bowl, and beat for 5 minutes, or until the mixture is lukewarm and looks like pancake b
- 4
Make sure that the almond paste is well beaten also
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Take the bowl off the hot water and continue beating for another 5 minutes, or until the batter is cool and looks almost like frosting
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Sift the flour with the baking powder and fold it gently into the batter
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Add the almond extract and fold again
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Using a teaspoon, drop cookies 1 1/2 inches apart on buttered and floured cookie sheets, decorate with pine nuts, and sprinkle with confecti