Sunday, May 23, 2004

La Dolce Vita OR......BISCOTTIS
An alternative to the ubiquitous donut, biscotti is the Italian dunking cookie-- I think Vash would like these, but nothing would ever replace donuts for Vash! Here's the recipe:

Mamma Vash's Legendary Biscotti

1/2 cup butter 3 eggs
3/4 cup sugar 1 cup nuts
3 cup flour (white)
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon extract
1 tab flavoring extract
(orange extract, or lemon, or
vanilla, or anise (which
tastes like licorice)

1. preheat oven to 350 F
2.beat egg whites until a bit stiff,then add sugar
3.add in yolks,flavoring extracts,softened butter beating well
4.Then add flour, baking powder, and 1 cup nuts (any kind-- walnuts or almonds work good
5. chill dough for 30 min because it will be sticky-- do not add extra flour
6.using 1/3 of the dough, you can add some "extras"--like 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips, and 1/4 cup chopped pistachios) Knead any extra ingredients into dough very well. Place a little flour on a smooth surface, and roll the dough into a cylinder 8"long, 3/4" tall.Slightly flatten cylinder into a rectangle 9" x3"x3/4",place on greased cooky sheet
7.Bake the rectangle for 20 min while you are watching some good anime.
8.remove the rectangle, allow to cool for 15 min, , then slice it at a 30-40 degree angle.each slice will be about 3/4" thick
9. place the slices on a greased cookie pan with the cut face down, and bake in oven for 15 min to toast the cookie (better for dunking, more crunchy)
Remove, allow to cook and enjoy.


Repeat steps 6-9 for the other 2/3 of the dough, and you can add about 3/4-1 cup of extra goodies to the dough for a variety of flavors from one batch. You can leave unbaked dough in the fridge for up to 2 days if you don't have the time to bake.

I hope you enjoy these.

Ozy J, I send you a day with 30h because you are always so busy!, Thrush Battersea, ,I send you snowdrop iris of purest colours, Silver Falcon, I send you the Red Tailed hawks, gliding on thermals, and watching over everyone in the canyon. Milkycat, I send you a warm private beach to stroll, Panda I send you a week of bright sun with warm- not hot_ days, TAG--I send you some cool jazz!, Last Guardian85-- I send you cool breezes that will gently toss your locks, Vashspiegel, I send you laughter for your sense of humour, Willow I send a welcome hug, Cuteanuki-- i send rainbow colours for painting, and Bali-Kitty-- I send you meadowful of flowers.

For all my friends, I wish laughter, love, and fellowship of kind hearts.

See you all on the other side of starshine!
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