Ellen's Chocolate Biscotti
- 1-3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup alkalized cocoa powder
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 dash salt
- 1-1/4 cup sugar
- 1-1/3 cup hazelnut
- walnuts, chopped and skinned
- 4 lg. eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 325F and set rack in the middle level of the oven.
- Cover 2 large cookie sheets or jelly roll pans with parchment or foil.
- Mix the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt and sift into a mixing bowl.
- Stir in the sugar and nuts.
- Whisk the eggs and vanilla and stir into the flour mixture to form a dough.
- On a lightly floured surface, press dough together.
- Divide dough in half and roll into a log the length of the pan (14 to 18-inches) Place each logon the pan and flatten slightly.
- Bake for about 30 minutes, until well risen and firm.
- Cool the logs on the pans.
- After the logs have cooled, detach from paper and slice them about 1/2-inch thick with a sharp serrated knife.
- Place back on paper-lined pans, cut side down, and bake again for about 20 minutes, or until dry and crisp.
- Cool on pans and store in a tin or plastic container with a tight fitting lid.
flour, alkalized cocoa, baking powder, salt, sugar, hazelnut, walnuts, eggs, vanilla extract
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/2235 (may not work)