Assunta’S Italian Stuffed Biscotti

• 5 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
• 4 eggs
• 1 orange juice and zest
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 pound pitted dates chopped
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup maraschino cherries chopped
• 1 cup walnuts chopped
• 20 ounces crushed pineapple drained
• 1 cup sugar confectionary
• 3 1/2 tablespoons milk
• 2 drops lemon juice
• 2 drops extract your choice
• sprinkles or jimmies, optional
• food coloring optional

1. Prepare the dough by mixing the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Combine the eggs, shortening and remaining wet ingredients into the flour. Combine all the ingredients and form it into a ball. This can be done in a food processor or by hand. The dough will be soft. Wrap it in wax paper and refrigerate for 1 hour.
2. Cook the chopped dates in water and lemon juice until they are soft; about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add 1 tablespoon of butter and let it cool. Add the chopped cherries crushed pineapple and chopped nuts. Set aside.

flour, sugar, baking powder, eggs, orange juice, milk, vegetable shortening, dates, water, lemon juice, butter, maraschino cherries, walnuts, pineapple, sugar confectionary, milk, lemon juice, drops, sprinkles, coloring optional

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Assuntas-Italian-Stuffed-Biscotti-1645623 (may not work)