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Bicotti – low fat easy base recipe
December 2, 2009 at 9:31 pm , by admin
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups of flour
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1/2t baking soda
- 1/2t Baking Powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 Large eggs Icing sugar for rolling it in
- Optional: nuts, ginger pieces, cherrys, cocoa etc
Instructions
- Put all ingrediants in a blender and turn on low until mixed and doughy (or mix by hand)
- Turn out into board and roll in icing sugar (this can be messy/sticky, do your best)
- Split into 2 long thing rolls, put on baking paper on an oven tray.
- Cook at 180C/350F for 15 minutes or until cake like (occasionally a little longer to firm up in the middle)
- Slice into slices finger width thick lay slices on their side and re-bake for another 10-15 minutes at 150C/300F or until toasted/crisp on the outside.
Quick Notes
Most recipes contain a cup of oil or butter, I especially hunted down and tested this recipe which is low fat and easy.
These make an excellent gift wrapped in cellophane with a bow for christmas, or served with coffee. You can dress it up with a dunk in chocolate, or leave them as they are.
Additional Ingrediants:
Spices: 1/2 to 1t cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom or ginger all seem to taste great
Citrus zests and juice: 1t of lemon or orange zes and up to four T of juice can be added to the mix
Extracts: 1/2 to 1t of almond, pepermint, or vanilla extract can be added
Dried Fruits: cherries, cranberries,apricots,raisins, or currents can be rehydrated in water, fruit juice or alcohol, drained and added to the mixture.
Nuts: 1/2 to 1 cup shelled, peeled, chopped nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans, etc) can be added to the mix
Category Baking, Treats / Tags: Tags: basic, biscotti, easy, fruit, gift, nuts, vegetarian, /
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by Liz Quilty
On December 5, 2009 at 8:58 am
Okay having made this one a few times, the cooking times are a little off i found. It says 15mins for the first bake, however ive often found another 5-10 mins is needed to bring it to a 'cake' like texture before cutting, otherwise its often gloopy in the middle. Second bake often i find its not as crispy as I'd like so i do it 20-25 mins bake usually.
by Liz Quilty
On December 5, 2009 at 9:04 am
Oh, and to add to that, try the chocolate and cherry!!!! to die for!