Biscotti 2

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Biscotti 2

Recipe By : ekman@netcom.com (Crossly the Glad-Eyed Bear)
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breads Low Fat
Biscotti

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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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
2 tablespoons pine nuts
2 tablespoons confectioner's sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place a mixing bowl over hot but not boiling
water, or use a big double boiler. 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 batter. Make sure that the almond paste
is well beaten also. 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. Sift the flour with the baking powder and fold it gently into
the batter. Add the almond extract and fold again. Using a teaspoon,
drop cookies 1 1/2 inches apart on buttered and floured cookie sheets,
decorate with pine nuts, and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Let
stand about 5 minutes, and then bake for 15 minutes (at 350 degrees), or
until toasty and crisp on the outside.




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