Chocolate Biscotti

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Title: Chocolate Biscotti
Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Biscotti
Yield: 2 dozen

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4 oz Unsweetened chocolate
1/2 c Butter
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
3 lg Eggs
1 1/4 c Sugar
3 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Baking powder
1 c Hazelnuts or walnuts; chop
1 Egg white; lightly beaten

Melt chocolate and butter in a heavy saucepan over low
heat. Beat eggs at medium speed with an electric mixer
until frothy; gradually add sugar, beating until thick
and pale (about 5 minutes). Add chocolate mixture,
stirring until blended. Combine flour and baking
powder; stir into chocolate mixture. Stir in nuts.
Flour hands, and form dough into a 13" log. Place on a
lightly greased baking sheet. Brush with egg white.
Bake at 350F for 45 minutes; cool on a wire rack. Cut
log with a serrated knife crosswise into 24 (1/2-inch)
slices, and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake
at 350F for 10 minutes on each side. Remove to wire
racks to cool.

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