The Real Italian Biscotti

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 12 eggs
• 1 ounce anise flavoring
• 5 cups flour
• 6 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups crisco, plus
• 2 tablespoons crisco

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 in mixer beat eggs and anise flavoring together for about 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
• 3 in a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and sugar.
• 4 mix in the crisco until it turns into small pieces.
• 5 add the egg mixture and combine (dough will be thick and sticky).
• 6 lightly grease cookie sheet.
• 7 roll dough into logs approximately the length of your cookie sheet, 1 1/2 inches thick and 1 inch high.
• 8 place logs on the greased cookie sheet about 4 inches apart.
• 9 bake for approximately 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 10 remove from oven and slice diagonally.
• 11 lay cut side down in tray and bake about 10 more minutes.
• 12 i have put almonds or walnuts (coarsely chopped) in batter and they do taste good., but i have found that if i put the nuts in dry mixture and then add the egg mixture it is so much easier.