Gingerbread Biscotti

Name: Gingerbread Biscotti
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 95
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 237 milliliters coarsely chopped toasted blanched almonds (see notes); 113 grams 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature; 118 milliliters dark molasses; 3 larges eggs; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters minced fresh ginger; 1 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 177 milliliters sugar

Gingerbread Biscotti requires about 45 minutes from start to finish. One serving contains 45 calories, 1g of protein, and 2g of fat. For 9 cents per serving, you get a dessert that serves 95. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. If you have baking powder, ground cinnamon, molasses, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in molasses, ginger, and eggs until well blended, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.

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Molasses

Butter

Ginger

Sugar

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. Stir or beat into butter mixture until well blended. Stir in almonds.

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Baking Powder

Allspice

Cinnamon

Almonds

Butter

Clove

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Spoon 1 cup dough in dollops down the length of a buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheet, 1 inch from edge. Spoon another 1 cup dough down the length of the other side of the sheet. With floured fingers, pat each strip of dough into a flat 13-inch loaf, about 1/2 inch thick and 2 inches wide. Repeat with remaining dough (dough can stand while first loaves bake).

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Bake loaves in a 350 oven until golden, 15 to 20 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking.

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Oven

Frying Pan

With a sharp knife, cut loaves crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Separate slices slightly and tip each onto a cut side.

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Knife

Return to oven and bake until cookies are slightly darker and firm and dry to the touch, 15 to 20 minutes longer. Gently slide biscotti onto racks to cool completely.

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Biscotti