Orange and Basil Biscotti

Name: Orange and Basil Biscotti
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 59 milliliters sliced almonds, toasted; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoons dried basil; 2 eggs; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 1 Tbsp orange zest; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter, at room temperature

Orange and Basil Biscotti

The recipe Orange and Basil Biscotti could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes. One portion of this dish contains roughly 10g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 453 calories. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up sugar, eggs, orange zest, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Combine the sugar and butter in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle. Cream the mixture until pale and fluffy.

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Butter

Cream

Sugar

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Add the eggs, one at a time, making sure to mix well before each addition.

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Egg

Add the orange zest and basil and blend on low speed, about 30 seconds.

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Orange Zest

Basil

Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Add the flour mixture to the standing mixer and beat until combined. Fold in the almonds.

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Almonds

All Purpose Flour

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Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough in half. Using floured hands, shape the dough into logs.

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Brush off the excess flour.

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Place the logs on the baking sheet, spaced 5 inches apart.

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Flatten each log into a 2-inch-wide strip.

Bake the logs, rotating the baking sheet halfway through, until browned and set, about 30 minutes.

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Transfer the logs to a cooling rack and cool, about 15 minutes.

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Reduce the oven to 300 degrees F.

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Transfer the logs to a work surface.

Cut each log diagonally into 1/3-inch-thick slices using a serrated knife. Arrange the slices, cut-side down, on the baking sheet.

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Bake the slices, rotating the baking sheet halfway through, until crisp, about 20 minutes.

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Transfer the slices to the cooling racks and let cool.

The biscotti can be made 3 days ahead and stored in an airtight container at room temperature.

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Servings:

59milliliters

sliced almonds, toasted 1teaspoon

baking powder 1teaspoons

dried basil 2

eggs 355milliliters

all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 1Tbsp

orange zest 0teaspoons

salt 118milliliters

sugar 4Tbsps

unsalted butter, at room temperature

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are great choices for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. You could try Spalletti Chianti D.O.C.G. (). Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 12 dollars per bottle.