November 07, 2008
Ingredients:
5 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 package Bertolini Lievito Vaniglinato (16 g)
4 cups flour
jam of choice
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Directions:
Beat eggs, add sugar and vegetable oil and mix until sugar is dissolved
add 1 package of Bertolini lievito vaniglinato
stretch dough with fingers into mold
add flour little at a time until it is a consistency of cookie dough
spray cookie molds with non stick spray like Pam
add 1/2 tsp of thick jam per mold
cover jam with dough and pinch edges
brush with eggs
place filled molds onto cookie sheet
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Cook 500 deg F for 4-5 minutes. Keep close watch and remove when they are golden brown. These are
Italian cookies Mamma style, Mangiare.
July 12, 2008
This recipe makes approximately 24 cookies.
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cup (425 ml)
2 tsp (10 ml)
3/4 cup (175 ml)
2
3/4 cup (175 ml)
1/3 cup (75 ml)
2 tsp (10 ml)
1/2 tsp (2 ml)
1 1/2 tsp (7 ml)
1
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flour
baking powder
whole unblanched almond
eggs
sugar
melted butter
vanilla
almond extract
grated orange rind
egg white lightly beaten
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Directions:
- In large bowl combine flour and baking powder.
- Stir in Almonds.
- Whisk eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla, almond extract and orange rind.
- Stir into flour mixture until soft, sticky dough forms.
- Transfer dough to lightly floured surface, form into smooth ball, divide in half, roll each into 12 inch long log. Place on ungreased baking sheet.
- brush tops with egg whites.
- bake in 350 F oven for 20 minutes. Remove and cool for 5 minutes on rack. Cut diagonally into 3/4 inch thick slices, stand cookies upright on baking sheet.
- bake sliced cookies for an additional 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- cool on rack … mangia!!
Biscotti in Italian means cookie and also means twice baked…