Aunt Dunette's Italian Anise Biscotti
photo by Stephanie Y.
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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30 biscotte
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons anise seed
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- Beat eggs, sugar, and oil. Mix in flour, baking powder, vanilla, and anise. Spread in greased metal ice cube trays or loaf pans. If using loaf pans, only fill 1/3 full. This recipe makes about 3 trays or pans worth.
- Bake 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from oven and cut in slices crosswise. Place slices on baking sheet and brown under broiler, then flip slices and brown on other side. Watch the cookies carefully, it is easy to burn them in this step. Normally the best idea is to broil with oven door open a crack and watch as they go.
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Reviews
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This recipe is the real deal! I was searching for one that my husband's uncle had given me years ago & I couldn't find it. Unfortunately, Uncle passed away last year so I couldn't ask him...but this one is pretty much the same thing, same method, etc. Instead of anise seed, I used anise extract (about 2 tsp.) but otherwise, I followed the recipe as written. Very good...recommended!
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Aunt Dunette sure knew how to make some great biscotte! These are very crisp and I loved the anise flavor in these and they hold up beautifully. I was a little worried about cooking them in the bread pans but they slid right out. Make sure you don't walk away while they are under the broiler because they darken quickly. Thanks for sharing your family recipe Panthur.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Demandy
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is my current home base, but I am from Philly and have also lived in South Florida. I love pastries and baking but I also do lots of fun shortcut dinners.