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Chocolate Dipped Almond Biscotti

Most elegant of Continental coffee cookies, but these are very, very easy.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, cookies, desserts
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: almonds, biscotti, chocolate
Servings: 9
Calories: 307kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp almond extract

CHOCOLATE DIP

  • 1 1/4 cups dark chocolate chips
  • 1 tbsp shortening
  • 1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds for coating

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 370 degrees (if you don't have a digital display, estimate). Grease or spray a loaf pan.
  • Beat eggs and sugar well. Add salt, almond extract and baking powder; beat well. Add the flour and beat until mixed.
  • Pour
  • batter into prepared pan. Bake at 370 for 20-25 minutes. Remove from
  • oven and cool on rack for about 30 minutes. Remove from pan and slice
  • loaf into 1-inch slices.
  • Heat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Place
  • biscotti side down on an ungreased baking sheet. Toast about 5 minutes
  • each side. WATCH CAREFULLY as you don't want them to burn. Remove
  • from oven and let cool on the baking sheet overnight to dry. HINT--what
  • I do to speed this process is I let the oven cool down slightly and put
  • the sheet with the biscotti back in the oven (the oven is off) and
  • leave them in there until I'm ready to dip them.
  • Prepare
  • chocolate dip by placing chocolate chips and shortening in a
  • microwave-proof bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute; stir. Microwave
  • on HIGH for an additional 30 seconds. Stir well until no lumps are in
  • the dip.
  • Line a baking sheet with wax paper.
  • Dip
  • the biscotti half way down in the chocolate; let excess chocolate drain off. Roll the chocolate
  • portion in the toasted almonds. Place biscotti on prepared baking
  • sheet. Repeat with remaining biscotti. Let chocolate set until firm.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 307kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 300mg | Potassium: 285mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 53IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 1mg