Biscotti Recipe: Original Recipe from Italian Cuisine
Biscotti; are Italian cookies that are baked twice to make them crispy to accompany coffee. Originally called “Cantucci”, this flavor is especially famous for its almond version. Of course, you can add dried fruits or different nuts according to your own taste. Biscotti, which spread from the Tuscany region of Italy to the world, maintains its freshness for a long time thanks to its hard structure. It is consumed by dipping it in coffee. Just as the Turks have a tea and biscuit culture, the Italians have a coffee and biscotti culture. Read on for a really great biscotti recipe that you can easily prepare at home.

Ingredients for Biscotti Recipe
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup sunflower oil (100ml)
- 1/2 cup milk (100ml)
- Zest of half a lemon
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 cup sugar (200g)
- 125g chopped almonds (about 1 cup, you can also use hazelnuts or pistachios if desired)
- 3 + 1/4 cup all purpose flour (400g)
How to Make Biscotti Recipe?
Biscotti Recipe:
1.Step: Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
2.Step: First mix the liquid ingredients. Beat the eggs. Add the oil and milk.
3.Step:Add lemon zest, vanilla and baking powder and mix.
4.Step:Add the sugar and almonds. Finally, add the flour little by little until the dough is slightly sticky.
5.Step:Form the dough into a log the length of a cookie sheet, about 30 cm in length and flatten the top slightly. For smaller cookies, you can also divide the dough into two thinner pieces.
6.Step:First Baking: Bake for 25-30 minutes until light golden brown. Then remove from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes.


7.Step:Slice and Bake Again: Slice the cooled dough with a sharp knife into slices about 1 cm thick. Arrange the slices side by side on a baking sheet and bake for another 10 minutes on each side. This will crisp them up.


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How to Serve Biscotti?
You can eat Biscotti plain or by dipping it in coffee, tea or hot milk. If you like, you can also try it by dipping it in hot chocolate.

How to Store Biscotti?
If you store your biscotti cookies in a tightly closed glass jar, they will stay fresh for weeks.

Biscotti Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup sunflower oil (100ml)
- ½ cup milk (100ml)
- Zest of half a lemon
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 cup sugar (200g)
- 125 g chopped almonds (about 1 cup, you can also use hazelnuts or pistachios if desired)
- 3+¼ cup all purpose flour (400g)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- First mix the liquid ingredients. Beat the eggs. Add the oil and milk.
- Add lemon zest, vanilla and baking powder and mix.
- Add the sugar and almonds. Finally, add the flour little by little until the dough is slightly sticky.
- Form the dough into a log the length of a cookie sheet, about 30 cm in length and flatten the top slightly. For smaller cookies, you can also divide the dough into two thinner pieces.
- First Baking: Bake for 25-30 minutes until light golden brown. Then remove from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes.
- Slice and Bake Again: Slice the cooled dough with a sharp knife into slices about 1 cm thick. Arrange the slices side by side on a baking sheet and bake for another 10 minutes on each side. This will crisp them up.
You can also use ingredients other than almonds for the biscotti recipe. You can add dried fruits such as cranberries and raisins, orange zest, cinnamon, different nuts such as hazelnuts and peanuts, and even chocolate chips. Keep trying until you find the right combination for you. Enjoy!
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