Anise Cookies & Biscotti?

[honeygirl1971]

I hope someone posts! I would love these recipes too!

[C_Popielarz]

I just completed a search for anise cookies and biscotti on the bb and have only been able to find one receipe- for Sue Queen's Italian Cookies. I was wondering if anyone has and receipes out there that they could share. My husband loves anise but there aren't too make receipes (especially light) out there for it.

Thanks in advance!!

[lisas3575]

* Exported from MasterCook Mac *

Anise-Almond Biscotti

Recipe By : Bon Appétit, 12/99
Serving Size : 36 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Biscotti

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 1/4 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/3 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/4 sticks unsalted butter -- melted
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons anise seed -- ground
1 cup almonds -- toasted, coarsely
-- chopped
1 large egg white

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into medium bowl. Mix sugar, melted butter, 3 eggs, vanilla extract and ground aniseed in large bowl. Add flour mixture to egg mixture and stir with wooden spoon until well blended. Mix in almonds.

Divide dough in half. Using floured hands, shape each dough half into 13 1/2-inch-long, 2 1/2-inch-wide log. Transfer both logs to prepared baking sheet, spacing apart. Whisk egg white in small bowl until foamy; brush over top and sides of each dough log.

Bake logs until golden brown (logs will spread), about 30 minutes. Cool logs completely on sheet on rack, about 25 minutes. Maintain oven temperature.

Transfer logs to work surface; discard parchment paper. Using serrated knife, cut logs on diagonal into 1/2-inch-wide slices. Arrange slices, cut side down, on same baking sheet. Bake 12 minutes. Turn biscotti over; bake until just beginning to color, about 8 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)

Makes about 3 Dozen.



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Per serving: 106 Calories; 3g Fat (23% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 18g Carbohydrate; 18mg Cholesterol; 58mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 1/2 Starch/Bread; 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates

NOTES : "Biscotti have become very popular recently, but my mother-in-law, Helen, has been baking them for years," says Janet Mercuri of North Royalton Ohio. "Now that I've started using her recipe, friends tell me that my biscotti taste just like their grandmothers' —and I'm not even Italian."

These have a subtle anise flavor and would be nice with a caffè latte.




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[MaryH]

Anise-Almond Biscotti

Oooohhhhhhh, those look good, time to start baking!!!!!!!!

Since I really like the anise flavor I'll probably increase the seeds and also throw in some anise flavored liquor.

[Beth]

I have a really good recipe a friend gave me. It uses anise and grappa. I will try to find it and post it for you (the loose recipes have not found their new home yet).

[C_Popielarz]

mmm the biscotti looks really good!!

[Beth]

Here's the recipe that I have made and really like. It's the reason I have a bottle of grappa, which I bought after a co-worker made these and brought them to work.


* Exported from MasterCook *

Aunt Victoria's Biscotti from Chez Panisse Desserts



1/2 cup whole almonds -- unblanched (about 2 oz)
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
4 teaspoons Grappa
1 teaspoon anise extract
1 teaspoon anise seed
2 cups flour -- plus 2 Tablespoons
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Toast almonds in 350 degree oven until they smell nutty. Cool, chop into 1/4 inch chunks. Turn oven to 325 degrees.

Cream butter until fluffy. Add sugar. Cream again until fluffy and beat in eggs until smooth. Beat in grappa, anise extract and anise seed.

Mix flour, baking powder and salt and beat into butter mixture just until blended. Stir in nuts.

On lightly floured board, make sausage like rolls of dough an inch or so in diameter and the length of your baking sheet. Set them on the baking sheet about 2" apart. Bake in top 1/3 of oven for about 25 minutes or until they are set and lightly browned on top. Cool rolls on rack for 5 minutes, then slice diagionally about 1" thick.

lay slices back on baking sheet and return to oven for about 5 minutes to dry them. Turn the slices over and dry them for another 5 minutes. Cool on a rack and store in a tightly covered container where they will keep for months.

Yield:
"4 1/2 dozen"

[Mamasue]

Ah...I think that Sue's Queen's Italian Cookies is mine! Tell me..did you get it here or cyber-kitchen.com. Enjoy! They are moist and easy. A basic dough that you can change around with different flavorings and additions like nuts, cherries, etc.

[SandyM]

Originally posted by Mamasue
Ah...I think that Sue's Queen's Italian Cookies is mine!

Oh yummmm these are good - and yes, they're our own Sweet Sue's recipe!!

I personally wouldn't change these for the world. Anise just screams Christmas to me, and I can't wait to make these again!!

Thanks Sue!!