Five-spice Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons five-spice powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 3 1/3 cups unbleached flour (or a little more)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups whole almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f & grease two baking sheets.
• 2 in a large bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar & spices, then add melted butter & stir well.
• 3 in another bowl, mix together 3 1/3 cups of flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt & almonds.
• 4 add half of this flour mixture to egg mixture, stirring well with a wooden spoon.
• 5 add 2nd half of flour mixture & stir until a smooth dough forms, adding a tablespoon or two of flour if the dough seems too tacky. with floured hands, you should be able to form a small piece of dough into a ball.
• 6 form half of the dough into a large log & place it on one of the greased baking sheets, then flatten the log until it is 5-6 inches wide & 10 inches long. do the same with the 2nd half of the dough, using the second baking sheet.
• 7 bake the logs for 35 minutes, until logs are firm but give slightly when pressed with a finger.
• 8 remove baking sheets from the oven & reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees f.
• 9 while logs are still warm, use a large spatula to carefully transfer them to a cutting board, & cut them crosswise on a slight diagonal, into 1/2-inch-thick slices.
• 10 lay the cookies on their sides on the baking sheets & bake them 15 minutes more.
• 11 remove from the oven & let cookies cool on a wire rack.
• 12 store in an airtight container, up to 2 weeks.