Italian Biscotti Al La Syd

Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 130
• 1 lb unsalted butter, softened
• 4 cups granulated sugar
• 8 eggs, room temperature
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (1 ounce) bottle anise
• 1 cup slivered almonds
• 8 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 cups dried cranberries
• 2 cups pistachio nuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 in a large bowl mix the first 7 ingredients until well blended.
• 3 stir in the flour one cup at a time.
• 4 when smooth, mix in cranberries & pistachios.
• 5 pat the dough into a smooth round dome in the mixing bowl, then cut it into quarter sections. slowly shape each section, patting & rolling it carefully, first into a log, & then into a seamless loaf about 13" long & 4" wide. place two of the loaves on a 15"x10" baking sheet.
• 6 bake loaves for 45 minutes, checking them every 15 minutes to see if the dough is spreading out & becoming too flat. if it is, reshape the loaf with a spatula.
• 7 remove loaves from the oven & allow them to cool. when cool, cut each loaf into 1" slices & then cut those slices in half. place the slices back on the baking sheet, standing up & separated from one another, then bake them for another 10 minutes or so.
• 8 remove cookies from the oven & cool them completely before storing them in an air tight container.