Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Double-Chocolate Biscotti

Double-Chocolate Biscotti from Cooking Light

Vanilla extract enhances the dusky mix of cocoa and minichips in these twice-baked slice cookies, which deliver deep chocolate taste.

Yield

3 dozen (serving size: 2 biscotti)

Ingredients

  • 6.75 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate minichips
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 large egg white
  • Cooking spray

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 6 ingredients (through salt) in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Combine vanilla, eggs, and egg white in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add flour mixture to egg mixture; stir until well blended. Divide dough in half. Turn dough out onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. With floured hands, shape each dough half into a 12-inch-long roll; pat to 1/2-inch thickness.

3. Bake at 350° for 22 minutes. Remove rolls from baking sheet; cool 10 minutes on a wire rack. Cut each roll diagonally into 18 (1/2-inch) slices. (Only got 11-13 slices, so I maybe should've flattened it a bit more?) Carefully stand slices upright on baking sheet. Bake biscotti an additional 15 minutes or until almost firm (biscotti will be slightly soft in center but will harden as they cool). Remove biscotti from baking sheet; cool completely on wire rack.

Nutritional Information

Calories:117 (17% from fat)
Fat:2.2g (sat 1g,mono 0.7g,poly 0.1g)
Protein:2.5g
Carbohydrate:22.5g
Fiber:1g
Cholesterol:24mg
Iron:1.1mg
Sodium:125mg
Calcium:12mg
**Very easy, doesn't taste "light" at all! I love it and will certainly make again.

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