Cooking Recipe Chocolate-Walnut Biscotti
Recipe Ingredients
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the walnuts on a cookie sheet and
toast until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool and then chop
coarsely. In a double boiler over simmering water, melt the chocolate
and butter together. Remove from the heat and stir until smooth. Let
cool for 10 minutes. Sift together the flour and baking powder. In a
large bowl, beat the eggs lightly. Gradually beat in the sugar. Add
the orange zest. Stir in the cooled chocolate until blended. Stir in
the flour and baking powder until incorporated. Fold in the chopped
walnuts. Divide the dough in half, wrap in plastic wrap and
refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight. Butter a large cookie sheet
and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Shape each half of the dough
into a 14 x 2-1/2-inch log. Place about 4 inches apart on the
prepared pan. Smooth the tops and sides with a rubber spatula. Bake
for 40-45 minutes, or until the logs are firm when pressed in the
center. Remove the baking sheet from the oven. Do not turn off the
oven. Slide the logs onto a cutting board. With a large knife, cut
each log diagonally into 1/2-inch slices. Stand the slices upright on
edge on the prepared cookie sheet. Return to the oven and bake for
15 minutes longer, or until crisp. Transfer to wire racks to cool
completely.