Italian cookies “Biscotti”

Biscotti is a cookie that is very popular not only in Italy, but also in other countries. This cookie has a very unusual name, because the literal translation of the word “Biscotti” from the Italian language means “baked twice”. Well, who doesn’t want to buy a rattan furniture, so that later in his living room drink tea with cookies, comfortably sitting in a cozy wicker chair.

In order to cook Biscotti, the dough needs to be baked twice: first, and then cut into slices. The cookies are very, very dry and is subject to long-term storage.

Many Biscotti recipes are known. Nuts, dried fruits, and chocolate, and powdered sugar are added to it. Vanilla phistenic “Biscotti” are very tasty.

In order to prepare such cookies, you need: 420 g of flour, 200 g of sugar and a little more for powder, 85 g of pistachios (not salty), 70 g of dried cranberries, 55 g of butter, 4 large chicken eggs, 2 hours. l. bakery powder and the same amount of vanilla extract, as well as a pinch of salt.

The oven needs to warm up to 190 degrees, and lay a sheet of culinary paper on a baking sheet. Then flour, salt and bakery powder must be sifted through a sieve in a bowl. In another container, you need to beat the oil with sugar and gradually add three eggs and vanilla to the mixture. The flour needs to be added to the resulting mass and beat. Then you need to add cranberries and pistachios to the dough, not forgetting once again to mix everything.

Two approximately the same loaves need to be formed from the dough and put them on a baking sheet, lubricating with an egg and sprinkling with sugar.

Batons need to be baked for about 20 minutes, and then get them out of the oven and let them completely cool. The temperature of the oven must be reduced to 150 degrees. While the oven will cool, the loaves from the dough need to be cut into the same pieces. These pieces also need to be baked in the oven (about 30 minutes).

Italian cookies “Biscotti with pistachios and cranberries”

Every woman should master this simple and sophisticated recipe, then to treat her beloved guests. After all, if the company’s furniture is provided with the online store, then you can’t buy such delicious cookies anywhere, only the hands of a caring housewife can prepare it.