Hazelnut Chocolate Biscotti
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Ingredients:
1/4 - 1/3 cup raw shelled
hazelnuts
2 tablespoons margarine
1/4 cup sugar
2 egg whites
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla
extract
2 teaspoons finely grated
orange zest
1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose
flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate
chips
Instructions: Preheat
oven to 375 degrees. Place hazelnuts on an ungreased cookie sheet;toast
in oven 8 minutes. Remove pan;rub hazelnuts between palms to remove most
of their brown papery skin. Finely chop nuts.Reduce oven temperature to
325 degrees.
Combine margarine and sugar
in a medium bowl; mix well. Add egg whites, vanilla, and orange zest; mix.Add
flour,baking powder,salt.and 1/2 of the nuts. Mix until dough forms a ball.
Spray cookie sheet with
nonstick cooking spray. Roll dough into a log about 12" long.
Flatten log to about 2 1/2"
wide by 1/2" high.Bake log 25 minutes. Remove from oven;cool 5 minutes
on a wire rack.
Spray cookie sheet again
with nonstick cooking spray. With a serrated knife, slice log into 1/2"
thick slices. Place slices on cookie sheet and bake 10 minutes. Turn slices;
bake 10 minutes more. Cool biscotti on wire rack.
Melt chocolate chips in
a microwave oven, or pour chips into a glass measuring cup and melt by
putting the cup in a small pan of boiling water.While biscotti are still
warm, brush or drizzle melted chocolate over tops. Sprinkle with remaining
chopped hazelnuts.Allow biscotti to cool and chocolate to harden
Store in a tightly covered
tin with wax paper between layers.
Nutrition Facts:
Amount Per serving: Calories
130
Fat 5 g, Cholesterol 0 mg,
Sodium 95 mg,
Quantity:
Serves 12
1 serving = 2 biscotti
Courtesy Of:
The Art Of Cooking For
The Diabetic
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