Biscotti with figs and anise
Biscotti with figs and anise

Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, biscotti with figs and anise. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Biscotti with figs and anise is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Biscotti with figs and anise is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

The biscotti dough is flavored with orange zest and anise seed, and copious amounts of chopped dried figs and walnuts are mixed in. I am an absolute fig nut. In a large bowl, whisk together flours, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and anise. Line a baking pan with foil; set aside.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook biscotti with figs and anise using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Biscotti with figs and anise:
  1. Take 260 g all purpose flour
  2. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  3. Get 115 g unsalted butter (at room temperature)
  4. Prepare 1 little salt
  5. Take 150 g sugar
  6. Make ready 2 large eggs
  7. Prepare zest of one orange
  8. Get 1 1/2 tsp anise (ground together with a little flour)
  9. Make ready 200 g dried figs cut into small pieces (after you boil them first for 5 minutes over moderate heat so that they soften)

Sift flour, baking powder and salt into medium bowl. Add flour mixture to egg mixture and stir with wooden spoon. In small bowl whisk together flour and baking powder, walnuts, dried cranberries, anise and lemon zest. Add to butter mixture and mix well.

Steps to make Biscotti with figs and anise:
  1. Mix the flour with the baking powder, the salt and the anise in a large bowl.
  2. Cream the butter with the sugar in the mixer. Add the eggs and the orange zest and then add the flour mixture little by little.
  3. Finally add the figs and fold in with a spatula so that all the ingredients are well combined.
  4. Line a large baking tray with greaseproof paper and with wet hands (because the dough is sticky) form the dough into a roll of about 30 cm long.
  5. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes so you can cut it with a knife into diagonal thin slices 1 cm thick which you place back into the baking tray. Bake for an additional 20 minutes (10 minutes per side).

In small bowl whisk together flour and baking powder, walnuts, dried cranberries, anise and lemon zest. Add to butter mixture and mix well. Authentic Italian Anise Biscotti from my home to yours…enjoy them with tea, coffee, espresso or a tall glass of milk. Thanks for dropping by, Ciao for now! THANKS SO MUCH for following and being part of the She Loves Biscotti community where you will find Simple & Tasty Family-Friendly Recipes with an Italian Twist.

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