Hard Or Soft Biscotti Food

AUNT COLLIE'S SOFT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Cream together the sugar and crisco.
• Add eggs and mix well.
• Add Anise (or lemon) extract, salt, baking powder and milk.
• Add flour 1/2 cup at-a-time and mix together.
• Grease a cookie sheet and, using a large soup spoon, make a line of dough.
• Smooth dough to connect each mound to make one loaf.
• Bake at 350 degrees till lightly browned.
• Approximately 15 minutes.
• Frosting:.
• Mix all ingredients together.
• Frosting should not be thin, nor thick, but an oozing consistency.

HARD OR SOFT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Cream 1 cup shortening and 2 cups sugar.
• Beat in 6 eggs and 1 teaspoon anise oil.
• Gradually add alternately 1 cup milk, 6 level teaspoons baking powder, 6 cups flour and 1/2 cup chopped peanuts or almonds. Add more flour for a stiffer dough for hard biscotti (about 1 or 2 cups).
• Spoon batter onto cookie sheet into long, thin loaves because batter will spread.
• Keep in oven until golden brown.
• Remove from oven.
• Let cool, then slice. Lay sideways.
• Return to oven.
• Let brown (10 minutes). Check and turn cookies on other side.