gingerbread biscotti

ingredients

• servings: 4
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 tablespoons ground ginger
• 3/4 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

recipe

preparation time: 25 mins cook time: 40 mins ready time: 1 hr 5 mins


• preheat the oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). grease a cookie sheet.
• in a large bowl, mix together oil, sugar, eggs, and molasses. in another bowl, combine flours, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg; mix into egg mixture to form a stiff dough.
• divide dough in half, and shape each half into a roll the length of the cookie. place rolls on cookie sheet, and pat down to flatten the dough to 1/2 inch thickness.
• bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. remove from oven, and set aside to cool.
• when cool enough to touch, cut into 1/2 inch thick diagonal slices. place sliced biscotti on cookie sheet, and bake an additional 5 to 7 minutes on each side, or until toasted and crispy.