Spiced Biscotti

Photo: flickr user Apuch

Ingredients

cup All-purpose flour, unbleached

1 teaspoon Baking powder

teaspoon Baking soda

teaspoon Salt

teaspoon Ground white pepper

teaspoon Ground cloves

teaspoon Ground cinnamon

teaspoon Ground ginger

1 cup Sugar

2 lrgs Eggs + 2 yolks *

teaspoon Vanilla extract

Preparation

Sift first 8 ingredients together in a small bowl.

Whisk sugar and eggs to a light lemon color; stir in vanilla extract. Sift dry ingredients over egg mixture, then fold in until dough is just combined.

Follow steps 3 and 4 in Lemon-Anise Biscotti recipe.

Variation: Macerate 3/4 cup currants, chopped raisins, or dates in 1/4 cup brandy or marsala for at least 1 hour. Drain and fold into the dough in step 2, adding a teaspoon or so of the macerating liquid to the dough.

*May substitute 3 whole eggs for the 2 eggs and 2 yolks