This biscotti is perfect for gifting because they are not only delicious but so pretty, too. I usually put a couple of pieces in a small plastic bag and tie it off with green and red ribbons. Your friends will love you!
- Ingredients:
- 8 tbsp butter, cut into pieces
- 1½ cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2½ tsp Goslings Black Seal Rum (I never seem to have vanilla extract)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- Directions:
- Beat butter and sugar together in a mixer.
- Add eggs one at a time before adding rum.
- Add dry ingredients and combine.
- Turn out dough onto surface and make 2–4 logs out of it.
- Place logs on parchment paper and pat down.
- At this point you can sprinkle the dough with coarse sugar if you happen to have it. I usually don’t!
- Bake for 20–25 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit or until the centre is slightly soft.
- Let them rest for 45 minutes and then slice on a diagonal.
- Put the biscotti back on the baking sheet and bake for another 10–15 minutes until crisp.
- Once the biscotti is done baking, melt some chocolate in the microwave and dip one end of the biscotti into the melted chocolate and sprinkle with crushed peppermint candies.
