[Publius]

BISCOTTI

1/4 lb butter
4 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp anise seed
3 tsp baking powder
3 cups flour

Melt the butter in a bowl. Add 3 eggs and the vanilla extract, stirring rapidly. Add the sugar and stir. Add the anise seed, baking powder and flour, stirring all the while. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours.

Take the dough and split it in half, putting each half on a cookie sheet. Spread each to the length of the sheet. Take the yolk of one egg, add water, and spread the glaze on the top of each half. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.

Remove, let cool and cut in a sawing motion using a serrated knife. The slices should be 5/8 inch thick. Put back on the cookie sheets, and bake in a 300 degree oven for 10 minutes.

Note that this is the traditional holiday recipe. Improvise your own spices and flavors.

[JRandomFreeper]

That one is similar to the CIA recipe, except they leave out the butter. (AI didn't list a recipe in their textbook).

I personally wouldn't use butter, because it's supposed to be bone-dry like a cracker. You get the fat from the cafe au lait. ;)

/johnny

[TexasTransplant]

I LOVE THIS RECIPE

TT