Somebody's Mom Bakes up Biscotti
These twice-baked treats are the perfect not-too-sweet snack.
This recipe is one of my favorites. It’s a little more work than a regular cookie recipe, but the biscotti are definitely worth it. Biscotti are not too sweet— but very tasty— cookies. Unlike the biscotti sold in the coffee shops, these Italian cookies have a softer texture. This recipe will yield a perfect biscotto, toasted on the outside and semi-soft on the inside. Memories of my grandmother come flooding back to me whenever I make biscotti. I feel very special to have had the opportunity to grow up in a home with a grandmother— my father’s mother lived in our home until I was 15 years old. There is nothing greater than having your grandmother live with you. Grandma was Italian-American, and she was born in New York City on the lower …
Greg Tart
8:03 pm on Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Long gone I am afraid Mariann- we lived in New Rochelle too. Such a beautiful city. Thank you for your article more ›