COOKING: GINGERBREAD BISCOTTI

These biscotti are worth making for the delicious taste but you could in theory make them for the amazing holiday smell they produce. Make a batch for yourself or to give as gifts. Biscotti are not famous for being an easy sweet treat but honestly these Gingerbread Biscotti are a wonderful winter’s day treat and worth the effort. 

Ingredients

• 2 sticks unsalted butter
• 1 cups brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 ½  cups mincemeat ( Trader Joes seasonally sells a great one)
• ¼  cup molasses
• 1 packages Gingerbread Mix (Yes, I'm cheating! But there are flours in the mix that are hard to get)
• ½  cup cornmeal
• ¼  cup whole wheat flour
• 2 Teaspoon baking powder
• 2 Teaspoons cinnamon

What to Do

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Add eggs one by one, mixing thoroughly.
3. Add molasses and mincemeat.
4. Sift dry ingredients together and add gradually to batter.
5. Batter should be pretty thick (closer to bread dough than to cake batter).
6. Roll out into log, approximately 2 inches by 12.
7. Bake at 350 for 30 (until firm)
8. Take out of oven, cool, slice and put back in for another 20 minutes @275.
9. Ice with powdered sugar icing

* Photo credit NY Times