Cooking For Engineers

[ruthie]

[Guest]

I think it should be fairly obvious that biscotti does not mean "twice baked" but "biscuits"...
to confirm, type "twice baked biscuits" into google translate - yielding "biscotti al forno due volte"

[Michael Chu]

[guest]

How do I keep the top of the loaf from cracking during first bake? When I cut them, they tend to fall apart

[Jim Cooley]

Gently score the top edge before baking with a knife coated in butter.

[guest]

What causes the logs to crack? The dough did not feel dry, in fact was just a little sticky.

[auroraleveroni]

Really like the pictures of your Biscotti Recipe however as an old 93 year full-blooded Italian who married a full blooded Italian, I hate to put a damper on your definition of Biscotti---actually translated it means : "cookies" and it can be any kind of cookies, so when you name them it would be best to say what they really are. I make the Anise Biscotti Logs and have been doing so for the past 83 years. Just 10 years old when my mother first taught me how to make them.

Of course there are many biscotti -- Macaroons, Cannoli, Baci di Dama, Pignoli Cenci just to name a few.

[Shelvis]

Made half batch as instructed the other half with anise. Used electric knife for cutting and both turned out great. Yum. Thank you.

[Lyceme]

You mean, you cooked twice? What an impressive effort. Thanks for sharing.