Black Pepper And Fig Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup dried fig, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 combine dry ingredients. whisk together butter and sugar. beat in eggs and egg whites, one at a time, mixing well to distribute the butter. add the dry ingredients and mix until almost smooth. stir in the figs.
• 3 working on a floured surface, shape the dough into 2 logs, 14 inches long, by 1 1/2 inch thick. place logs on a cookie sheet coated with baking spray, at least 4 inches apart and flatten to 1/2 inch high. bake for 18 - 23 minutes, until firm. cool for 10 minutes. meanwhile, reduce the oven to 300 degrees.
• 4 using a serrated knife, slice the cooled loaves into diagonal slices, 1/2 inch wide. stand them on the cookie sheet with some space around each one and bake for 30 minutes until crisp. cool completely before storing.
• 5 notes: i like mission figs for this recipe, better than the calmryna ones. also, i always eat the four end pieces while i'm baking the rest of the slices for the second time.