Marble Biscotti

It's probably obvious that I love food.😂 I kind of have to be to keep this food blog going for so long.😅 (Can you believe that I've been doing this for 13 years?) When I’m not buying food, I'm preparing it in my kitchen or savoring the taste of it, I’m thinking about it or writing about it here. We plan our vacations around where or what we’d like to eat and our family get-togethers almost always revolve around food.  Big family dinners and meals shared around the table are super important.  

One thing that my Italian family loves is biscotti and I've made enough biscotti to know that there is no one right way to make it.  As a matter of fact, including this one, I have 63 recipes for biscotti on my blog and each one is uniquely different.  Some are made with butter, some oil and some have no fat in them at all.  Most contain an egg, but not all.  One of them is even baked in a loaf pan and then sliced.  Just know that if you want to make a batch of homemade biscotti - google some recipes and keep in mind that they will vary greatly.  I invite you to jump in and give it a shot though and if you need a recommendation, I just so happen to think this one is pretty great.😉 😅

Marble Biscotti
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa
Egg Wash
1 egg
1 Tablespoon water

Beat butter, sugar baking powder, baking soda and salt until fluffy. 

Beat in eggs and vanilla. 

Gradually add in 4 cups flour.  

Divide dough in half.  

Add 1/2 cup flour to one half and cocoa to the other half.  Wrap in plastic wrap. 

Refrigerate dough 2 hours.  Divide each dough flavor in quarters.  

Twist and fold one vanilla and one chocolate dough together until modeled. Repeat with remaining dough.

Shape each portion into a 12" log and place on silpat lined baking sheets. 

Combine egg and water and brush over loaves.

Bake 25 minutes at 350.  

Cut into 1/2" slices.  Arrange slices on baking sheet. ​

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Bake 10 minutes.  Flip.  Bake 10 more minutes. 

Ciao!

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