Chocolate & Spiced Chai Biscotti

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 2 tsp Ginger, ground

• Refrigerated

  • 4 Eggs, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Black pepper, ground
  • 2 tsp Cardamon, ground
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 1/2 tsp Cloves, ground
  • 1/3 cup Cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg, ground
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 1/3 cup Sugar
  • 3 Teaspons baking powder
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract

• Dairy

  • 12 tbsp Butter

Found on vegetarianventures.com

Description

Ingredients

• 12 tablespoons butter, room tempearture
• 1⅓ cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 cups all purpose flour
• ⅓ cup cocoa powder
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground cardamon
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Place butter, sugar, salt, baking powder, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl and beat until creamy. Next, beat in the eggs, one at a time, until well incorporated. Then slowly add the flour until everything is mixed evenly. Divide the dough in half and remove half of it from the mixing bowl. Beat the ginger, cinnamon, cardamon, pepper, cloves, and nutmeg into the dough until well incorporated.
• Remove the spiced dough from the mixer and divide in half again. Make two oval shaped doughs (one on each baking sheet) that are about 12 by 3 each. Stick in the freezer while you prepare the other half.
• Return the remaining dough to the mixer and beat in the cocoa powder. Once incorporated, divide the cocoa dough in half and shape on top of each of the chai spiced loaves - shaping the chai dough so it lays directly on top of the cocoa dough in a oval shape.
• Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 20 minutes. Lower oven heat to 325 degrees and cut the dough into ¾ slices. Turn the slices to their sides (so you can see the line between the two flavors) and return back to the oven for 30-40 minutes or until they begin to dry and brown.
• Enjoy in bed for the next week straight.