Chocolate Chip-Orange Biscotti (recipe, pareve)

Chocolate Chip-Orange Biscotti P Yield: about 48 pieces

This is a one bowl recipe that can be made by hand or with an electric mixer.

Prep time: 20 min.  Baking time: 35-45 min.  Cooling: 20 min.

Slicing & toasting: 30 min.

Ingredients           

1 cup sugar                     

3 cups flour                     

1 teaspoon baking powder           

¾ cup vegetable oil

3 eggs

1 tablespoon fresh orange zest

1 tablespoon orange liqueur

¾ cup non-dairy mini chocolate chips

Equipment

Electric mixer

Large cookie sheet lined with baking parchment

Cooling rack

Directions

1. Pour sugar, flour and baking powder into bowl of electric mixer. Mix on low speed for one minute. Make a well in the center and add the oil, eggs, orange liqueur. Add chocolate chips as you start mixing ingredients on slow speed. Stop mixer when ingredients are well blended.
2. Preheat oven to: 350 F.
3. Divide dough into thirds. Knead each third on a flat surface and then shape dough into a loaf about 7” long and 1” thick. Repeat process until you have placed three loaves on cookie sheet. Bake 35-45 minutes until loaves have browned. Remove from oven and cool about 20 minutes. Do not turn off the oven.
4. Use a sharp knife and cut loaves into ¼ inch slices. Arrange slices neatly on cookie sheet. Return cookie sheet to preheated oven and toast slices 10-15 minutes. Cool Biscotti on rack.