Chocolate Citrus Biscotti

Ingredients:
* 2 cups all purpose flour
* 3/4 cup fine yellow cornmeal
* 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
* 1 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
* 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
* 1 tsp salt
* 3 large eggs
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 tbsp orange zest
* 1 tbsp lemon zest

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Stir flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer the eggs and sugar in another bowl until the mixture is a pale yellow. Add the citrus zest and flour mixture slowly. Dough will become sticky. Let stand for 5 minutes.

Divide the dough in half and make two mounds on a cookie sheet lined with waxed paper. Make sure hands are moist when handling the dough. Each mound should be approx. 11x4. Bake until light brown, approx. 35 mins. Remove, cool for 15 mins, and cut into 1/2" slices.

Arrange biscotti on the same baking sheet, cut side down. Bake again for about 20 mins.

Remove and cool for 5 mins. In a double-boiler, melt the chocolate chips. Dip each cut side of the biscotti into the melted chocolate. Refrigerate the dipped biscottis until chocolate is hardened. Sprinkle cocoa powder over the chocolate for presentation. Enjoy with coffee, tea, or hot chocolate.

I really like this recipe for family baking because its easy, quick, and everyone can help. The ingredients are simple but the taste is amazing. Best part is, you can enjoy it as a family at the table over a hot drink.

Submitted by Kara