Eric Mccormack's Amazing Chocolate Almond Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 28
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box dark fudge cake mix or 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box devil's food cake mix, moist variety
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 3/4 cup whole almond

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f; line 2 heavy large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 2 combine cake mix, flour, melted butter, eggs, and almond extract in large bowl. beat for 2 minutes, or until dough forms. knead almonds into dough.
• 3 scrape dough onto 1 prepared baking sheet and form dough into 13-inch log that is 3 inches wide.
• 4 bake for 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of biscotti comes out clean. cool for 35 minutes.
• 5 using serrated knife, cut log crosswise into 1/2-inch thick slices. carefully transfer half of the biscotti to second prepared baking sheet.
• 6 arrange biscotti cut side down on baking sheets. bake for 15 minutes.
• 7 reduce heat to 200°f and bake for 40 minutes, or until biscotti are dry. cook completely (biscotti will harden as they cool).
• 8 variation: melt dark or chocolate, then dip bottoms of biscotti in chocolate to coat. transfer biscotti to wax paper and set aside until chocolate becomes firm.