Baking

Healthier Snickerdoodles – Gluten Free

Warm spices always sound so delicious and enticing when September hits. I like to fill my kitchen with the aroma, and Snickerdoodles are one of my favorite cookies. It’s nice to have an allergen friendly cookie recipe in my arsenal, and one that is healthier too but still tastes sweet and yummy.

This is a new recipe for Snickerdoodle cookies that are gluten, dairy and nut free. I have a few options for you as well with ingredients you have right in your cupboard.

You can make these with maple sugar for a cinnamon maple flavor. Very good! But you can also use pure cane sugar if you choose. They are delicious both ways. I love the whole grain single flour option in this recipe. I started out making them with quinoa flour, and then I tested them with brown rice flour. They both tasted like a great Snickerdoodle with a nice texture. The main difference is when you use quinoa flour, the cookies tastes nutty. I like them both ways and have been rotating how I make them.

With a little lower sugar, these cookies are better for you. I also used half shortening and half olive oil. I have seen more and more baking with olive oil lately, and it is a healthy option. Italy for instance has been using it for baking for many, many years with delicious results.

Here’s how to make my healthier Snickerdoodles!

Gluten Free Snickerdoodles

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

Ingredients:

2 Cups of Quinoa Flour or Brown Rice Flour

1/2 Cup of Maple Sugar or Pure Cane Sugar

1/2 Cup of Organic Shortening

1/2 Cup of Olive Oil

1 Egg

1 1/2 Teaspoons of Vanilla Extract

1/2 Teaspoon of Baking Soda

1/4 Teaspoon of Salt

Cinnamon for the tops (about a tablespoon)

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, beat the sugar, shortening and olive oil until creamy. Add the egg and vanilla extract, and beat again to incorporate well.

In another bowl, whisk together your flour, baking soda and salt. Then, add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until completely incorporated.

With a tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop out 24 tablespoon sized cookies onto two parchment lined cookie sheets. Flatten the cookies with the palm of your hand to half inch thick rounds. Sift the cinnamon over the tops of the cookies directly onto the cookie sheet.

Bake in your preheated oven for 12 to 14 minutes until the cookies are starting to turn golden brown around the edges. Cool on the cookie sheet.

Makes 24 cookies

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Sandra

Gluten Free Zucchini Bread

Even though summer is notorious for an overabundance of zucchini, and baking bread is a great way to use up the extra, I have to say I love zucchini season AND zucchini bread. Also zucchini fritters, stuffed zucchini, you get it, right?

It’s cheap and cheerful, but it’s also genius the way zucchini can be transformed into a delicious loaf! It’s a veggie after all and a typically water filled one.

Well, in this recipe, there is no squeezing out of the excess water. No need for that. The loaf has a beautiful texture, is lightly sweetened with maple sugar (you can absolutely substitute pure cane sugar in equal measure), and is wonderful for snacking. I just love the maple sugar color and flavor in this loaf, and it’s a favorite sugar alternative of mine to bake with.

Gluten Free Zucchini Bread

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a medium loaf pan, and line it with parchment paper. I keep the ends of the pan free and have the parchment hanging over the long edges for easy bread removal. Make sure the ends are greased.

Ingredients:

3 Cups of Shredded Zucchini

2 Cups of Brown Rice Flour (I like this sprouted brand)

3 Eggs

1/2 Cup of Maple Sugar

1/2 Cup of Olive Oil

2 Teaspoons of Baking Soda

1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

1/2 Teaspoon of Salt

Directions:

Add your shredded zucchini to a large mixing bowl.

In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, olive oil, maple sugar and vanilla extract.

Pour the egg mixture over the shredded zucchini and whisk together with a large fork. I shredded my zucchini in the food processor with the smaller shredding choice. It had fairly large shreds that worked beautifully. Shred how you like.

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the brown rice flour, baking soda and salt.

Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture, and whisk it together with a fork.

Pour it into your prepared bread pan. Smooth the top with a spatula.

Bake in your preheated oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes until it is firm and golden brown on the top and cooked through. I used a convection oven, and all ovens are slightly different.

Remove from the oven and place the loaf in the pan on a cooling rack for five minutes. Then, using your parchment paper, lift the loaf out of the pan and take off the parchment paper. Cool completely on a wire rack.

This loaf keeps at room temperature tightly wrapped for 3 days. You can keep it in the refrigerator as well for a couple days longer shelf life.

Mint Chocolate Chunk Cookies – Gluten Free and Dairy Free

Mint Chocolate Chunk Cookies – Gluten and Dairy Free

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies are so good! In this recipe I used brown rice flour and maple sugar, and the flavor is so delicious with a lovely crumbly cookie texture.

Spring is here, although in Northern Michigan it is a bit sketchy at times, we have had some beautiful warm days, and I do find that the spring flowers blooms like daffodils and hyacinths last a very long time in the cooler climate. This is my first spring in many years up north, and having moved from Maryland last May, in my adult experience the spring flowers faded fast in the heat. That’s a big plus here, but my favorite time in spring is when the lilacs start blooming the end of May! Can’t wait for that!

This month is the anniversary of my 7th year writing this blog, and I hope the recipes and healthy living tips have been an inspiration to you! Leave me comments. I love to hear from you!

If you are with me on your digestive healing journey, you will see that my recipes have evolved from being completely grain free to including some gluten free grains and flours in my baking and recipes. I have healed so much and am enjoying a much larger variety of healthy food, including some aged cheese and healthy grains. Don’t worry if you aren’t eating them, I still have plenty of recipes that don’t include them and will continue to blog those as well and more healthy living tips. Inspiring you with veggies is a passion of mine, and baking is my guilty pleasure, so I try to make versions of cookies and treats that are healthier and also delicious!

Here’s my newest cookie recipe that I think you will love! If you have never baked Mint Chocolate Chip Chunk Cookies, you are in for a lovely surprise!

Mint Chocolate Chunk Cookies – Gluten and Dairy Free

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

Ingredients:

1 Cup of Brown Rice Flour

1/4 Cup of Organic Shortening

1/4 Cup of Olive Oil

1/4 Cup of Maple Sugar

1 Egg

1/2 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

1/4 Teaspoon of Baking Soda

1/4 Teaspoon of Salt

1/3 Cup of Chopped Mint Dark Chocolate Bar (I used Endangered Species Forest Mint & Dark)

Directions:

In a medium mixing bowl, beat together the shortening, olive oil and maple sugar until creamy, about 1 minute. Add the egg and vanilla and beat. In a separate small bowl, mix together the brown rice flour, baking soda and salt. Add it to your egg mixture and beat it in with an electric hand held mixer. Fold in the chopped mint chocolate bar until evenly distributed reserving a bit to press into the tops.

On two parchment lined cookie sheets, drop the cookies two inches apart with a tablespoon cookie scoop or equivalent. With damp fingertips, flatten each cookie.

Bake in your preheated oven for 12 minutes until lightly browned. Cool.

Happy healthy baking!

Makes approximately 15 cookies.

Matcha Green Tea Cookies

These gently sweetened matcha green tea cookies are a biscuit cookie delight!

They are melt in your mouth goodness with the delightful taste of matcha green tea and maple sugar and the chewy caramel flavor of chopped turkish apricots. A tiny bit of cardamom gives them an exotic twist that you will love. If you have never had cardamom in a cookie, you are in for a wonderful surprise. It’s so good in cookies! You will love these healthier cookies made with a gluten free flour blend that are not overly sweet and are dairy free! I used olive oil, the newest healthier baking trend that I have been making recipes with for a while.

My daughter tasted her first one of these cookies and said they were so buttery. They taste buttery, but in fact it is a generous amount of healthy olive oil that is the secret!

These cookies are easy to shape to into fun little rectangles by patting them out into a slab and cutting and separating them.

Let’s bake cookies!

Matcha Green Tea Cookies

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cup of Gluten Free Flour Blend. I used King Arthur Measure for Measure in this recipe. A different blend has not been tested and may give slightly different results.

1/2 Cup of Olive Oil

2 Large Eggs

1/4 Cup of Maple Sugar (I use this brand)

1/3 Cup of Dried Turkish Apricots (finely diced) I get a lot of my dried fruit and nuts from nuts.com. I used organic and they are certified gluten free)

1 Teaspoon of Matcha Green Tea (I drink matcha every morning for energy, clarity and a metabolism boost!)

1 Teaspoon of Baking Soda

1/4 Teaspoon of Salt

1/4 Teaspoon of Ground Cardamom

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, matcha and cardamom.

It another medium bowl beat your eggs, maple sugar, and olive oil with an electric mixer until it’s a creamy yellow – for about one minute.

Make a well in your flour mixture, and pour the beaten egg mixture into the flour bowl. Beat with your electric mixer until well incorporated. Fold in your chopped apricots. They dough will be stiff.

On a parchment lined baking sheet, dump out your cookie dough. Place another piece of parchment on top and pat and roll the dough out into a rectangle that is approximately 10 by 8 inches. You want the dough to be on the thick side so you get a nice puffy cookie, so make sure it’s about 1 inch thick. Remove the parchment and straighten the edges into a uniform shape with your hands.

With a large, sharp knife, cut the cookies into three rows long ways, six even cuts on the short side for 18 cookies total. You may need to add a little extra gluten free flour to the edge of your knife as you cut to prevent sticking.

With an offset spatula, separate the cookies about 2 inches apart onto the baking sheet.

Bake in your preheated oven for 15 minutes. The cookies will be slightly brown but still nice and green. Cool completely on the baking sheet.

These are a fun healthy cookie for St. Patrick’s Day!

Gluten Free Cinnamon Honey Cookies

These cakey cookies have warming cinnamon and honey in them with a drizzle of dark chocolate on top! The cookies are just sweet enough and made healthier with less sugar in the form of honey. Half the fat used is olive oil.

These are made with gluten free brown rice flour only which gives the cookie a cakey texture.

This recipe will make a batch of 14 cookies. Let’s bake healthier cookies!

Gluten Free Cinnamon Honey Cookies

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Ingredients:

1/3 Cup of Honey

2 Tablespoons of Ghee

2 Tablespoons of Good Olive Oil

1 Egg

1 Cup of Brown Rice Flour

1 Teaspoon of Ground Cinnamon

1/2 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

1/4 Teaspoon of Salt

1/4 Teaspoon of Baking Soda

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1/4 Cup of Dark Chocolate Chips for drizzling on top

Directions:

In a medium bowl with an electric hand mixer, mix together the honey, ghee and olive oil until creamy. Add the egg and vanilla extract. Mix again until incorporated.

Sift together the brown rice flour, cinnamon, salt and baking soda, then add it to the honey mixture. Blend with the mixer on medium speed until thoroughly blended, about one minute.

With a tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the cookies onto two parchment lined cookie sheets spaced two inches apart. Flatten the cookies slightly with the tips of your fingers.

Bake for ten minutes in your preheated oven. Remove the cookies from the oven and cool on the cookie sheet for a half an hour. In a double boiler, melt 1/4 cup of dark chocolate. Alternately, you can use a microwave by microwaving on high, stirring every ten seconds until just melted. If you take it too far, the chocolate will seize and not drizzle.

When the chocolate is melted, using a fork, scoop up some of the chocolate and drizzle it evenly over all the cookies. Let set until the chocolate dries. Store the cookies covered up to 3 days at room temperature. They also freeze very well.

Fruit and Quinoa Granola, Gluten Free, Dairy Free

Guess what makes really great granola other than oats? Quinoa Flakes!

As someone who cross reacts to gluten when eating gluten free oats, quinoa flakes have been a very happy discovery! It can be substituted anywhere oats are called for.

This is a healthy granola recipe that is made with three kinds of dried fruit. I’ve included dried blueberries, raisins and turkish figs in this recipe.

It is sweetened with maple syrup, and the fat used is heart healthy olive oil. I added a touch of warming cozy cinnamon.

How do you like to eat granola? I like it as a yogurt topping and just plain by the handful.

Fruit & Quinoa Granola, Gluten Free, Dairy Free

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

Ingredients:

3 Cups of Quinoa Flakes (my go to gluten free brand)

1/3 Cup of Pure Maple Syrup

1/4 Cup of good Olive Oil

1/2 Teaspoon of Ground Cinnamon

1/8 Teaspoon of Salt

1/2 Cup of Turkish Figs, diced

1/3 Cup of Dried Blueberries

1/3 Cup of Raisins

Directions:

Spread your quinoa flakes in an even layer on a baking sheet, and toast for 8 minutes stirring half way through.

Remove quinoa flakes from the oven and place them in a large mixing bowl.

Heat the maple syrup, olive oil, cinnamon and salt over medium high heat to a rolling boil. Pour the hot mixture over the bowl of toasted quinoa flakes, and stir until evenly and thoroughly coated.

Spread the granola on a parchment lined baking sheet, and bake in the oven for 18 minutes, stirring half way through after 9 minutes.

Remove the granola from the oven and stir in the dried fruit.

Cool completely on the baking sheet before storing in an airtight container.

This will keep for at least a week at room temperature.

Gluten Free Pumpkin Spice Loaf with Turkish Figs

Fall is almost here ready or not! About this time of year I start thinking about warm spices, pumpkin and comforting quick breads. I can’t imagine many things better than a mini spice loaf with pumpkin and Turkish figs made with healthy, delicious whole grains for that hearty texture. It is a perfect mix of late Summer and Fall.

A slice of this loaf is perfect with a cup of coffee or tea.

Quinoa is a complete protein and a whole grain that is gluten free. Quinoa flakes are a great substitute for oats too.

Dried Turkish Figs are bigger than Mission Figs and lighter in color. Their flavor is absolutely delicious, and they are naturally sweet and jammy in texture. They make a great snack straight up, but are so good in baking. I actually prefer these to Mission Figs.

Figs are rich in minerals and fiber, and dried Turkish Figs are a convenient way to enjoy them year round.

This mini loaf will give you about 6 thick slices! It is moist and keeps very well wrapped tightly in the refrigerator for several days. Let’s bake!

Gluten Free Spice Loaf with Turkish Figs

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease a mini loaf pan.

Ingredients:

1 Egg

1/3 Cup of Quinoa Flakes (I love these g/f ones from Nuts.com)

1/4 Cup of Canned Pumpkin

2 Tablespoons of Quinoa Flour

2 Tablespoons of plain Greek yogurt

2 Tablespoons of olive oil

2 Tablespoons of maple syrup

1/2 Cup of Turkish figs (I get these delicious organic ones from Nuts.com)

1 Teaspoon of ground flax

1/2 Teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1/4 Teaspoon of ground allspice

1/4 Teaspoon of vanilla extract

1/4 Teaspoon of baking soda

1/8 Teaspoon of salt

Directions:

Coarsely chop your figs and remove the stems. Whisk together your egg, maple syrup, pumpkin, yogurt, vanilla and olive oil. Add the flax, cinnamon and allspice and whisk. In a separate small bowl, stir together the quinoa flour, salt and baking soda. Whisk this into the batter. Then, stir in the quinoa flakes. Fold in approximately 2/3rds of the chopped turkish figs, reserving the rest for the top.

Spoon the batter into your prepared pan. Arrange the remaining chopped figs on top of the loaf. Bake the loaf in your preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes until the middle of the loaf springs back when pressed. Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Then, run a knife around the pan before turning out to cool completely.

Toasted Quinoa Goji Berry Cocoa Energy Balls

These are like a bowl of hot cereal in a ball, which makes them great for breakfast. I love the whole grain earthiness of these energy balls and all the great nutrition in them. The coating of raw cocoa powder on the outside gives them the perfect bittersweet flavor when you bite into them plus an extra nutrition boost.

Not only are these great for breakfast, but for a mid-morning or afternoon snack.

The flavor of toasted quinoa flakes is warm, nutty and gives them depth of flavor. I get my organic non-GMO quinoa flakes at nuts.com. They come in a nice sized bag of one pound or five pounds. Quinoa is a complete protein, it contains all nine essential amino acids, so it is a wonderful choice for breakfast or snacking! It’s also a great source of iron and dietary fiber and easy to digest, because it’s actually a seed, but the nutrition world considers it a whole grain.

Goji Berries contain antioxidants and Vitamins A and C and Zeaxanthin which is good for eye health. Dried ones are chewy, and earthy which gives these balls substance, meaning if you like chewy whole grain textures, you will like these a lot. A few of these with a cup of hot tea on a stormy day, like today here, is perfect.

The kitchen smells so good when you are toasting the quinoa flakes, warm and homey. Here’s the recipe.

Toasted Quinoa Goji Berry Cocoa Energy Balls

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cup of Quinoa Flakes (I love these organic gluten free ones!)

1 Medium Sized Ripe Banana

3/4 Cup of Dried Goji Berries (organic, sundried, no sulphur ones are my choice.)

1/4 Cup of Maple Syrup

2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil

2 Tablespoons of Ground Flax

2 Tablespoons of Cocoa Powder (reserved for rolling) I use raw cacao

1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

1/2 Teaspoon of Ground Cinnamon

1/4 Teaspoon of Ground Allspice

1/4 Teaspoon of Salt

Directions:

On a rimmed cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, spread out your quinoa flakes in a even layer. Toast in your preheated oven for seven minutes stirring halfway through. This will be after five minutes.

Remove the quinoa flakes from the oven when golden brown and set aside to cool.

Place your goji berries in a food processor with a blade attachment and pulverize them on high until they are mostly powder with a few bits left. This takes about one minute. Add the flax and banana (broken into pieces) and blend on high. Scrape down the sides of the food processor with a rubber spatula. Now, add the remaining ingredients except for the quinoa flakes and cocoa powder. Blend until very smooth, scraping down the food processor once. Add the toasted quinoa flakes and pulse until they are evenly and completely blended into your energy mix. It should be thick and easy to scoop.

Lay out a cookie sheet with parchment paper, and put the cocoa powder on a small plate beside it for rolling. With a cookie scoop, scoop out tablespoon sized balls and drop them right onto the cocoa powder. Roll them around with your fingers until coated with the cocoa and then pick them up and perfect them into balls. Place them on the cookie sheet two inches apart. This recipe makes 14 energy balls.

Bake in your preheated 350 degree F. oven for ten minutes. Remove them from the oven, and cool completely on the cookie sheet before eating. These will store in a sealed container on your countertop.

These are a healthy gluten free snack that will give you energy, fiber and great nutrition.

Gluten and Dairy Free Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins

These heart healthy muffins are filled with antioxidant rich blueberries and sweetened lightly with honey. I used sprouted quick oats in the recipe and soaked them for a few minutes in a homemade buttermilk made from oat milk and lemon juice before mixing them into the muffin batter. They bake up in just 18 minutes!

The fat used in this muffin recipe is one of my favorites for keeping cholesterol in check, heart health, and for it’s overall health benefits…..Olive Oil. It works wonderfully in baking. This recipe makes 16 muffins that have a beautiful blueberry cinnamon aroma as they bake, and these will make your kitchen smell very inviting! My teens love these muffins. I always take that as a very good sign I’m on track.

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I think you will love this healthy and delicious muffin recipe! It has a wonderful, homey character, is lightly sweet and has a great whole grain texture that is hearty and good!

Gluten and Dairy Free Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients:

2 Cups of Quick Oats (I like One Degree’s Organic Sprouted Oats)

1 Cup of Oat Milk (if making gluten free this brand has clean ingredients)

1/2 Cup of Quinoa Flour

3 Large Eggs

1/4 Cup of Runny Honey

1/3 Cup of Olive Oil

1 Tablespoon of fresh Lemon Juice

2 Teaspoons of Cinnamon

1 Teaspoon of Baking Soda

1/2 Teaspoon of Salt

1/2 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

1 1/2 Cups of Frozen Blueberries

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Arrange 16 Muffin liners into two muffin pans and set aside.

Stir the lemon juice into the oat milk to create a dairy free buttermilk. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the 2 Cups of quick oats with the oat milk mixture. Let sit for ten minutes to let the oats absorb the liquid and soften.

While the oats are soaking, in a large mixing bowl with a hand held electric mixer, beat your eggs, olive oil, vanilla and honey together until creamy. Then, add in your quinoa flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt and beat until thoroughly blended. After the oats have soaked for ten minutes, spoon them into your batter and mix until thoroughly incorporated. The batter will be nice and thick. Finally, fold in your frozen blueberries just until combined so you don’t get blue streaks.

With a muffin scoop or 1/4 cup measure, scoop the muffin batter evenly into your prepared muffin cups. Bake in the preheated 400 degree F. oven for 18 minutes or until they spring back. 400 degrees is a higher heat, so make sure you don’t let them go too long.

Remove the muffins from the oven and cool five minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack. Dig in. They are great warm too!

Dark Chocolate Pecan Biscotti

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Hello! I hope you are well and safe!

I’ve been in the kitchen this week testing new recipes, and I think you are going to love this healthy Dark Chocolate Pecan Biscotti that is sweetened with dates!

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There are so many benefits in this cookie that you can enjoy guilt free!

There is raw cacao powder that is full of flavanoids, a powerful antioxidant. How lucky are we that chocolate has this!

A little bit of cinnamon really compliments this Italian cookie, and it is great for regulating blood sugar! Put a little in your smoothies everyday too!

Pecans are heart healthy, boost immunity and are great for skin and hair!

Olive Oil is a heart healthy fat used for baking for many, many years and has strong anti-inflammatory properties.

Dates are full of fiber and are a whole food way to sweetened baked goods slowing down the absorption of sugar into your blood stream. The potassium in dates can help maintain bone mass and they also have brain boosting choline!

Eggs are a great source of protein and an important binder in baking. They also have necessary vitamins and minerals in the yolks.

Every ingredient in my cookie recipe has a health benefit. But most importantly, they are delicious!

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Here’s how to make them:

Dark Chocolate Pecan Biscotti

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cup of Toasted Pecans

1/2 Cup of Raw Cacao Powder (my favorite)

2 Good Quality Eggs

1/2 Cup of Dates, pitted and chopped

1/4 Cup of Olive Oil

1 Teaspoon of Pure Vanilla Extract

1/2 Teaspoon of Ground Cinnamon

1/4 Teaspoon of Salt

1/4 Teaspoon of Baking Soda

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 350° F. Lay your pecans out on a baking tray in a single layer, and toast in your oven for approximately 8 minutes, or until the pecans are lightly brown and releasing some of their oils.

While the pecans are toasting, set up your food processor with a blade attachment.

Add the eggs, olive oil and dates to your food processor, and process for a minute. The dates will be in pieces but not completely emulsified with the eggs and oil. Now, add in the raw cacao powder, cinnamon, salt, vanilla extract and baking soda. Blend in your food processor, pausing to scrape down the sides of the bowl a couple times, until creamy.

When your pecans are toasted add them to your food processor with the rest of the dough you have already prepared. They should still be warm. Process by pulsing the pecans into the dough until they are chopped and the dough holds together.

Dump the biscotti dough out onto a parchment lined baking sheet and form it into a rectangle that is about 12″ by 6″. This works best if you use wet hands to keep the dough from sticking to your fingers. Bake in your preheated 350° oven for 20 minutes.

Remove the biscotti log from the oven and cool for one hour.

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After an hour has passed. Place your biscotti rectangle onto a cutting board, and using a serrated knife, slice your biscotti on a diagonal into 1 inch slices. Lay back onto your parchment lined cookie sheet cut side down. Put your biscotti back in the oven for 4 minutes. Then, remove it from the oven and flip the biscotti over to the other cut side, and bake for an additional 4 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely.

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