Chocolate Dipped Citrus Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup fine ground yellow cornmeal
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 3/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 325 degrees f.
• 2 line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 3 stir the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
• 4 using an electric mixer, beat the eggs and sugar in another large bowl until pale yellow and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• 5 add the orange and lemon zests to the dry ingredients.
• 6 add the flour mixture to the eggs and sugar and beat just until blended (the dough will be soft and sticky). let stand for 5 minutes.
• 7 using a rubber spatula, transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet, forming two mounds spaced evenly apart.
• 8 moisten your hands with water and shape the dough into two 11 by 4-inch logs.
• 9 bake until lightly brown, about 35 minutes. cool the logs for 5 minutes.
• 10 using a serrated knife, cut the logs crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick diagonal slices. arrange the biscotti cut side down on the same baking sheet.
• 11 bake until the biscotti are pale and golden, about 25 minutes. cool the biscotti on the baking sheet for 5 minutes.
• 12 using a metal spatula, transfer the biscotti to a rack and cool completely.
• 13 melt the chocolate chips in the microwave, stirring every 20 seconds, about 1 1/2 minutes total.
• 14 dip 1 cut side of each biscotti into the melted chocolate. gently shake off the excess chocolate. place the biscotti, chocolate side up, on the baking sheet.
• 15 refrigerate until the chocolate is firm, about 35 minutes. dip a pastry brush in the cocoa, then lightly brush the cocoa over the chocolate on each biscotti.
• 16 the biscotti can be made ahead. store them in an airtight container up to 4 days, or wrap them in foil and freeze in resealable plastic bags up to 3 weeks.