Biscotti with figs and anise. The biscotti dough is flavored with orange zest and anise seed, and copious amounts of chopped dried figs and walnuts are mixed in. I am an absolute fig nut. Especially in combination with anise, figs bring out their full flavour potential, creating a warming liquorice sensation. These fig anise biscotti work wonderfully with a cup of coffee and are a reasonable sweet treat for rainy afternoons, or any time of day really. They contain no gluten, no white sugar nor oils.

Biscotti with figs and anise Perfect for all hours of the day, all kinds of weather and all kinds of mood! Sometimes joy can be found in the most unexpected places. If you like figs like my family does, you will love these. You can have Biscotti with figs and anise using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Biscotti with figs and anise

Prepare 260 g of all purpose flour.
Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
It's 115 g of unsalted butter (at room temperature).
It's 1 of little salt.
You need 150 g of sugar.
It's 2 of large eggs.
Prepare of zest of one orange.
You need 1 1/2 tsp of anise (ground together with a little flour).
You need 200 g of dried figs cut into small pieces (after you boil them first for 5 minutes over moderate heat so that they soften).

Bake some for gifts as I do, place them in a pretty box or tin between layers of wax paper, they stay fresh for a month. Back to Fig and Walnut Biscotti. All Reviews for Fig and Walnut Biscotti - of Reviews. Reviews: Most Helpful Coleen, You don't have to use anise, maybe a little orange extract to go along with the orange peel, since fig and orange goes so well.

Biscotti with figs and anise instructions

Mix the flour with the baking powder, the salt and the anise in a large bowl..
Cream the butter with the sugar in the mixer. Add the eggs and the orange zest and then add the flour mixture little by little..
Finally add the figs and fold in with a spatula so that all the ingredients are well combined..
Line a large baking tray with greaseproof paper and with wet hands (because the dough is sticky) form the dough into a roll of about 30 cm long..
Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes so you can cut it with a knife into diagonal thin slices 1 cm thick which you place back into the baking tray. Bake for an additional 20 minutes (10 minutes per side)..

Line a baking pan with foil; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, aniseed, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; set aside. As a child I often made Anise Biscotti with my beloved mom and the anise flavor was really intense which I like a lot. To me these biscotti are flavorful but way too light on anise. Authentic Italian Anise Biscotti from my home to yours…enjoy them with tea, coffee, espresso or a tall glass of milk.