As we gather with family And friends to remember all the ones who have sacrificed for us to have the freedom we have, may we gather at the table to give thanks for their sacrifice! Thank God for the precious people who have sacrificed so much! May we never forget! Last night our Memorial Day began at some of our kids’ and had smoked ribs that were just delicious! I took dessert and this lemon blueberry biscotti!
All I can say is “this is good enough to start a biscotti company”. Thinking of calling it Biscotti Babe! Seriously a week or so ago (Mandy) one of my DIL’s ask me to make a lemon biscotti for her. I starting looking at different recipes and found this one. I added my own take on ingredients but it is simply divine (and that sweet friends is being typed in a most southern draw). This is one of the best recipes I have found in a long time. I took Mandy a plateful last night. I think she is now indebted to me forever! HA. It was a hit!
1/2 cup (room temp) of butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs at room temp
2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 teas baking powder
1/2 teas salt
Zest of one large lemon
1/2 teas almond extract
1 teas lemon extract
Mix sugars with butter. Add eggs until well beaten. Add extracts and zest of lemon
In another bowl mix flour, salt and baking powder! Add to butter mixture. Stir in 1/2 cup chopped or slivered almonds, 2/3 cup dried blueberries and 1 cup of white chocolate chips. Divide dough into 2 equal amounts and Shape in to 2 football shaped logs on parchment paper on baking sheet. Sprinkle about a tablespoon of sugar over each log. I pay the sugar into the dough assuring that the sugar stays on the dough Bake in 350 preheated oven for 25 min. Remove from oven and reduce oven temp to 325. Slice each log diagonally and place slices back on cookie sheet. Bake for 8 min. Remove from over and turn each slice over and bake again for another 8 min. Turn oven off, open oven door a little and leave in oven for 1-2 hrs. Remove and cool before placing in covered dish or bag to store.

Zest of one large lemon
1/2 teas