Soft Biscotti with raisins

           I happen to be  devoted to biscotti . Its practical and delicious . I don't like the strong flavor of eggs in any dessert and also biting into a regular biscotti always damages my hard palate . Some like it soft ,tender and moist . (If you know what I mean   ).So after some testing and tweaking ,this is the recipe I most like and going to stick with .Also I have doubled the amounts of ingredients ,so if you want to make a lesser batch just halve the amount of each ingredient below .I adapted this from http://allrecipes.fr/recette/13431/biscotti-aux-raisins-et-aux-noix.aspx

Makes :20-22 biscottis
Prep time : 7 mins
Cooking time : 40 mins

Ingredients :

All purpose flour :440 gm
Vanilla extract : 2 tsp
Butter : unsalted .soft ,at room temperature : 240gm
Eggs :2
Applesauce :unsweetened ,4 oz (if you dont want to add this just add 2 more eggs )
Baking powder : 2 tsp
Salt :2 pinches
Raisins : 150gm


Method :

Prepare the wet ingredients : Mix the melted butter and sugar well in bowl .Add the vanilla extract and apple sauce and beat well .Use a hand mixer if you like .

Prepare the dry ingredients : Mix the flour and baking powder and salt well .

Now pour the wet ingredients into the dry and fold gently .

Preheat oven to 355 F or 180 C .

Now spray a cookie sheet with some pan spray and divide the batter into four oblong pieces and place parallel to each other on the sheet and bake for 20 mins .Remove and cool for about 10 mins .

Next slice them gently into 3-4 cm pieces (or any size you like ) and place each slice sideways on the sheet and bake for another 10 mins in the same temperature .
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Remove and cool completely and enjoy
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