Cracked Pepper Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cracked black peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon powdered egg substitute
• 1/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup vegan hard margarine, softened
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 cup toasted pine nuts

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. in a small bowl, stir together egg replacer and water and set aside.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, combine margarine and coconut oil until fluffy. add four mixture alternating with egg replacer.
• 3 stir in pine nuts.
• 4 divide dough in half and shape into a log. transfer to a baking sheet and shape log to about 16 by 2 inches.
• 5 bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until just beginning to brown.
• 6 remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes. leave oven on.
• 7 using a serrated knife, slice logs into ½ inch slices. place each slice cut side down on baking sheet.
• 8 bake for 7 minutes. flip.
• 9 bake another 5 minutes or until crisp and dry.