Date and Nut Biscotti

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• Ingredients
• sugar
• butter
• 2 eggs
• sour cream
• milk
• flour
• baking powder
• baking soda
• 1 dates
• chopped nuts
• Recipe
• Mix together:
• 1¹/₂ cups sugar (315g)
• 8 tbsps butter (112g), (2 sticks)
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream (224g)
• 2 tbsps milk (30g)
• Then add:
• 5 cups flour (640g)
• 2 tsps baking powder (10g)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 dates, package, chopped
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• Place in long strips on greased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes, until light brown in color. When cool, frost with a glaze of confectioners sugar and water. Louise Paglia calls these "biscotts," and has brought them to family gatherings for years.