Taze kekik ve limonun uyumu gercekten inanilmaz. Piserken etrafa yaydigi koku zaten en bastan bu tarifin iyi olacagi sinyallerini vermisti 🙂 Biscotti cok severim. Bu tarifi bundan sonra daha sik yapacagim gibi gorunuyor. Sizlere de siddetle tavsiye ediyorum. / The combination of fresh thyme and l emon is unbelievable. You can understand that the recipe will be successful from the great smell while baking the biscotties.  I love biscotti so much. It seems that i will make this recipe frequently and strongly recommend to you.

Malzemeler / Ingredients:

• 3 su bardagi un / 3 cups flour
• 1 paket kabartma tozu / 1 package baking powder
• 2 yemek kasigi dogranmis taze kekik / 2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme
• 150 gr esmer seker / 150 gr brown sugar
• 2 limon kabugu rendesi ve suyu / lemon zest and juice from 2 lemons 
• 60 gr oda sicakliginda tereyagi / 60 gr butter at room temperature
• 2 yemek kasigi sivi vanilya / 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 yumurta / 2 eggs

Hazirlanisi / Preperation:

1. Firini 170 derecede isitin. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees.
2. Bir kapta un, kabartma tozu ve taze kekigi karistirin. / In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and fresh thyme. 
3. Ayri bir kapta seker, limon kabugu rendesini elinizle iyice ovun. Tereyagini ilave edin. Mikserde orta hizda krema kivamina gelinceye kadar karistirin. Vanilyayi, yumurtalari ve limon suyunu ekleyin ve yine orta hizda tum malzemeler iyice karisana kadar cirpin. / Take another bowl and mix the sugar and lemon zest with your fingers. Add the butter and beat with a mixer at medium speed until well combined. Add the vanilla extract, lemon juice and eggs. Beat again at medium speed until all the ingredients are combined.
4. Mikseri dusuk hiza getirip unlu karisimi ilave edin ve yine tum malzemeler birbirine karisincaya kadar cirpin. / Take the mixer to low speed and slowly add the flour mixture. Mix until incorporated.
5. Hamuru iki parcaya bolun ve yagli kagit serili firin tepsisine alin. Hafifce islattiginiz elinizle hamurlara dikdortgen sekli verin. / Divide the dough in half and transfer to the baking sheet. Using wet fingers, shape each dough as a rectangle.  
6. Yaklasik 45 dakika pisirin. / Bake for 45 minutes.
7. Hamurlari firindan alin ve 10 dakika oda sicakliginda dinlendirin. / Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes at room temperature.
8. Firinin derecesini 150 dereceye dusurun. Hamurlari verev sekilde 2 cm kalinliginda dilimleyin. Dilimleri izgara firin teline dizin. / Reduce the oven temperature to 150 degrees. Cut the dough crosswise about 2 cm thick slices. Take them to a wire rack.
9. Tekrar firina alin. 10 dakika bir tarafini 10 dakika diger tarafini iyice kuruyana ve uzerleri hafif kahverengilesene kadar pisirin. / Return to the oven and bake for another 20 minutes (10 minutes for each side), until they are dry and the color turns to golden brown.
10. Iyice soguduktan sonra hava gecirmeyen bir kaba alip uzun sure saklayabilirsiniz. Afiyet olsun. / When the biscotties cool completely, you can store in the airtight container for a long time. Bon appetite!