Baking Biscotti is Fun and Easy
A couple of years ago, I was introduced to someone who baked biscotti. I loved the idea of the cookie, but thought I could do better. What I learned was that there aren't a lot of recipes out there and I wanted more variations. So I started making up my own recipes by adding and subtracting different ingredients. Here is what I ended up with.
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Biscotti Baking is Easy!
Here is my favorite basic biscottiBasic Recipe:
1/2 cup butter (use real butter--it is worth it)
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons Liquor--my favorite is Kahlua or Frangelico
1/4 teaspoon vanilla (use the real stuff)
2 cups unbleached flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt (or if your butter is salted-just a pinch)
1 cup of nuts--I prefer pistachios, almonds, or hazelnuts
4 oz of bittersweet chocolate or 1 cup of dried fruit that has been soaked in a tablespoon of vodka
A note about the nuts: I like to buy the nuts raw and then toast them in my oven. I toast them at 350 between 6 to 10 minutes depending on the size of the nuts. I think they taste better and they are healthier than roasted nuts. Do not use salted nuts.
A note about the fruit: I like a tart fruit because it blends well with the sweetness of the dough. You only need to soak the fruit for a few minutes while you are mixing the rest of the dough.
Directions: Toast your nuts first. They should be cool before you mix them in. Depending on your preference, you can chop them in your food processor or by hand or leave them whole. In a mixing bowl cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and liqueur and vanilla. Add the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until well blended. Fold in nuts, fruit and/or chocolate. Line your baking sheet with parchment paper. Create a loaf (in a baquette or hot dog shape) on the parchment paper. Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven between 25 and 40 minutes. In my old oven it took 25. In my new one it takes at least 35. The surface of the loaf should be lightly browned when you take it out. Let cool for a minimum of 10 minutes. If you have chocolate, cool longer. Slice crossways to create individual biscotti. Stand the biscotti up on the bottom edge (as if they were still in the loaf) with some space between them. Then bake again at 325 degrees for 10 minutes. Let cool. If you like them drier or harder bake longer the second time.
Now eat! Yum!
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Biscotti Flavor Combinations
Add any that you love.
Here are some of the endless list of flavor combinations that I have used.
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The Perfect Match For Biscotti--Coffee of course!
My second favorite food after chocolate
After 8 years of running a coffee shop, I consider myself somewhat of an expert on coffee. My personal favorite is a hazelnut latte but I also love straight coffee.Biscotti
Here are a few coffee tips that I have learned over the years about coffee:
Keep your coffee in a sealed container that is in a dark room temperature cabinet. Putting it in the freezer adds moisture to it and lessens the flavor.
Buy your beans whole and grind them per use. This will give you the freshest tasting coffee.
If you can, buy your coffee for no more than a two week use at a time.
Coffee is the elixir of life. (Well, at least in my house!)
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Who likes tea anyway?
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How do you like your coffee and what time of day?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byI love my coffee. . .
aj2008 says:
Capuccino with my American friend. And as she is back in the states now we have to make do with drinking a cup while talking on the phone
Posted September 30, 2008
WendyKrick says:
I love coffee in the morning with cream then in the afternoon I switch to tea with lemon.
~Wendy
Posted September 26, 2008
funwithtrains says:
Morning with cream and sweetener, and afternoon black.
Posted September 21, 2008
a_willow says:
In the morning - can't function without it! And in afternoon also! ... Basically, I don't think I ever said no to coffee! :-)))
Posted August 05, 2008
Barkely says:
I enjoy an occasional cup of coffee but it has to be the good stuff:)
Posted August 02, 2008
Joan4 says:
Coffee first thing in the morning, a little cream and sugar, with the sun coming up, hmmmmmmm good! especially at the beach!
Posted June 13, 2008
KimGiancaterino says:
I like to dip my biscotti in coffee. Any time is fine, since I only drink decaf.
Posted June 13, 2008
Ick, coffee! Give me some tea!
jenkim says:
I have to admit..I'm not big fan of coffee but I want to eat the biscottis more..^^
Posted August 04, 2008
MissMissylue says:
I don't don't do coffee, but love milk or really cold water.
Posted August 01, 2008
RinchenChodron says:
Tea is my preference. There are great flavors and it's soooo much healthier!!! I vote for tea.
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You can add to your biscotti yumminess (is that a word?) by dipping them in chocolate, milk, white, or dark!
Chocolate--Do You Know How to Melt it For Dipping?
Or the Art of Melting Chocolate
Melting chocolate is art. If you don't melt it enough, it is too hard. If you melt it too much, it gets burned and it is not usable. I like to melt my chocolate in the microwave.The best way is to put your chocolate in a small bowl or pitcher. Then heat it for 30 seconds. Wait, then stir. Repeat until it just starts to melt.
Once it starts to melt, the hot chocolate will melt the rest of it. DON'T KEEP HEATING IT! That is how it gets burned.
Then spread, pour or dip to get it on the biscotti. What could be better?
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Are You a Biscotti Fan? Tell Me What You Liked About This Lens!
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aj2008
Oh my, what a yummy lens. My girls love baking, so I have favourited this lens as we will try the recipe. 5*s Posted September 30, 2008 |
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beeobrien
That looks like a great recipe. And your photographs are incredible! Posted September 28, 2008 |
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WendyKrick
I love biscotti! Posted September 26, 2008 |
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vbright105
wonderful lens! I love biscotti! I also love my coffee! 5* Posted September 25, 2008 |
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JustBon-Crochet-Designs
Coffee and biscotti - nothing better! Great lens! Posted September 23, 2008 |
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