My Favorite Yummiest Biscotti Recipe

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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 italian biscotti cookie that she was making, but thought I could do better. So I started to research biscotti cookie recipes.

What I learned was that there aren't a lot of biscotti recipes available and I wanted to try to bake more variations. So I started making up my own recipes by adding and subtracting different ingredients.

Biscotti can be made in an infinite number of flavors: almond, vanilla, chocolate, hazelnut, anise, lemon, chocolate chip and just about any flavor you can think of.

I found a basic recipe that I work from, then change the ingredients to get the flavor combinations that I desire. Here is the basic recipe for biscotti.

Mmmmmmmm. . . .Better Than Nonni's Biscotti 

Time to Bake

Here is my favorite basic biscotti recipe. It is so simple to make and doesn't take long either. The main thing is look for certain signals in the recipe as it is baking and change the recipe to your taste.

Basic 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 on a plate

Biscotti Flavor Combinations 

Add any that you love.

Here are some of the endless list of flavor combinations that I have used.

Chocolate Cherry Biscotti

I added powdered cocoa and ground chocolate to the more...2 points

Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti

My favorite way to make this is to grind the choco more...2 points

Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti

Wonderful flavor with either Vodka or Grand Marnie more...1 point

Lemon Biscotti

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Anise Biscotti

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Almond Biscotti

I prefer vanilla almond, but you can use almond ex more...1 point

Orange Apricot Pistachio Biscotti

I use Grand Marnier in this one.0 points

Vanilla Almond Biscotti

This is the basic biscotti. I like to chop the alm more...0 points

Almond Hazelnut Biscotti

This has both nuts and vanilla and either Kahlua o more...0 points

Chocolate Chip Biscotti

Use a vanilla base and add chopped chocolate or mi more...0 points

Great Biscotti Cookbooks 

I have them all

All these books are great to start from to develop your own recipes. My personal favorite is the first one, but the others are good too!

Biscotti

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The Best 50 Biscotti Recipes

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Biscotti & Other Low Fat Cookies: 65 Tempting Recipes for Biscotti, Meringues, and Other Low-Fat Delights

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One Smart Cookie: All Your Favorite Cookies, Squares, Brownies and Biscotti ... With Less Fat!

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How To Make Biscotti 

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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 are made for dipping into coffee or tea. They are made harder on purpose so that they will hold up to being soaked in liquid.

And if you make your biscotti right, the coffee, milk, or tea that you dip it in will enhance the flavor of the cookie. And believe it or not, lowfat biscotti are one of the most healthy cookies for you because they do not have a lot of fat, and they usually have fiber from the fruit and nuts that you add.

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!)

Let's Get It Straight! Coffee is the best Hot Drink! 

Who likes tea anyway?

Okay, you coffee drinkers, its time to stand up and be counted. Coffee just has that special something!

How do you like your coffee and what time of day?

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I love my coffee. . .

GreenGablesGrocery says:

Iced in the summer months, Hot and flavored with either creme, or flavored syrups anytime of day, and we drink it all all day.

Shelly says:

Sometimes hot, sometimes cold. I've been abe to cut out the sugar & usually go black or 2% milk. Best with heavy cream & raw sugar as a special treat in Toasted Southern Pecan.

Intuitive says:

Decaf organic fair trade during the late morning at my local coffee shop.

OhMe says:

Black and hot and all day long!

AslanBooks says:

Depends upon the day...some days I like it hot, some days I like it cold, some days I like it black, some days I like a latte or cappuccino. The only thing I don't do and can't stand is weak coffee.

WhitU4ever says:

Mmmmm... I love my coffee just as I sit down to read my emails or blog on the computer, which can be any time of the day, depending on my schedule, but the earlier the better. I like hazelnut creamer when I make it myself; Mocha or holiday spice from Starbucks.

ArtByLinda says:

Cream and sugar in the morning please, and hot!

MarcoG says:

I love coffee, especially Pumpkin Spice lattes from Starbucks, or Mochas from Nero...mmmmmm

susannaduffy says:

Any time!

nightbear says:

I like flavored coffees, sweet, or I use flavored creamers,
sweet, I enjoy my coffee usually in the evening, and
especially while at work.

Ick, coffee! Give me some tea!

The_Homeopath says:

Nothing better than a proper British cup.

daria369 says:

I'm a (mostly) herbal tea drinker and love cocoa. Coffee makes me jittery...

Hekepei says:

Tea defiantly I can drink tea strait I can't do that with coffee.

MarcoG says:

...but I also love tea...especially Hot Cinnamon Spice mmmmm

Stazjia says:

No time of day - I drink tea all the time. I only have coffee a couple of times a month, then only when I'm out somewhere and there is somewhere that does really great coffee.

Evelyn_Saenz says:

I like my Coffee hung on the wall.

jenkim says:

I have to admit..I'm not big fan of coffee but I want to eat the biscottis more..^^

MissMissylue says:

How do I favorite this lens?

Missy

MissMissylue says:

I don't don't do coffee, but love milk or really cold water.

RinchenChodron says:

Tea is my preference. There are great flavors and it's soooo much healthier!!! I vote for tea.

 
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    Don't Forget to Dip!

    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?

    Chocolate Fountain 

    This is another great way to dip your biscotti. Chocolate fountains are a lot of fun at parties. You can cut up pieces of fruit and have small pieces of biscotti to dip in the fountain.

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    Are You a Biscotti Fan? 

    Was Your Nonni a Great Biscotti Baker?

    NaturalMommys wrote...

    wow I really l love this lens I am going to lensroll it with my recipe lens!

    ReplyPosted May 07, 2009

    ElizabethJeanAllen wrote...

    Yum! I love Biscotti but I've never tried making it. One of these days I'll give it a try.
    Thanks for sharing
    Lizzy

    ReplyPosted May 05, 2009

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    Intuitive wrote...

    I could eat biscotti all day! From one baking lensmaster to another, great lens. 5*

    ReplyPosted November 18, 2008

    OhMe wrote...

    Oh my, I wish I had some Biscotti right now. Great lens.

    ReplyPosted November 18, 2008

     
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