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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 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.

Mmmmmmmm. . . . 

Biscotti Baking is Easy!

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 Flavor Combinations 

Add any that you love.

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

Chocolate Hazelnut

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Orange Apricot Pistachio

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Chocolate Cherry

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Vanilla Almond

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

Almond Hazelnut

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

Cranberry Pistachio

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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 (Best 50)

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

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The Ultimate Chocolate Cookie Book: From Chocolate Melties to Whoopie Pies, Chocolate Biscotti to Black and Whites, with Dozens of Chocolate Chip Cookies and Hundreds More

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

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Delicious Biscotti Photos 

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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, 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!)

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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. . .

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

WendyKrick says:

I love coffee in the morning with cream then in the afternoon I switch to tea with lemon.
~Wendy

vbright105 says:

Mornings...strong, straight up.

funwithtrains says:

Morning with cream and sweetener, and afternoon black.

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! :-)))

Barkely says:

I enjoy an occasional cup of coffee but it has to be the good stuff:)

Joan4 says:

Coffee first thing in the morning, a little cream and sugar, with the sun coming up, hmmmmmmm good! especially at the beach!

KimGiancaterino says:

I like to dip my biscotti in coffee. Any time is fine, since I only drink decaf.

Ick, coffee! Give me some tea!

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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Brewed Coffee 

Here are some things to help you make the absolute best coffee.

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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 way to dip your biscotti.

    Rival CFF5 Chocolate Fondue Fountain

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    My Love Affair with Coffee

    Are You a Biscotti Fan? Tell Me What You Liked About This Lens! 

    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

    beeobrien

    That looks like a great recipe. And your photographs are incredible!

    Posted September 28, 2008

    WendyKrick

    I love biscotti!

    Posted September 26, 2008

    vbright105

    wonderful lens! I love biscotti! I also love my coffee! 5*

    Posted September 25, 2008

    JustBon-Crochet-Designs

    Coffee and biscotti - nothing better! Great lens!

    Posted September 23, 2008

     
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