Biscotti is a double baked cookie that is scrumptious with coffee. As this takes a little time, you might want to double the recipe and make 2 logs which would yield about 48 cookies.
Keeps well in the fridge 3 weeks, if you can keep them around
As I live in Central America, these have become a favorite treat for the locals, who had never heard of them before, the coffee shops love them as well
- 1 Cup Almonds
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 C flour
- 3/4 C White Sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp Almond Extract
- additional Flour for rolling log
- **Chocolate Mix** OPTIONAL
- 3 oz chocolate
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 350 degree oven... bake almonds 8 - 10 minutes, to toast
- chop very finely when cool.. I chop them in a mini food processor...set aside
- reduce heat to 300 degree oven
- Mix dry ingredients separately and Beat Wet ingredients separately
- Add 1/2 wet to dry, mixing thoroughly then Add chopped almonds to dough, mixing thoroughly then Add balance of wet to dough... Dough will be sticky!
- On parchment or wax paper, sprinkled with extra flour, Roll dough into log 14-16" long, roughly 3 - 4" across
- Prepare cookie sheet (parchment works best)
- Roll the log onto the parchment on cookie sheet
- Bake 30 - 40 Min... remove and cool 10 Min..no longer... If still lots of extra flour on the log, brush off excess, then Slice log into 1/2" thick pieces... placing on cookie sheet, cut side down...Bake 10 additional minutes, turn over and bake 10 additional minutes
- Remove from oven, cool
- **Can be drizzled with chocolate mix** OPTIONAL
- Heat chocolate and vegetable oil in double boiler until chocolate is melted and mix comes together... dip cookies in or drizzle on top
- I keep these in the fridge, so chocolate will Not Melt
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COZMO (8 discussions) on Sep 21, 2010 at 04:28 PM
PS.... chocolate Biscotti.... just add 1/4 cup cocoa to the mix... perfect!
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COZMO (8 discussions) on Sep 21, 2010 at 04:25 PM
Just made again this am... everyone on island loves the biscotti... as no one else here knows the recipe... it's our secret... OK... Made Almond and Chocolate this am... everyone wants me to make every day now... NOT... maybe every other day, if they can afford... with the price of Almonds!
