Biscotti – TWD
As always, on Tuesdays, it’s time to post the Tuesdays with Dorie pictures. This week, Canela y Comino chose biscotti. Normally, I am not a huge biscotti fan. I find that it’s too hard to bite into, and in general, not very enjoyable for me. My mother, however… she’s on the other end of the spectrum. She loves biscotti. So my first thought when I heard that this week’s TWD recipe was biscotti was… mom?
Since my mother would be the one eating most of the biscotti, I decided that it would be best to call her and determine what flavor combination she would prefer. Let me just say, my mother is a genius. The substitutions she picked resulted in some amazing biscotti.
Instead of almond extract, I used orange, and replaced the almond slivers with chopped pecans. Once the biscotti were twice-baked and cooled, I dipped them in melted semi-sweet chocolate – a perfect finishing touch. I brought them to a family gathering, and everyone loved them. Want to make them yourself? You can buy the cookbook here!
Christine 10/14/2008 at 08:52am
First let me say your pics are amazing. That was so nice of you to make the biscotti for your mom! I bet she loved it!
Christine’s last blog post… TWD – Lenox Almond Biscotti
Nate 10/14/2008 at 11:23am
Yeah, I’m not much of a biscotti person either. But softened up in an espresso…now that’s living!
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Allison 10/14/2008 at 12:45pm
Christine – Thanks! She’s already asked me to make it again for her… she wants biscotti for Christmas. 😀
Nate – The great thing about this is that the biscotti wasn’t tooth-breakingly hard. It was more like a crunchy cookie than like a rock (which was the main thing I disliked about biscotti). Plus, you can bake it as long or as little as you want the second time, so if you don’t want it quite so crunchy, you can bake it for a shorter time! 🙂
pinkstripes 10/14/2008 at 04:21pm
Yum! Orange and pecan with a chocolate dip sounds divine.
pinkstripes’s last blog post… {TWD} Lenox Almond Biscotti
Teanna 10/15/2008 at 08:00am
Those biscotti have me drooling! I love that soft chocolate look!
Teanna’s last blog post… TWD: The Best Damn Biscotti Period.
Barbara 10/16/2008 at 12:14am
Lovely! Great that everyone liked them, even you!
Barbara’s last blog post… TWD: Lenox Almond Biscotti
Gretchen Noelle 10/16/2008 at 04:41pm
Great idea to let mom pick the flavors! I think orange pecan sounds great! And with chocolate – even better!
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Jaime 10/16/2008 at 08:00pm
mmm i love the flavors of orange and chocolate together. great job!
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Shari 10/16/2008 at 09:43pm
Those look amazing!
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Allison 01/23/2009 at 02:37pm
Thanks, everyone! I ended up making the biscotti again for Christmas – both this chocolate-dipped orange pecan biscotti, and the original almond biscotti – and got rave reviews from everyone who tried it. 🙂