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Cappuccino Biscotti Recipe

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Cappuccino Biscotti Recipe

Cappuccino Biscotti are hard to resist as they combine the flavors of coffee, chocolate, and hazelnuts. Although some may enjoy their biscotti with a glass of wine, North Americans are more likely to dip this biscotti in their coffee. 

 

The Cappuccino Biscotti's crisp and crunchy texture comes from baking the cookies twice. The first baking sets the dough, while the second baking dries them out. Their shape comes from forming the dough into a log shape and once the log has been baked and cooled, it is cut into slices giving them that distinctive looking curved top and flat bottom. The slices of biscotti are then returned to the oven until they become dry in texture. Now, you can vary the length of the second baking. If you like a hard and crunchy biscotti, perfect for dipping in your coffee, then bake them the full amount of time. But if you prefer to just nibble on them, instead of first softening them in your coffee, you may want to slightly reduce the time of the second baking. These cookies do store for several weeks in an airtight container but they never seem to last that long in my house.

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Cappuccino Biscotti: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven. Toast hazelnuts for 10 - 15 minutes or until the skins start to blister. Remove from oven and place hazelnuts in a clean towel and let steam for about 5 minutes. Then briskly rub the towel back and forth to remove the skins of the hazelnuts. Let cool and then coarsely chop. Set aside.

Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  

In a small bowl whisk together the eggs and vanilla extract.  Set aside.

In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer) beat the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, spices, and espresso powder until combined. Gradually add the egg mixture and beat until a dough forms, adding the chopped nuts and chocolate chips about halfway through. With floured hands divide the dough in half. On a lightly floured surface roll each half of dough into a log about 10 inches (25 cm) long and 2 inches (5 cm) wide. Transfer logs to the prepared baking sheet, spacing about 3 inches (7.5 cm) apart, and bake for about 35-40 minutes, or until firm to the touch (logs will spread during baking). Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack for about 10 minutes.

On a cutting board, with a serrated knife, cut each log crosswise, on the diagonal, into 3/4 inch (2 cm) slices. Arrange the slices on the baking sheet and bake 10 minutes, turn slices over, and bake another 10 minutes or until firm to the touch. Remove from oven and let cool. Store in an airtight container.

Makes about 24 biscotti.

Adapted from Gourmet Magazine

 

 

Cappuccino Biscotti Recipe:

3/4 cup (100 grams) hazelnuts, toasted, skinned and coarsely chopped

3 large eggs

1 teaspoon (5 grams) pure vanilla extract

2 cups (260 grams) all-purpose flour

3/4 cup (150 grams) granulated white sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon instant espresso powder or instant coffee powder (optional)

1/2 cup (85 grams) semisweet chocolate chips

 

 
   

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