Ingredients
- 1 cup (145 grams) unsalted cashews, toasted and chopped coarsely
- 1 teaspoon (5 grams)baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup (150 grams) granulated white sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/ 2 teaspoon orange extract
- For glaze:
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon butter
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Cashew Biscotti with chocolate glaze
Directions
- Preheat oven to 300 F(150 C) Line baking sheet with parchment paper In a small bowl, beat the eggs and extracts together
- In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients (except the nuts) for 30 seconds Then gradually add the egg mixture along with the cashews
- Mix until the dough comes together (It will be probably a gooey sticky dough)
- Transfer the dough directly to the baking pan (the dough can be too gooey sticky to roll it on a separate surface and then transfer, hence its better to do the flattening or rolling on the prepared baking pan.
- Roll the dough about 14 inches (35 cm) long and 3-4 inches (8-10 cm) wide and and bake for 30-40 minutes until firm to touch (Log will spread during baking) Cool it on a wire rack about 10 minutes.
- Transfer log to a cutting board and using a serrated knife, cut it into 1/2 inch (1.25 cm) thick on the diagonal.
- Arrange the slices on the baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Flip over and bake for another 10 minutes. Cool on wired rack
- Once cooled prepare the chocolate glaze:Melt both the ingredients over a pot of simmering water (double boiler method). Dip the biscotti on one side in the glaze and keep the glazed side facing up on a baking sheet. Repeat the step for all biscotti. Transfer to refrigerator to firm up the chocolate glaze. Enjoy !
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Summary
This is going to be my first homemade Biscotti. Biscotti is an all time favorite at our house. I have been meaning to make this from a long long time. The time was just right few days back, when I had all ingredients and the memory that I had to make this :) I got the recipe from 'Joy of Baking' and was surprised to know it didn't require butter or oil. Just flour, sugar, eggs and the rest of the usual baking ingredients.