Banana Chocolate Chip Biscotti Food

BANANA-CHOCOLATE CHIP BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease large cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray, or line with cooking parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
• In large bowl, beat sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Beat in banana, vanilla and eggs until smooth. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Divide dough in half. On cookie sheet, shape each half into 10x3-inch rectangle with greased hands (dough will be sticky).
• Bake about 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on cookie sheet 15 minutes; move to cutting board. Using sharp knife, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices.
• Place slices, cut sides down, on cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown and dry on top. Turn cookies. Bake about 10 minutes longer or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack.

PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Position racks evenly in the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Melt the butter over medium heat, swirling the pan occasionally. Continue to cook until the butter browns and gets a nutty aroma, about 5 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Beat the eggs in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until light and pale yellow, about 2 minutes. Gradually add the sugar while beating. Then slowly add the butter and vanilla until evenly mixed, about 30 seconds more. Add the peanut butter and mix until combined.
• While mixing slowly, add the dry ingredients to the wet, in 2 additions, mixing just until absorbed. Fold in the peanuts and chocolate pieces.
• Divide the dough evenly into thirds, and put each portion in the center of a baking sheet. Shape the dough with slightly wet hands into logs about 2-inches wide and 15 inches long. Bake until set and brown around the edges, about 25 to 30 minutes. (For even baking take care to rotate the pans-- top to bottom and front to back--about half way though.) Cool logs on the baking sheets for about 10 minutes.
• Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Carefully transfer the logs to a cutting board. Cut logs crosswise, with a long serrated knife at about a 45 degree angle, into 1/2-inch thick cookies. Place cookies cut side down on the baking sheets. Bake until crisp, about 8 minutes. Flip the cookies over and bake until golden brown, about 8 minutes more. Cool biscotti on the baking sheets. Serve.
• Store cookies in a tightly sealed container for up to 3 days.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan, preferably glass.
• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Stir bananas, milk, and cinnamon in another bowl. Beat butter and sugar in a third bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs to butter mixture, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir banana mixture into butter mixture. Stir in dry mixture until blended. Fold in chocolate chips until just combined. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 70 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.

CHOCOLATE CHIP BISCOTTI

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and 1-1/2 cups sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. , Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in apricots and chocolate chips. , Divide dough in half. On ungreased baking sheets, shape each portion into a 12-in. x 2-1/2-in. rectangle. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake at 325° for 30 minutes or until firm. Cool for 5 minutes. , Transfer to a cutting board; cut diagonally with a serrated knife into 1/2-in. slices. Place cut side down on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown. , Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BANANA BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray two 9x5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
• Combine bananas, cake mix, water, eggs, and oil in a large bowl. Whisk until well blended, about 2 minutes. Gently fold in peanut butter chips. Divide batter evenly between the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Let bread cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove and finish cooling on a wire rack. Place a second cooling rack on top of a baking sheet.
• Slice loaves in half horizontally and then into 1-inch-thick pieces. Brush 1 side of each slice lightly with honey and place on the prepared cooling rack.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and crispy, about 40 minutes. Cool on the rack for at least 10 minutes; the biscotti will become crispier as they cool.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP NUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
• In a medium bowl, combine bananas, oil, egg and vanilla.
• Pour banana mixture into dry mixture along with nuts and chocolate chips, stir together.
• Flour a working area and turn dough out onto it. Flour hands as dough is sticky. Form two 7 inch loaves about 2 inches wide.
• Put loaves on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and turn temperature down to 250 degrees.
• Remove loaves from cookie sheet and let cool 10 minutes.
• Cut loaves into 3/4 inch slices, return slices to cookie sheet.
• Bake for an additional 18-20 minutes.

BANANA BREAD BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Position a cooling rack on top of a baking sheet.
• Slice the banana bread width-wise. Then, slice into thin pieces that are each about 1/2 inch thick. Lightly brush one side of each slice with honey and place on the cooling rack.
• Bake until golden and crispy, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool on the rack for 10 minutes. The biscotti will become more crisp as they cool.

CARAMEL CHIP BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture (dough will be stiff). Stir in caramel bits and chocolate chips., Divide dough into three portions. On parchment-paper lined baking sheets, shape each portion into a 7x3-in. rectangle. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool on pans on wire racks 5 minutes., On a cutting board, use a serrated knife to cut each rectangle crosswise into eight slices. Place slices on baking sheets, cut side down. Bake until crisp, 10-12 minutes per side. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely., Drizzle melted candy coating over tops; let stand until set. Store between pieces of waxed paper in airtight containers.

BANANA BISCOTTI

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 325ºF. Mix flour, baking powder and salt until well blended; set aside. Beat sugar and margarine in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, bananas and vanilla; beat until well blended. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing until well blended after each addition. Stir in crushed cereal.
• DIVIDE dough in half with floured hands; place on lightly floured surface. Roll each half into 14x2-inch log. Place, 2 inches apart, on nonstick baking sheet.
• BAKE 25 to 30 minute or until lightly browned. Remove from baking sheet to wire rack; cool 5 minute Transfer to cutting board. Use serrated knife to diagonally cut each log into 12 slices. Place, cut-sides up and 1/2 inch apart, on same baking sheet. Bake an additional 12 to 15 minute or until slightly dry. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Melt chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over biscotti. Let stand until chocolate is firm. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature.
• Jazz It Up: Mix 1 cup powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons orange juice until well blended. Drizzle over cooled biscotti. Let stand until glaze is firm.
• Cranberry Breakfast Biscotti: Prepare biscotti as directed, omitting the banana, increasing the sugar to 3/4 cup and using POST CRANBERRY ALMOND CRUNCH Cereal.