Cardamom Biscotti Food

CARDAMOM ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cardamom; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Fold in almonds. , Divide dough into fourths; shape each portion into a ball. On two greased baking sheets, roll each ball into a 15-in. log (two logs per pan). Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until lightly browned and firm to the touch. , Transfer to a cutting board; cut at a 45° angle with a sharp knife into 1/2-in. slices. Place cut side down on greased baking sheets. Bake for 5-6 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in airtight containers.

CARDAMOM BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place rack in center of oven.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt into a large bowl. Mix almonds, cardamom, and 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar into flour mixture. Beat eggs and vanilla, then mix into dry ingredients until well combined.
• Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll dough into a 9-by-2-inch log. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Press gently to flatten top. Bake until pale gold and lightly cracked, about 30 minutes.
• Lightly beat egg white, then brush onto biscotti. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake 15 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes on baking sheet on a wire rack.
• Transfer to a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, cut dough into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place slices, flat sides down, on baking sheet, and bake until golden brown and crisp, 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer biscotti to wire rack, and let cool completely.

LEMON , CRANBERRY BISCOTTI WITH A HINT OF CARDAMOM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
• Combine flour, sugar,cardamom and baking powder in a large bowl.
• Combine rind, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, extract, oil, and eggs, and add to flour mixture, mix in cranberries stirring until well-blended (dough will be dry and crumbly).
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 7 to 8 times.
• Divide dough in half.
• Shape each portion into an 8-inch-long roll.
• Place rolls 6 inches apart on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; flatten each roll to 1-inch thickness.
• Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
• Remove the rolls from baking sheet; cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack.
• Cut each roll diagonally into 15 (1/2-inch) slices.
• Place the slices, cut sides down, on baking sheet.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325° bake for 10 minutes.
• Turn cookies over; bake an additional 10 minutes (the cookies will be slightly soft in center but will harden as they cool).
• Remove from baking sheet, and cool completely on wire rack.
• Combine 1 tablespoon lemon juice, yellow food coloring and powdered sugar, and drizzle over the biscotti.

SWEDISH BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In large bowl cream sugar and butter; add both eggs.
• Add in flour, sour cream, baking powder, "a pinch of salt", "a pinch of baking soda", the almonds, and the ground cardamon.
• Roll into 4 long narrow rolls.
• Brush tops with egg white and sprinkle with sugar (coarse if you have it is best, but use what you have).
• Use 2 cookie sheets, put 2 rolls on each cookie sheet b/c you need space later.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden.
• Raise temperature of oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut into thin slices.
• Put back onto cookie sheets to toast.
• Bake 10 minutes, then flip to other side and bake about 5 minutes.
• You want it to be a light brown.