Cinnamon Espresso Chip Biscotti Food

HOW TO MAKE BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Move oven racks to top and bottom 1/3 of the oven. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment. Preheat oven to 325ºF. Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together. Set aside. Stir espresso powder and vanilla together. With an electric mixer, beat eggs, sugar, and espresso mixture for several minutes until thickened. On low speed, mix in flour. Once combined, stir in chocolate chips. With wet hands, form dough into 2 logs, one on each sheet, about 4 inches wide and 3/4 inch tall. Bake for 25 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through. Remove the sheets from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, move one of the oven racks to the center. After 10 minutes, spray the logs with water. Use a serrated knife to slice the cookies straight up and down, about 3/4 inch wide. Place all of the cut cookies, standing up, on one cookie sheet. Bake for 25 minutes more. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack. Store cookies in a container at room temperature. They won't go stale, but if they soften a bit, crisp them up by baking them for about 5 minutes at 300ºF.

ESPRESSO CHOCOLATE CHIP BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Position a rack in the top third of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix together the flour, sugars, espresso powder, baking soda, anise seed, salt and chocolate chunks in a large bowl. Add the beaten eggs and stir with a wooden spoon until the dough starts to come together (it will be fairly dry before you knead it). Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough, squeezing it and pressing it against the surface, until you can form it into a ball, 15 to 20 times. Shape the dough into a flat log about 16 inches long and 2 inches wide. Cut the log in half crosswise. Brush the tops with a little bit of water and sprinkle the top and sides with some turbinado sugar.
• Place the logs side by side on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake until golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
• Transfer the logs to a cutting board and cut diagonally with a serrated knife into 1/2-inch slices. Place the cookies cut-side up on a baking sheet and bake until golden, about 10 minutes. Turn the cookies over and bake until golden on the other side, 8 to 10 more minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. The centers will be slightly soft at first, but will crisp up as they cool.

HOMEMADE CINNAMON CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).
• Stir sugar, ground cinnamon, shortening, and corn syrup together in a small bowl until dough comes together. Place dough between two layers of parchment paper; roll to 1/8- to 1/4-inch thick. Transfer to a baking sheet; remove top piece of parchment paper.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden and bubbly, about 35 minutes. Cool completely and break into pieces.

ESPRESSO BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a bowl with an electric mixer mix together the flour, espresso powder, cinnamon, baking soda and powder, sugar, salt and orange zest. In a small bowl beat together the eggs and vanilla. Add them all at once to the dry ingredients and beat until a dough is formed. Stir in almonds.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured board and form it into a ball. Halve it and form each half into a log approximately 12 inches long and 2 inches wide. Arrange logs on a buttered and floured baking sheet about 3 inches apart.
• Bake logs in the middle of oven for 40 minutes or until they are firm all over and browned. Remove them from the oven, let cool for a few minutes. On a cutting board slice logs on a diagonal about 1/2 inch thick. Arrange the slices back on baking sheet and bake them for approximately 10 minutes on each side or until golden throughout.
• Cool biscotti to room temperature. Store them in an airtight container in single layers between waxed paper for up to 2 weeks.

CINNAMON ESPRESSO CHIP BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Toast almonds in 350°F oven til golden about 10 minutes (careful since they will burn easily).
• Combine first four ingredients.
• Add eggs, one at a time.
• Mix flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
• Combine flour mixture to butter mixture.
• Add mini chocolate chips.
• Add toasted almonds to dough.
• Divide dough in half.
• Shape dough into two logs approx 10x2.
• Bake logs at 350°F for 25 minutes.
• Cool logs on wire racks for 5 minutes.
• Cut (diagonally) with serrated knife into 1/2" slices.
• Bake slices at 350°F for 10 minutes.
• Turn over and bake other side at 350°F for 10 minutes.
• Cool biscotti on wire racks 10 minutes.
• Melt chocolate and oil together.
• Drizzle over cooled biscotti.
• Allow chocolate to cool completely.
• Note: To freeze, place biscotti on cookie sheet in one layer in freezer until frozen. Then, place biscotti in freezer bags until ready to use.

ESPRESSO-CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA BREAD WITH ESPRESSO-CINNAMON BUTTER

Steps:

• Make the banana bread: Adjust an oven rack to the lowest position and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch loaf pan with the softened butter. Place the 5 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan set over medium heat and cook until the butter turns a deep golden brown color, about 2 minutes; stir in the espresso powder. Remove and let cool slightly.
• Whisk the flour, baking soda and kosher salt together in a medium bowl.
• Using a potato masher, mash the bananas in a medium bowl until pretty smooth. Add the sugars, cooled brown butter and egg and whisk until combined. Add the flour mixture and whisk until just combined, don't over-mix. Fold in the chopped chocolate.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake on the lowest oven rack until a toothpick inserted into the center of the banana bread comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached, 40 to 50 minutes. Let the banana bread cool on a baking rack in the pan for 15 minutes. Use a knife to separate the edges of the banana bread from the pan, then invert it and cool the loaf directly on the rack for at least 30 minutes before slicing.
• Make the espresso-cinnamon butter: Stir the butter, sugar, espresso, cinnamon and salt together in a small bowl until smooth. Serve with the banana bread.

TOASTED ESPRESSO BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheet.
• Spread almonds and espresso beans on 2 separate baking sheets; bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly toasted. In a food processor fitted with steel blade, coarsely chop half of espresso beans; transfer to a small bowl. In food processor finely chop almonds and remaining espresso beans with 1/2 cup of the sugar and add to bowl.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Use your fingers to quickly cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in remaining sugar and coffee-almond mixture. Add eggs and brewed espresso, stirring until dough comes together.
• On lightly-floured surface, knead dough 2 minutes until smooth. Shape into 2 flat 2-inch-wide logs; dust with cinnamon or cocoa and place on cookie sheet. Bake 25 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool on baking sheet. When cool enough to handle, use a serrated knife to slice logs on the diagonal into 1/2-inch-wide pieces. Place cut side down on cookie sheet and return to oven 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool on racks. Dip in melted chocolate, if desired, and let dry on wax paper. When chocolate is completely dried and hardened, store in tins up to 1 month.

ESPRESSO & DARK CHOCOLATE BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4, and line a baking tray with baking parchment. Set aside. Put the flour, sugars, baking powder and a good pinch of salt into a large bowl, then stir to combine.
• Whisk the oil, egg, vanilla extract and coffee together in a separate small bowl. Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry, mixing until you have a dry dough. Fold in 100g of the chocolate chips. Knead the dough until smooth - it will be quite dry, but if it's too difficult to knead, add another 1 tbsp water. Divide the dough in half, shaping each piece into a 25 x 8cm log, and transfer both to the prepared tray. Bake for 25-30 mins, then leave to cool on the tray for 15 mins.
• Reduce the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Slice the biscotti logs into 1-2cm-thick slices crosswise using a sharp knife, you should have about 16. Return to the tray and bake for 15-20 mins more, turning the tray around halfway through. Leave to cool slightly on the tray, then transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely. Melt the remaining chocolate chips in the microwave in 20-second bursts until smooth, or in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water, then dip one end of the cooled biscotti into the melted chocolate. Transfer to a sheet of baking parchment and leave to set. Will keep in an airtight container for up to five days.

BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Position rack in center of oven. With a small knife, scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and place in a small bowl. Add the sugar and use your fingers to mix the vanilla evenly into the sugar. Set aside. With an electric mixer, cream the butter until light. Add the vanilla sugar and mix until fluffy. Add the eggs and the vanilla extract and mix until smooth. Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and almonds and stir into the butter mixture.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Divide the dough into 3 pieces. On a lightly floured surface, shape each piece of dough into a log that is about 1 1/4 inches in diameter. Place the logs on the baking sheet, spacing them as far apart as possible. Bake in the center of the oven until lightly browned, about 30 minutes.
• Place the logs on a cutting board and let them cool slightly. With a serrated knife, cut the logs on the diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick pieces. Place on the baking sheet, cut side down. Bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes, turning once. Transfer the cookies to a rack to cool. Store in an airtight container.

MOCHA CHIP BISCOTTI (PAMPERED CHEF)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and cinnamon; set aside.
• Beat butter and 3/4 cup sugar in a 2 quart bowl until creamy.
• Beat in eggs, vanilla, and instant coffee which has been dissolved in water.
• Add flour mixture and mix well.
• Stir in 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels.
• Divide dough in half.
• Form each half into a 7x2-inch log.
• Lightly grease a 11x17-inch pan.
• Place each log crosswise in pan about 4 inches apart.
• Bake 30 minutes.
• Remove pan to cooling rack.
• Let logs cool in pan 15 minutes.
• Carefully remove logs to cutting board.
• With serrated knife, gently cut logs diagonally into 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Arrange slices upright in pan, about 1 inch apart.
• Bake 20- 25 minutes or until dry and crisp.
• Cool completely on a cooling rack.
• To drizzle with chocolate, microwave 1/3 cup semi sweet chocolate morsels and 2 TBS.
• butter on high one minute.
• Continue microwaving until chocolate is smooth.
• Drizzle over biscotti.
• You can refrigerate 20 minutes to make chocolate drizzle firm.
• Store in tightly covered container.

CHOCOLATE-CHIP BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. With a pastry blender or 2 knives used scissor-fashion, cut in the butter or margarine until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon beaten eggs into a cup; reserve. Add chocolate chips, walnuts, vanilla, and remaining beaten eggs to flour mixture; stir until evenly moistened. With hand, knead mixture a few times in bowl until dough forms.
• On floured surface, with floured hands, divide dough into quarters. Shape each quarter into a 9" by 2" log. Place logs crosswise, 4 inches apart, on 2 large cookie sheets. With a pastry brush, brush tops and sides of logs with reserved egg. Bake logs 25 minutes. Cool logs on cookie sheets on wire rack 10 minutes.
• Place 1 log on cutting board. With serrated knife, cut warm log crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick diagonal slices. Place slices upright, 1/4-inch apart, on cookie sheets. Repeat with remaining logs. Bake slices 15 minutes to allow biscotti to dry out. Cool completely on sheets on wire racks. (Biscotti will harden as they cool.) Store biscotti in tightly covered container.

CINNAMON ESPRESSO BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Cream butter until soft. Add 1 Celsius flour, sugar, eggs, baking powder, and vanilla. Mix well. Stir in 1 Celsius flour, cinnamon, and mix well. Add espresso and remaining 1/2 Celsius flour. Add more flour if dough is too wet.
• Divide dough in half and shape each portion into a 9" x 2" log. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Cool on cookie sheet for 1 hour.
• Cut each log diagonally into 10 slices. Lay slices on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 minutes at 325 degrees. Turn over and bake for an additional 8 minutes until crisp. Cool on wire rack.
• Freeze espresso beans. Place them in a ziplock bag and crush with a rolling pin. Put them in a microwave safe dish and add 1 teaspoons vanilla. Microwave on high at 30 second intervals until melted. Slowly add milk and stir until smooth. Brush glaze over each biscotti and freeze until set.

SENSATIONAL CINNAMON CHIP BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F
• Lightly grease cookie sheet.
• Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until blended.
• Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until smooth (Dough will be stiff.)
• Using spoon or with hands, work 1 cup cinnamon chips and walnuts into dough.
• Divide dough into four equal parts.
• Shape each part into a log about 8 inches long.
• Place on prepared cookie sheet, at least 2 inches apart; flatten slightly.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until logs are set and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven; let cool on cookie sheet 30 minutes.
• Transfer to cutting board.
• Using serrated knife and sawing motion, cut logs diagonally into 1/2-inch wide slices.
• Place slices close together, cut side down on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Return to oven; bake 5 to 6 minutes.
• Turn each slice; bake an additional 5 to 8 minutes.
• Remove from oven; cool slightly.
• Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
• Cool completely.
• Melt remaining cinnamon chips with shortening; drizzle over each cookie.
• Place white chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon shortening in small microwave-safe bowl.
• Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 30 to 45 seconds or until smooth when stirred.
• Drizzle over each cookie.

CINNAMON MOCHA BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F on convection bake setting.
• note that if you do not have a convection oven setting baking times will have to be increased a bit at all stages in the recipe.
• Combine butter, sugars and espresso or coffee granules in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add vanilla and mix briefly.
• Add flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon and mix until well blended.
• Fold in pecans, chocolate morsels and cinnamon chips.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Scoop dough out onto paper and form into a large rectangle, ¾-inch thick.
• Bake 25 minutes, or until firm.
• Remove from oven and cool 10 minutes.
• Use a serrated knife to cut the dough into ½-inch thick slices.
• Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and return to the oven for 8 minutes.
• Turn and bake 8 minutes more.
• Remove from oven and cool completely on wire racks before storing in an airtight container.