Gluten Free Biscotti Food

GLUTEN-FREE BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease.
• Beat eggs together in a bowl until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually add sugar to eggs while continually beating. Pour oil into egg-sugar mixture and beat until smooth. Mix gluten-free all-purpose flour mix, rice-based flour mix, baking soda, and xanthan gum together in a separate bowl; gradually stir into egg-sugar mixture until dough is well-mixed and sticky. Fold almonds into the dough.
• Turn dough onto the prepared baking sheet and form into 2 loaves, 1/2-inch thick and 2 1/2 inches wide.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Cool loaves on the baking sheet for 2 minutes; slice into 1/2-inch slices. Lay slices, cut-side down, on baking sheet.
• Bake in the oven until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer biscotti to a wire rack to cool completely.

GLUTEN-FREE DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl.
• Combine eggs, egg whites, vanilla, and creme de cacao in a separate bowl; beat with a fork.
• Add egg mixture to flour mixture; mix (dough may feel slightly dry).
• Lightly knead 8 to 10 minutes; form into a 16" oval roll that is 1 1/2" thick in the centre.
• Place on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake in a preheated 350* oven for 30 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack and cut, slightly on the diagonal, into 1/2" slices.
• Reduce oven heat to 325* and bake, cut side down, for 10 minutes.
• Turn over and bake for an additional 10 minutes until crisp (centres may be slightly soft, but will harden up when cooled).
• Remove to wire rack to cool.
• Enjoy!

GLUTEN-FREE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. In a large bowl, whisk the first 6 ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add buttermilk; stir just until moistened. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead gently 8-10 times., Pat or roll dough to 3/4-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place 2 in. apart on a greased baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

LEMON PECAN BISCOTTI (GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place a piece of parchment paper or a Silpat on a baking sheet.
• Sift each of the flours through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl. Sift the almond flour particularly well, pushing the last of it through the sieve with the bottom of a heavy glass. Toss in the baking powder, xanthan gum, and salt. Stir all the ingredients together. Sift the dry ingredients through the sieve again, which will make them one flour.
• Place the softened butter in your stand mixer, with the paddle attachment. Start the mixer, beating the butter, and then pour in the sugar. Cream them together until they are smooth, about 3 minutes. Plop in the eggs, one at a time, and continue beating, until the mixture is lovely and fluffy. Toss in the lemon zest and mix. Reduce the mixer speed to as low as it goes.
• Sift the dry ingredients into the creamed butter and sugar, 1/3 cup at a time, allowing the mixer to run in between batches. When you have finished, the dough will be soft and gathering around the paddle attachment.
• Grab half the dough with your hands and shape it into a long, low log on the baking sheet. Aim for a rough approximation of a log, a little squat and comfortingly uneven. Form a log with the rest of the dough and place it on the baking sheet.
• Slide the baking sheet into the oven, on the middle rack. Bake the biscotti until the biscotti logs are golden and somewhat firm, but still somewhat soft, about 15 minutes. Take the baking sheet out of the oven and allow the biscotti to cool for 10 minutes. Move them to a cooling rack and turn your back on them for at least 30 minutes.
• When the biscotti are entirely cool to the touch, move the biscotti logs back to the baking sheet. Take a large serrated knife and make slices on the bias, all down the logs. Be gentle. This is a delicate operation. Stand the biscotti slices on their squat bottoms, on the baking sheet. Slide the baking sheet back into the oven. Bake the biscotti until they are unequivocally browned and crunchy, about 15 minutes.
• Cool entirely before attempting to eat.

GLUTEN-FREE FIG-WALNUT BISCOTTI WITH MAPLE ICING DRIZZLE

Steps:

• For the gluten-free flour blend: In a large bowl, whisk together the rice flour, tapioca flour, potato starch, xanthan gum and salt.
• For the cookies: Pulse 1/2 cup walnuts in a food processor until finely chopped. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together the granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, honey, vanilla bean seeds and eggs with 2 2/3 cups gluten-free flour blend and the ground walnuts until combined. Add the figs and the remaining 1 cup whole walnuts and mix until combined.
• Divide the dough into 2 equal pieces. Dust a piece of parchment paper with some granulated sugar, then use your palms to gently roll each piece of dough into a log about 2 1/2 inches wide; place both logs on the prepared baking sheet. Brush with the egg wash and sprinkle generously with sugar. Bake on the prepared baking sheet until golden and slightly firm to the touch, about 40 minutes; set the baking sheet on a wire rack and let cool completely. Lower the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Using a serrated knife, slice the logs slightly on a diagonal into 1/2-inch pieces. Arrange the pieces on their flat bottoms (not cut sides) on the baking sheet, staggering their ends so that the cookies hold each other in place. Bake until crisp, about 20 minutes. Let cool completely on their baking sheet.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioners' sugar and maple syrup until smooth. Drizzle over the cooled cookies and let dry before serving.

GLUTEN FREE BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 300F and line a medium or large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In one bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a second bowl, beat the sugar, eggs, oil and extracts/liquors.
• Using a spatula, mix the dry ingredients into the wet until they are incorporated.
• Add the nuts and dried fruit last.
• Scoop half the batter out of the bowl with your spatula and lay it on your baking sheet, dragging it into a line and smoothing it with wet fingertips. Repeat with the second half of the dough until you have two smooth tubes roughly 2-3 inches wide and 1 inch tall.
• Bake for 35 minutes until the tops are lightly golden.
• Remove from the oven and gently set the biscotti tubes (still on the parchment) on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Lower the oven temp to 275F while the biscotti cool.
• Transfer the biscotti to a cutting board and cut 1-inch pieces on the diagonal using a sharp knife (I prefer a chef's knife over serrated).
• Lay the cut biscotti on the parchment lined baking sheet, cut side up, and bake at 275F for 10 minutes.
• Remove the sheet from the oven, flip all the biscotti over to their other cut side, and bake for 10 more minutes.
• Let the biscotti cool completely on a rack before dipping them in chocolate. Do not store in plastic or they will soften.
• Optional Chocolate Decoration
• Melt 4 ounces of chopped dark chocolate in mug, using the microwave in 15-30 second increments and stirring in between (1-2 minutes total, depending on your microwave).
• Arrange your cooling rack over the same parchment-lined baking sheet you used to bake the biscotti. (You can also place the biscotti directly on the parchment.)
• Dip the one end of a biscotti in the melted chocolate, and scrape one side gently on the rim of the mug as you pull it out. Place the biscotti scraped-side-down on your cooling rack or parchment for minimal dripping.
• If the chocolate re-hardens as you're dipping the biscotti, pop the mug back in the microwave for 15 seconds and clean up the sides of the mug with a spatula.
• Let the chocolate cool and harden completely before gently popping the biscotti off the rack or parchment.