Lemon Ginger Poppy Seed Biscotti Food

CANDIED GINGER, LEMON AND POPPY SEED BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 Degrees F.
• Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set this aside.
• In a large bowl whisk together the olive oil, sugar, eggs, lemon zest, vanilla and the finely chopped crystallized ginger.
• In a separate medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, poppy seeds, baking powder and the salt.
• With a wooden spoon stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture until combined.
• Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and divide into 2 equal portions.
• Dust your hands with flour and roll each half into a 12 inch log and transfer the logs onto the prepared baking sheet while spacing the logs 2 inches apart.
• Press down on the logs to flatten just a little bit.
• Place in the preheated oven and bake for 25 minutes or until light golden brown and the tops are firm to the touch.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
• Transfer the logs to a cutting board.
• Using a well sharpened knife, slice the logs at a diagonal into about 1 inch slices.
• Return the sliced biscotti to the cookie sheet while placing them upright so they bake evenly on both sides.
• Bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, depending on how dry you want them.
• Transfer the biscotti to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before glazing.

LEMON POPPY SEED BISCOTTI

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium to high speed about 4 to 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
• Add lemon zest, poppy seeds, lemon extract, baking powder, and baking soda and mix until combined.
• Add the eggs and mix.
• Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the electric mixer.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour.
• Divide dough in half.
• Shape into two 7 x 3 inch rolls.
• Place rolls on an ungreased cookie sheet (use a baking stone!), flattening each slightly.
• Bake in a 375°F oven about 20 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool on cookie sheet on a wire rack for 30 minutes.
• Cut each roll crosswise into 1/2 inch thick slices using a serrated knife.
• Arrange the slices flat on the cooled cookie sheet.
• Bake in a 325°F oven for 8 minutes; turn slices and bake about 5 minutes more or until surfaces are crisp and light brown.
• Remove biscotti from cookie sheet (baking stone); cool on a wire rack.

LEMON POPPYSEED BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Combine the lemon zest and sugar in a large bowl. Add in the melted butter, lemon juice, vanilla, and poppy seeds, combine. Whisk in the eggs.
• Add in the flour, baking powder and salt and mix until just combined.
• Gather the dough into a ball inside the bowl, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with a silpat or parchment paper.
• Shape the dough into a 10 inch by 4 inch loaf with rounded ends. Bake for 22 minutes or until golden in color. Remove the loaf from the oven and let it stand for 15 minutes.
• Use a bread knife to cut the loaf into 1 inch slices. Put the slices back on the baking sheet, cut side down. Bake for 7-9 minutes. Turn the slices onto the other side, bake for 7-9 minutes.
• Cool the biscotti on a wire rack. Enjoy and store in an airtight container.

LEMON GINGER BISCOTTI

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 combine flour, sugar, baking soda, ginger and salt in a large bowl.
• stir in crystallized ginger.
• mix lemon rind, lemon juice and eggs together and stir into flour mixture.
• the dough will be crumbly.
• turn dough out to a lightly floured surface, knead 7-8 times.
• divide dough in half.
• shape each half into a log.
• spray a cookie sheet with non stick spray, place logs 6" apart.
• combine water and eggwhite and brush over tops.
• sprinkle with sugar.
• bake for 20 minutes.
• remove to a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes.
• slice each log diagonally into 3/4" slices.
• place back on baking sheet, upright.
• lower oven to 325.
• bake 20 minutes, remove to a wire rack, cool.