Mocha Hazelnut Biscotti Food

MOCHA HAZELNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, beat together the sugar and melted butter until well combined and creamy.
• Next, add the eggs, espresso powder, coffee extract, and coffee liqueur. Beat into the batter until well mixed.
• Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and beat in until just combined.
• Add the chocolate covered espresso beans and hazelnuts. Fold into the batter with a spatula or wooden spoon.
• Turn dough out onto prepared baking sheet and form into a log. (Dust your hands with cocoa powder; dough is a bit sticky!)
• Form log into a rectangle shape that is roughly 6" wide and 16" long
• Using a pastry brush, brush the log with the beaten egg white.
• Bake for 35 minutes. Remove from oven and place baking sheet on a wire cooling rack so that air can circulate around the baking sheet. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
• Using the parchment paper, slide the log onto a large cutting board. Slice into 3/4" slices across the width of the log.
• Place slices back onto baking sheet which has been lined with more parchment paper. Slices should be placed standing up, meaning that the cut sides are both exposed. Leave at least 1 inch of space between each biscotti. Bake for 18 minutes.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for 3-5 minutes. Transfer to wire cooling rack to finish cooling completely.
• Package biscotti for gift-giving or pile into a food-safe container. Leave at room temperature, or freeze until needed for up to 3 months.

HAZELNUT-MOCHA DACQUOISE

Steps:

• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. Spread the hazelnuts on a baking sheet and bake until toasted, 12 to 15 minutes; let cool completely. Combine 1 cup each hazelnuts and sugar and the potato starch in a blender or food processor and pulse until very finely ground. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 275 degrees F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Using a bowl as a guide, draw three 7-inch circles on the parchment with a pencil (2 circles on 1 piece and 1 circle on the other); flip the parchment so the markings face down.
• Put the egg whites, 1/2 cup sugar and the salt in a large heatproof bowl. Set over a saucepan of simmering water (do not let the bowl touch the water) and whisk until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is warm, 2 to 5 minutes. Remove the bowl from the saucepan and beat with a mixer on medium-high speed until stiff and shiny but not dry, about 2 minutes.
• Fold the milk and one-quarter of the egg white mixture into the nut mixture with a rubber spatula until smooth, then fold in the remaining egg whites until just combined. Divide the batter among the 3 circles on the parchment and spread evenly with an offset spatula to fill the circles. Bake 1 hour, 30 minutes, then switch the position of the pans and continue baking until firm, dry and golden, 1 to 2 more hours. (The layers are done when they easily peel off the parchment.) Let cool slightly on the baking sheets; peel off the parchment and transfer to a rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the ganache: Put 1 cup cream in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave until very hot, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the chocolate and espresso powder until smooth. Let cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until cold, thick and spreadable, at least 30 minutes. Make the whipped cream: Combine the remaining 4 cups cream and 1/3 cup sugar in a large bowl and beat with a mixer on medium speed until it barely holds soft peaks, 1 to 2 minutes. Finish beating the cream by hand with a whisk until soft peaks form; do not overbeat.
• Put 2 meringue layers on a baking sheet; spread half of the ganache on each, to the edge. Refrigerate until set, 15 minutes. (If the ganache is too firm to spread, microwave in 20-second intervals to soften.) Place one of the ganache-topped meringues on a platter. Spread with 1 cup whipped cream. Stack the other ganache-topped meringue on top; spread with another layer of whipped cream. Top with the last meringue, then cover the top and side of the cake with the remaining whipped cream. Chop the remaining 1/3 cup hazelnuts and sprinkle on top of the cake along with the shaved chocolate. Refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight before serving.

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.

MOCHA BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Dissolve coffee crystals in hot water. In large bowl, beat sugar, butter, vanilla, eggs and coffee with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in all remaining Biscotti ingredients.
• Shape half of dough at a time into rectangle, 10x3 inches, on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake about 30 minutes or until center is firm to the touch. Cool on cookie sheet 15 minutes.
• Cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Place slices, cut sides down, on cookie sheet. Bake about 15 minutes, turning once, until crisp and edges are light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat all Chocolate Drizzle ingredients over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth. Drizzle chocolate over one side of each biscotti. Let stand until chocolate is set.

MOCHA BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Beat the butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on mediun to high speed for 30 seconds; add sugar, coffee crystals, baking powder, cinnamon, and 1/8 teaspoon salt; beat until combined.
• Beat in eggs until combined; beat in cocoa powder and as much of the flour as you can with the mixer; stir in remaining flour with a wooden spoon; stir in nuts.
• Divide the dough in half; shape into loafs, using flour on hands; Place loaves on greased cookie sheet about 5 inches apart on cookie sheet; flatten to 3-inches wide; Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until firm and a toothpick insterted in center comes out clean; reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
• Cool on cookie sheet; transfer loaves to cutting board, cut each loaf diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices; Lay sliced, cut side down,on cookie sheet; bake for 8-minutes; turn slices over and bake 7 to 12 minutes more or until dry and crisp; transfer to racks and cool.
• For espresso drizzle, in a medium bowl dissolve instant espresso in 1 tablespoon water; stir in powdered sugar; add additional water, IF necessary, to make drizzling consistency, drizzle over biscotti's.

EASY MOCHA BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a baking sheet.
• Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl and mix until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time and blend well.
• Mix flour, coffee, cocoa powder, and baking powder in a bowl and whisk to blend. Slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture and stir until dough is blended.
• Lightly oil a large square of aluminum foil. Place dough on top and use foil to roll into a log about 12 inches long. Open the foil and slip dough log onto the prepared baking sheet. Gently flatten log to about 1 1/2 inches in height.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove and let cool 10 minutes, leaving oven on. Slice log into 12 biscotti using a serrated knife. Stand biscotti upright on the baking sheet, leaving 1/2 inch space between each.
• Return to the oven and bake 12 minutes more. Remove and let cool completely, about 1 hour. Store biscotti in an airtight container.

MOCHA CHIP BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°. Dissolve instant coffee in hot water. Beat brown sugar, butter, vanilla, egg and coffee in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until blended. Stir in remaining ingredients. Place dough on surface sprinkled with Bisquick mix; gently roll in Bisquick mix to coat. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into 10x3-inch rectangle on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until cracked and deep brown around edges. Cool on cookie sheet 10 minutes. Cut each rectangle crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Carefully turn slices cut sides down on cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until crisp and deep brown around edges. Cool on cookie sheet 5 minutes; carefully remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 25 minutes.