Toffee Mandelscotti Food

TOFFEE ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Line cookie sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, almonds, and toffee bits; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat together eggs, Amaretto, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer.
• Mix in dry ingredients with eggs, mix until combined. Dough will be sticky, but do not add more flour.
• Flour surface of parchment paper lined cookie sheet, roll dough out on surface into a log about 3 inches in diameter.
• Bake about 50 minutes, or until firm and dry.
• Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes.
• Use a serrated knife and cut into 1/2-inch slices.
• Lay slices cut side down on cookie sheet and return to even for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and turn slices over and bake another 20 minutes.

MANDELSCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Mix flour, sugar, and baking powder.
• In a separate bowl, mix oil, eggs, and extracts.
• Add liquid to flour mixture, blending well.
• Turn dough onto floured surface, knead to work in flour.
• Dough will be sticky, but place on parchment-covered baking sheet and spread out with fingers until approx 1" high and 3" across, working into oblong shape Bake 25 minutes.
• Transfer to wire rack, cool for 10 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325F degrees.
• Slice log into approximately 15 slices.
• Lay flat and return to oven for 5-7 minutes, until toasted.
• Flip and repeat.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Feel free to add 1/2 cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips when kneading dough, or to dip cooled cookies in melted chocolate.

CHEWY TOFFEES

Steps:

• Neatly line the base and sides of a 20x30cm baking tin with baking parchment. Tip the sugars, cream and butter into a large heavy-based deep saucepan and heat gently, stirring occasionally until all the ingredients have come together and the sugars and butter have melted. Place a sugar thermometer or digital cooking thermometer in the pan, turn up the heat and boil everything together vigorously without stirring until the temperature reaches 125C. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Leave for a moment for any bubbles to settle, then carefully pour the molten toffee into the prepared tin, swirling the tin until the toffee covers the base. Leave the toffee for at least 2hrs to set - overnight is ideal.
• Use the parchment to lift the set toffee out of the tin and cut into squares or fingers. If the toffee is sticking to the knife, lightly oil the blade. Wrap the toffees in waxed paper and store in a jar for up to two weeks at room temperature or a month in the fridge.