Mocha Almond Biscotti With Chocolate Drizzle Food

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 ALMOND BISCOTTI WITH CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Dissolve coffee crystals in the hot water.
• Beat butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs and coffee in a large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with a spoon.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• On an ungreased cookie sheet or parchment paper, shape the dough into two 10x3 rectangles (each should be about 3/4 to 1 inch thick).
• Bake about 30 minutes or until center is firm to the touch.
• Cool 15 minutes on the cookie sheet.
• Cut crosswise into 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Place slices cut side down, in rows on a cookie sheet. (can be touching to fit them all on the sheet).
• Bake 7-8 minutes, then flip them over and bake another 7-8 minutes. The edges should be light brown and the biscotti should be crisp when done.
• Immediately remove from cookie sheet to a wire rack.
• When completely cool, melt the chocolate and shortening together (either in the microwave (but be careful not to over heat it or it will scorch) or in a heat-safe bowl over a pot of boiling water (for a quasi double-boiler)).
• Drizzle the chocolate over the biscotti using a spoon.
• When cool, enjoy with a cup of coffee.

MOCHA-ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Beat eggs, coffee and vanilla in bowl until blended. Mix flour, baking powder and salt in another bowl. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg mixture. Gradually add flour mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in chocolate and nuts.
• Divide dough into 4 equal portions; shape each into 10x1-1/2-inch log on lightly floured surface. Place, 2-inches apart, on greased and floured baking sheet.
• Bake 20 min. or until lightly browned. Cool 5 min. Cut each loaf diagonally into 9 (3/4-inch-thick) slices. Place slices, cut-sides up, on same baking sheet. Bake 10 min. or until slightly dry. Remove to wire rack; cool completely.

MOCHA BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix flour, cocoa and baking powder in small bowl. Beat next 5 ingredients in large bowl with mixer 2 min. or until well blended. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing until well blended after each addition. Stir in nuts.
• Divide dough in half. With lightly floured hands, shape each half into 14x2-inch log on greased baking sheet. (Dough will be sticky.)
• Bake 25 min. Remove from oven. Cut each log diagonally into 16 (1-inch-thick) slices. Place, cut sides up, on baking sheet. Return to oven. Bake an additional 10 to 15 min. on each side or until lightly toasted on both sides. Cool completely on wire racks. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature.

MOCHA, CHERRY & ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Whisk eggs, coffee and vanilla until blended. Mix flour and baking powder in small bowl. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in egg mixture. Gradually add flour mixture, beating well after each addition. Beat in chocolate. Stir in nuts and cherries.
• Divide dough in half. Roll each half into 14-inch log on lightly floured surface; place on baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 25 min. or until lightly browned; cool 10 min. Transfer logs to cutting board. Use serrated knife to diagonally cut each log into 18 slices; return to baking sheets. Bake 10 min. or until crisp and dry. Transfer to wire racks; cool completely.

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.

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.