Carquinyolis Almond Biscotti Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in almonds. , Line a baking sheet with foil and grease the foil. Divide dough in half; on the foil, shape each portion into a 12x3-in. rectangle. Brush with milk; sprinkle with remaining sugar. , Bake at 375° until golden brown and firm to the touch, 15-20 minutes. Lift foil with rectangles onto a wire rack; cool for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 300°., Transfer rectangles to a cutting board; cut diagonally with a serrated knife into 1/2-in. slices. Place cut side down on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake for 10 minutes. Turn and bake until firm, 10 minutes longer. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a mixing bowl.
• Place butter, 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, olive oil in a separate mixing bowl. Mix together thoroughly until mixture has a creamy texture. Add 1 egg; mix into butter/sugar mixture. Whisk in 2nd egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract; whisk until smooth. Add flour mixture. Mix until flour is incorporated. Add whole almonds and chopped almonds; mix in evenly. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with a silicone mat.
• Divide dough in half. Place each half on a length of plastic wrap and shape into a log. Wrap with the plastic wrap and press into a shape about 3 or 4 inches wide and about 1/2 inch high. Transfer both pieces to prepared baking sheet leaving about 3 or 4 inches of space between them to allow for spreading.
• Bake in center of preheated oven until turning golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes before slicing.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Cut each piece at a slight angle into 1/2- to 1 -inch thick slices with a serrated knife. Transfer pieces back to baking sheet in a single layer. Bake 12 minutes; remove from oven and flip pieces over. Return pan to oven and bake until biscotti are golden brown and crunchy, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer biscotti to a cooling rack; let cool to room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put brown sugar, white sugar, flour, cinnamon, baking powder, butter, and almonds in a large mixing bowl. With mixer on low speed, add beaten eggs and vanilla. Mix just until dough holds together.
• Put dough on a floured surface. Cut in half. Roll each piece into a log. Place on parchment-lined cookie sheet. Flatten each log slightly with palm of the hand. Lightly brush the top of each log with egg wash.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until firm to touch. Remove from oven. Cut dough diagonally into biscotti. For harder biscotti, return to 300-degree F oven until sufficiently dry.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F and spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Stir together eggs and sugar in a medium bowl. Mix in flour, baking soda and cinnamon; stir in almonds. Knead several times on a lightly floured board, then form into a log about 2-inches in diameter; press to flatten slightly. Place on prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Slice 1/2-inch thick and place back on baking sheet; bake for 5 to 7 minutes more on each side.

Steps:

• Put almonds in a shallow pan. Toast at 350°F for 10 minutes. Turn oven down to 300°F Cool almonds and chop coarsely or pulse in food processor.
• Mix flour, Splenda, baking soda and nuts in a large mixing bowl.
• In a separate bowl, beat remaining ingredients for about one minute. Add flour mixture into liquid.
• Cut dough in half. On a baking sheet with parchment paper, pat dough into two logs- 1/2" thick x 1 1/2" wide x 12" long and place 2 " apart.
• Bake at 300°F for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool on a rack for 5 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Cut loaves at a 45 degree angle, 1/2" thick with a serrated knife.
• Lay slices flat on baking sheet and bake an additional 15 minutes, turning once. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Pour the flours into a big bowl and make a well in the center large enough to place the sugar, 3 of the 4 eggs, the 2 egg yolks, the baking powder, salt, vanilla and anise seed.
• Gently knead the dough for 5 minutes, This is a hard dough so it needs to be convinced to gather together (I have used my kitchen-aid mixer with the dough hook with good results).
• Slowly add the nuts (almonds are my favorite) and keep on kneading until well incorporated, You may need some additional flour to keep it from sticking to the bowl.
• Butter and flour 2 cookie sheets that are at least 15 inches, Divide the dough into 4 even pieces and roll each one into a log, Place the logs well apart, 2 to each sheet,.
• Beat with the remaining egg and brush the top of the logs with egg.
• Bake the biscotti loaves for 35 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 325.
• Slice the biscotti and return to the oven for an additional 15 minutes of baking time, Cool on racks.
• Variations: Melt a couple of bars of Gianduia chocolate or any Italian chocolate with nuts or praline in it, melt in a double boiler with a teapsoon of vegetable shortening, Dip half the biscotti into the chocolate and put it on a cooling rack until the chocolate hardens.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325ºF.
• Combine dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl.
• Beat eggs, egg whites, and vanilla in a separate bowl until frothy.
• Add egg mixture to dry ingredients, mixing just until moist, using an electric mixer on medium speed.
• Add almonds and cranberries; mix thoroughly.
• On a floured surface, divide batter in half and pat each half into a log about 14 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide.
• Place on a cookie sheet and bake in oven for 30 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300ºF.
• Cut biscotti into 1/2 inch slices. Stand upright on cookie sheet and bake another 20 minutes.
• Let cool and store in a loosely covered container.

Steps:

• Stir together sugar, butter, brandy, and extracts in a large bowl, then stir in almonds and eggs. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt until just combined.
• Chill dough, covered, 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Using moistened hands, halve dough and form 2 (16-by 2-inch) loaves on an ungreased large baking sheet.
• Bake until pale golden, about 30 minutes. Carefully transfer loaves to a rack and cool 15 minutes.
• Cut loaves into 3/4-inch slices with a serrated knife.
• Arrange biscotti, with a cut side down, on a clean baking sheet and bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• Combine dry ingredients and set aside.
• Whisk the eggs, amaretto (if using, or the almond extract and rum), vanilla and anise extracts in your mixer until well blended.
• Add the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
• Dough should be thick and sticky at this point--do not worry, and DO NOT add more flour!
• Scrape the dough out onto a parchment lined sheet pan.
• Flour your hands and shape into a long flat loaf about 10 inches long and 5 inches wide.
• This will be kind of messy, so don't worry about how neat it is, just try to get it in that general shape.
• Bake until firm and dry, about 50 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool 10 minute.
• Use a long serrated knife and slice into 1/2-inch wide slices.
• Lay the slices cut side down on the baking sheet and bake another 20 minutes.
• Turn the slices over and bake 20 minutes more, or until the cookies are a light golden brown.
• Cool the biscotti on a rack; cool completely before storing.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Place almonds in a small pan.
• Bake about 6 minutes or until golden brown (watch carefully).
• Set aside to cool.
• Beat margarine and sugar in a medium bowl with a electric mixer until smooth.
• Add egg whites and almond extract; mix well.
• Combine flour and baking powder in a large bowl; mix well.
• Stir egg white mixture and almonds into flour mixture.
• Blend well.
• Spray two 9x5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
• Divide dough evenly between the 2 pans.
• Spread dough in pans with wet fingers.
• Bake 15 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven.
• Turn on to a cutting board.
• Cool slightly.
• Once loaves are cool enough to handle cut each loaf in to 16 slices.
• Place slices on a baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 5 minutes.
• Turn bake 5 minutes more or until golden.
• Serve warm or cool completely and store in air tight container.