{"id":18895,"date":"2017-12-23T10:58:04","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T08:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/?p=18895"},"modified":"2022-01-15T09:42:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T07:42:30","slug":"chocolate-almond-biscotti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/chocolate-almond-biscotti\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Almond Biscotti"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><div id=\"attachment_18893\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18893\" class=\"wp-image-18893\" title=\"Chocolate Almond Biscotti\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chocolate_almond_biscotti-s.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Almond Biscotti\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biscotti are traditional Italian cookies from Tuscany. The name means &#8220;baked twice&#8221;, because the cookies are actually baked 2 times: once as a whole cookie roll, and once after the roll is cut into cookies.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">These chocolate almond biscotti cookies are really easy to make. They require few minutes of work &#8211; quickly mixing a few ingredients until dough is obtained. Then you shape it into 2 cookie rolls and bake until set. After complete cooling \u2013 you cut the cookie rolls into cookies in the desired thickness, and then finally bake them again until golden and set.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although there are already a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/hazelnut-chocolate-biscotti\/\">biscotti recipes<\/a> on the blog, I came across a delicious recipe by chef <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batchen.cooking\/recipe\/%d7%91%d7%99%d7%a1%d7%a7%d7%95%d7%98%d7%99-%d7%a7%d7%a7%d7%90%d7%95-%d7%a9%d7%a7%d7%93%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%95%d7%aa%d7%a4%d7%95%d7%96-%d7%9e%d7%98%d7%95%d7%a1%d7%a7%d7%a0%d7%94\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bat Chen Diamant<\/strong><\/a> (an talented Israeli chef) and I really wanted to make them. These chocolate almond biscotti also contain some orange zest, which makes them so fragrant and delicious.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18892\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18892\" class=\"wp-image-18892\" title=\"Chocolate Almond Biscotti\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chocolate_almond_biscotti2-s.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Almond Biscotti\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6091382327871787\" data-ad-slot=\"7832461759\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--WPRM Recipe 18896--><\/p>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe\">\n<h2 class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-name\">Chocolate Almond Biscotti<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-summary\">\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-equipment\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-ingredients\">\n<ul>\n<li>30 grams 2 tbsp. very soft butter<\/li>\n<li>150 grams 3\/4 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>50 grams 3 tbsp. honey<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp. salt<\/li>\n<li>Zest of 1 orange<\/li>\n<li>2 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>250 grams 1 3\/4 cup all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>5 grams 1 tsp. baking powder<\/li>\n<li>25 grams 2 tbsp. cocoa powder<\/li>\n<li>125 grams 1 1\/4 cups whole blanched almonds<\/li>\n<li>150 grams dark chocolate (coarsely chopped)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For coating:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1 beaten egg<\/li>\n<li>100 grams 1\/2 cup light brown sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to 180c degrees and place baking paper on a baking pan.<\/li>\n<li>In a mixer bowl with a paddle attachment, place butter, sugar, honey, salt, orange zest, eggs, flour, baking powder and cocoa powder and mix at low-medium speed until dough begins to form.<\/li>\n<li>Add almonds and chopped chocolate and mix until they are assimilated in the dough.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the dough to a work surface and divide into 2 parts.<\/li>\n<li>From each part of the dough form a roll shape and place in the pan.<\/li>\n<li>Brush the cookie rolls with beaten egg and generously sprinkle with sugar.<\/li>\n<li>Bake the rolls for 25-35 minutes until they set. The cookie rolls are slightly cracked and swollen and that&#8217;s fine.<\/li>\n<li>Cool completely at room temperature.<\/li>\n<li>Using a long serrated knife cut the cookie rolls into 1\/2 cm thick cookies.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat the oven to 160c degrees.<\/li>\n<li>Arrange the cookies on a baking pan lined with baking paper and return for another 10-20 minutes of baking until golden and set.<\/li>\n<li>Cool completely and store in a sealed box.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-notes\">\n<ul>\n<li>Keep the biscotti in a jar for up to two weeks.<\/li>\n<li>If you do not like orange, you can omit the zest from the recipe.<\/li>\n<li>Instead of almonds you can use any other type of nuts in the same amount.<\/li>\n<li>Instead of honey, you can use date syrup or maple in the same amount. Flavors will vary accordingly.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End WPRM Recipe--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18899\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18899\" class=\"wp-image-18899\" title=\"Chocolate Almond Biscotti\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/colage-1.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Almond Biscotti\" width=\"800\" height=\"2874\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biscotti are traditional Italian cookies from Tuscany. The name means &#8220;baked twice&#8221;, because the cookies are actually baked 2 times: once as a whole cookie roll, and once after the roll is cut into cookies. These chocolate almond biscotti cookies are really easy to make. 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