REQ: Biscotti Recipe (yellow-cakey, almonds, anise & cherries)
MGot326225
I love those soft, yellow-cakey biscotti at Enrico Biscotti in Pittsburgh.
Those cookies seem to be baked only once to remain soft and somewhat cakey.
Flavored with anise & filled with almonds & cherries (not sure if candied or
maraschino). So delish. I could eat those big cookies every morning with my
coffee.
Does anyone have the recipe that produces cookies similiar to the description
above?
Grazie!
zxcvbob
I have a recipe that makes a biscotti like that, except it's hard like a
dog biscuit. I can dig it up and post it if you want. You could
expiriment with adding a little butter and skipping the second bake.
Bob
Curly Sue
>Hello,
>
>I love those soft, yellow-cakey biscotti at Enrico Biscotti in Pittsburgh.
>Those cookies seem to be baked only once to remain soft and somewhat cakey.
>Flavored with anise & filled with almonds & cherries (not sure if candied or
>maraschino). So delish. I could eat those big cookies every morning with my
>coffee.
>
Are they amaretti?
Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!
MGot326225
for. The cookies that I'm looking for are like biscotti.. (baked then sliced).
I believe that they are baked only once but what I love about them is the soft
cakey interior of the biscotti (just perfect for the kids!) - oppposed to the
traditional crunchy biscotti that you see at most coffee shops.
MGot326225
almonds or cherries.. not strictly.. what I'm after is the soft, cakey type
that I can flavor with just about anything. Thanks...
Orion
Never heard of a soft Biscotti. Do a google search for "soft
Biscotti" and see what you find. I'm thinking that you're thinking of
something other than Biscotti though.
Suzan
PENMART01
>>
>> I love those soft, yellow-cakey biscotti at Enrico Biscotti in Pittsburgh.
>> Those cookies seem to be baked only once to remain soft and somewhat cakey.
>> Flavored with anise & filled with almonds & cherries (not sure if candied
>or
>> maraschino). So delish. I could eat those big cookies every morning with
>my
>> coffee.
>>
>> Does anyone have the recipe that produces cookies similiar to the
>description
>> above?
Any biscotti recipe, baked once.
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Wayne
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From your lips to Google's ears!
Soft Biscotti Recipe
7 cups flour
2 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
4 large eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup milk
1 cup raisins
1 cup nuts, finely chopped
Sift flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and soda. Add butter and mix like
pie dough.
Make a well and put eggs into it. Add flavoring and knead. Dough should
be medium soft. Add enough milk to make a soft dough (if too soft, add
flour 2 tbsp at a time)
Form a rope 18" long, 1/2" thick to fit cookie sheet.
Bake at 325 degrees, 45 to 50 min. Cut while still hot and brown under
broiler on both sides.
Serving Size : 45
NOTE: Bake until loaves are just pink. Then slice and lightly toast. If
you do this, they will be soft. Toast longer for harder biscotti.
Recipe from Shirley Rosa. Typed by Lynn Thomas. Lynn's notes: This is
our family recipe for biscotti. When I want a harder biscotti to dip
into coffee, I bake the cut slices a little longer. Store them in an
airtight container and they last for weeks.
--
Wayne in Phoenix
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Bob Myers
"Wayne" <way...@att.net> wrote in message
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> mgot3...@aol.com (MGot326225) wrote in
> news:20040810131824...@mb-m05.aol.com:
>
> > And another thing...the biscotti doesn't have to be flavored with
> > anise, almonds or cherries.. not strictly.. what I'm after is the
> > soft, cakey type that I can flavor with just about anything.
> > Thanks...
>
> From your lips to Google's ears!
And NOW you're going to get an endless series of
gripes from all the purists, to the effect of "but that
ain't REAL biscotti...!!!!" Sigh.
Bob M.
Wayne
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My personal preference is for the "hard stuff", and the biscotti, too!
But if soft biscotti is what the OP wants, there's no reason she
shouldn't have it. <g>
MGot326225
of all kinds.
I'm an Italian from New York and I remember my grandmother making big, soft,
spongy cookies (in the shape of biscotti) flavored with anisette. Biscotti is
not the correct word for that type of cookies because what it really means is
"twice-baked". Unfortunately my grandmother is not around anymore.
Wayne
news:20040810194147...@mb-m03.aol.com:
You're very welcome. If you make these, I hope they'll remind you of
your grandmother's. You can, of course, substitute the fruit/nut
ingredients you like. I like the sound of almonds and cherries. I
suspect those were candied or glacé cherries.
After I posted the recipe, it occurred to me that what you had described
reminded me of something I used to buy when I lived in Cleveland, and
it's also available here in Phoenix. It was quite a bit like a biscotti.
It was shaped like biscotti, but soft and only slightly toasted. It was
made by a company called Stella D'oro Biscuit Company, which at some time
was acquired by Kraft Foods. I don't know if it's available where you
live, but here's a web page. Look for the product called Anisette
Sponge. (The same flavor also comes as Anisette Toast.)
Wayne
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> mgot3...@aol.com (MGot326225) wrote in
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>
>> Wayne, thanks for the recipe. That one looks like a keeper. I love
>> biscotti of all kinds.
>>
>> I'm an Italian from New York and I remember my grandmother making
>> big, soft, spongy cookies (in the shape of biscotti) flavored with
>> anisette. Biscotti is not the correct word for that type of cookies
>> because what it really means is "twice-baked". Unfortunately my
>> grandmother is not around anymore.
I forgot to include the link to Stella D'oro...
http://www.kraftfoods.com/stelladoro/toast_sponge.html
sf
wrote:
> Hello,
Take any biscotti recipe that appeals to you.
Bake it only "once"! That's the only trick.
Traditionally:
First bake is shaped as a log
second bake - slice the log and bake the slices again
Result of second baking: crispy/hard
(whatever you want to call it) but it's not rock hard.
FYI: My homemade biscotti are never as hard as commercial.
They are drier than the first bake, but I don't feel like
I'm going to break a tooth if I eat one.
sf
Practice safe eating - always use condiments
Rick & Cyndi
"sf" <nob...@comcast.com> wrote in message
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I would presume that is because the commercial biscotti sometimes contains
very little (or none!) butter or other fats. I have a Weight Watcher's*
recipe for Espresso Biscotti that contains no butter and is quite crisp
(read "hard"). I make 2 other biscotties that I do use butter in and while
they are crisp (due to the second baking) they are not as hard as the
Espresso recipe.
Does that make any sense? Whew... long, sweaty day...!
Cyndi
sf
<rncha...@verizon.net> wrote:
> I have a Weight Watcher's* recipe for Espresso Biscotti
> that contains no butter and is quite crisp (read "hard").
>
So - you going to torture us or will you post the recipe????
:)
sf
wrote:
>
> I forgot to include the link to Stella D'oro...
>
> http://www.kraftfoods.com/stelladoro/toast_sponge.html
stella d'oro? those bricks?
Wayne
4ax.com:
True, most of their products are hard, but they do make several varieties
that something like the OP described (without the cherries).
Rick & Cyndi
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I will - soon. We just recently had to have our computer serviced - some
time between moving it down here and this past month we acquired 15 virus
and a bunch of ad ware junk... ugghh. Therefore, we had to empty out our
hard drive. We're in the midst of putting back some of our files which
includes my R.J. Ross E-cookbook program with so many mouth-watering
goodies... blah, blah, blah...I hope to be able to post it next week.
Cyndi
flyintheoi...@gmail.com
Ingredients
For the cookie:
3/4 cup salted butter (1 1/2 sticks)
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
3 cups all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
For the icing and decoration:
2 cups confectioner's sugar
2 Tablespoons or more of water
2 teaspoons vanilla
rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl, beat butter for 30 seconds or until softened.
Add sugars and beat until combined.
Add eggs and vanilla and beat until incorporated.
Add flour and baking powder and mix on low until combined.
On a lightly floured surface, take a scoop of dough and roll out into a long log about 1/2" thick (about the size of your pinky finger.) You want just enough flour so that the dough doesn't stick to your surface, but you want it to hug it a little so you can roll it out. Too much flour will make the surface too slick and your dough will just slide instead of roll.
Cut long roll into 5" lengths. If you have an extra bit of dough at the end that isn't long enough, just put it aside and roll with the next scoop.
Take one 5" section, bring ends together and twist twice (see video.) Place on your cookie sheet about an inch and a half to two inches apart.
Bake for 6-10 minutes until cookie is set and firm but not browning around the edges. Mine took about 8 minutes.
Cool for a couple of minutes on the cookie sheet, then remove to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Make your icing. Mix confectioner's sugar, vanilla and enough water to get a good drizzling consistency.
Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper (for easier clean up later.)
Dip the top of each cooled cookie into the icing, scraping the excess off on the side of the bowl before placing onto the prepared cookie sheet.
After you've dipped a few cookies, stop to add your sprinkles before the icing hardens, then continue dipping and sprinkling until all cookies are decorated.
Allow icing to set.
Notes