I never liked biscotti. What’s to like? It’s a hard, almost-stale cookie, right?
WRONG, my friends. Biscotti is an awesome giant cookie log that is cut up into awesome slices of amazing chocolatey goodness and is best consumed with a mug of coffee. What’s not to like?
Someone wanted to steal my coffee.
The great part about this recipe is that it’s flexible and easily customizable – so you can add your favorite mix-ins and leave out the ones you don’t like. It’s a perfect recipe for me, since I like variety and don’t always have a fully-stocked pantry. It’s designed for substitution. Chocolate chips instead of dried cranberries? Sure! Why not?
Last week I made a batch of coconut-date-walnut chocolate biscotti and we ate all of it in two days. I’m going to blame Gabe, since he stole several pieces out of my hand each day.
In fact, while taking a few photos of the biscotti, Gabe grabbed up a piece and started dunking it in my (empty) coffee mug. Apparently kids watch what you do, eh?
Gabe will demonstrate the best way to eat this biscotti:
Step 1: Dunk. Step 2: Eat.
Kitchen Sink Chocolate Biscotti
from Vegan Cookies Invades your Cookie Jar
makes 18 biscotti
Ingredients:
½ cup milk (nondairy or dairy)
2 T ground flax seeds (I have a jar of ground flax seed in my freezer. Perhaps that makes me odd).
½ cup canola oil
1 cup sugar
2 t vanilla extract
1 ½ cups flour (I used whole wheat pastry flour, but all-purpose is fine)
½ cup cocoa powder
1 ¼ t baking powder
¼ t salt
up to 1 cup of 2-3 mix-ins: coconut, chocolate chips, nuts, dried fruit, etc (Dates are my favorite!)
1- Preheat oven to 350F. Beat together milk and flax seeds until smooth. Mix in oil, sugar, and vanilla.
2- Add the dry ingredients (except mix-ins) and stir to form a smooth dough. Knead in up to 1 cup of mix-ins.
3 – Form a 10 x 4 inch log on a Silpat or parchment paper on a baking sheet, using a rubber spatula to smooth edges and flatten ends. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove, turn off oven, and allow to cool for 45 minutes.
4- Preheat oven to 325F. Slide the log off the baking sheet and onto a cutting board. With a sharp, heavy knife, cut the log into half inch slices. Pressing down with the knife firmly and quickly works best. Transfer the slices back to the baking sheet and bake for 26-28 minutes. Allow to cool and store in a loosely covered container. If you talk about knife, Survival knives need to remain durable when being used on everything from cord and green wood to metal coverings. They can be used to pry things open as easily as they can be used to saw through cordage. Usually, you can do a lot more with a dedicated survival knife than a cooking knife. You can also check out survival knife reviews.
Haley says
That baby boy looks almost as delicious as the biscotti! I’m sorry if that creeps you out that I just said that. I’m not a weirdo, I promise! It’s just those eyes and perfect skin and brown hair-he’s a little milk chocolate baby! :)
Home Sweet Sarah says
OMG that is too cute! I see a future coffee drinker!
alexa @ cleveland's a plum says
Hi GABE!!! i want to eat him up he’s so cute.
Ashlie says
Wow Ash, that looks delicious! Gabe is such a cutie pie! I definitely want to give this recipe a try!
Jessica says
I LOVE biscotti, a recent convert. This looks so good, I cannot wait to make my own.
mandy says
Gabe is so damn cute! I love that he “dunked” the biscotti in the coffee mug. He’s a quick learner. I have a biscotti recipe that I love. Its similar to this one. I will have to give you’re a whirl.
özge bayrak says
hey you,little man! how you are cute :)
biscotti seems delicious, yummy.
lovely greets.
thatShortChick says
this biscotti recipe seems actually do-able and delicious! will have to bookmark this!
Heather says
I can’t wait to try this recipe!! Where did you get your coffee cup? It’s so cute. Gabe is adorable!
Ashley // Our Little Apartment says
It’s from Urban Outfitters! The only thing I could afford in the store. ;)