Chocolate-and-Pistachio Biscotti

Name: Chocolate-and-Pistachio Biscotti
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 12 servings Melted bittersweet chocolate, for dipping; 1 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 Tbsp dark rum; 1 large egg white, lightly beaten; 2 larges eggs; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 355 milliliters raw pistachios, plus chopped pistachios for garnish; 1 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 1 stick unsalted butter, softened; 118 milliliters unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped

The recipe Chocolate-and-Pistachio Biscotti could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in roughly 2 hours. This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 327 calories, 8g of protein, and 17g of fat. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a rather inexpensive dessert. A mixture of pistachios, salt, eggs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. In a standing electric mixer fitted with the paddle, beat the butter with the sugar at medium speed until creamy.

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Butter

Sugar

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Baking Paper

Hand Mixer

Baking Sheet

Oven

Add the eggs, vanilla seeds and rum and beat until smooth. In a small bowl, whisk the flour with the cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.

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Baking Powder

Cocoa Powder

Cinnamon

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Seeds

Egg

Salt

Rum

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Whisk

Bowl

Add the dry ingredients to the batter and beat at low speed until incorporated. Beat in the whole pistachios.

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Pistachio Nuts

Divide the dough into 4 pieces. On a lightly floured surface, roll each piece into a 1 1/4-inch-thick log. Arrange 2 logs on each baking sheet about 3 inches apart and press to flatten slightly.

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Dough

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Brush the logs with the egg white.

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Egg Whites

Bake the logs for about 25 minutes, until the tops are cracked and glossy and slightly firm to the touch.

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Oven

Let the logs cool slightly.

Using a sharp chef's knife, cut the logs into 1/3-inch-thick diagonal slices. Arrange the slices on the baking sheets; bake for about 20 minutes, until dry.

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Baking Sheet

Chefs Knife

Oven

Let cool completely. Partially dip the biscotti in the melted chocolate and sprinkle lightly with chopped pistachios. Refrigerate until the chocolate is set.

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Pistachio Nuts

Chocolate