Chocolate-Hazelnut Biscotti

Name: Chocolate-Hazelnut Biscotti
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 60
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 113 grams 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature; 3 larges eggs; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters chopped toasted hazelnuts (see notes); 1 Tbsp grated orange peel; 227 grams 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips; 177 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Chocolate-Hazelnut Biscotti might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 60 servings with 84 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat each. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. Head to the store and pick up sugar, orange peel, hazelnuts, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs, orange peel, and vanilla until well blended, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.

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Orange Zest

Vanilla

Butter

Sugar

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

In another bowl, mix flour and baking powder. Stir or beat into butter mixture until well blended. Stir in hazelnuts.

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Baking Powder

Hazelnuts

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Spoon 1 cup dough in dollops down the length of a buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheet, 1 inch from edge. Spoon another 1 cup dough down the length of the other side of the sheet. With floured fingers, pat each strip of dough into a flat 13-inch loaf, about 1/2 inch thick and 2 inches wide. Repeat with remaining dough (dough can stand while first loaves bake).

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Bake loaves in a 350 oven until golden, 15 to 20 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking.

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Oven

Frying Pan

With a sharp knife, cut loaves crosswise into 3/4-inch-thick slices. Separate slices slightly and tip each onto a cut side.

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Knife

Return to oven and bake until cookies are slightly darker and firm and dry to the touch, 15 to 20 minutes longer. Gently slide biscotti onto racks to cool completely.

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Biscotti

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Oven

In a bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water (bottom of bowl should not touch water), stir chocolate chips often until melted and smooth, about 5 minutes.

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Chocolate Chips