Chocolate Orange Biscotti with Almonds

Name: Chocolate Orange Biscotti with Almonds
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 237 milliliters almonds, lightly toasted, coarsely chopped; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 170 grams bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 2 larges eggs; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur; 1 medium Freshly grated zest of orange; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

Chocolate Orange Biscotti with Almonds might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 2g of protein, 7g of fat, and It works well as a dessert.

Instructions

Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl to blend.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl to blend. Beat in eggs one at a time, then Grand Marnier and orange peel.

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Grand Marnier

Orange Zest

Butter

Sugar

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add flour mixture and beat until blended. Stir in almonds and chocolate. Gather dough together; divide in half. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate until firm, one to two hours.

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Chocolate

Almonds

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Wrap

Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°F. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

Using floured hands, form each dough piece into 14-inch-long, 2 1/2-inch-wide log.

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Dough

Transfer logs to prepared baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart.

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Baking Sheet

Bake until light golden, about 30 minutes. Allow the logs to cool for 30 minutes on the baking sheet. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Place one log on cutting board. Using serrated knife, cut log on diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Stand slices upright on baking sheet. Repeat with remaining log.

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Serrated Knife

Cutting Board

Baking Sheet

Bake biscotti until dry to touch and pale golden, about 30 minutes. Cool completely on rack. (Can be made one week ahead. Store in airtight container)

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Biscotti

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Oven

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Ingredients

Servings:

237milliliters

almonds, lightly toasted, coarsely chopped 2teaspoons

baking powder 170grams

bittersweet chocolate, chopped 2larges

eggs 473milliliters

all-purpose flour 2Tbsps

Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur 1medium

Freshly grated zest of orange 0teaspoons

salt 177milliliters

sugar 118milliliters

(1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are great choices for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Badian a Coltibuono Cultusboni RS Chianti Classico ( half-bottle) with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 11 dollars per bottle.