Citrus Biscotti Recipes

CITRUS BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 and line a baking sheet with parchment.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the sugar and eggs until pale yellow and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Mix in orange and lemon zest.
• Mix in the flour mixture and beat until just blended. The dough will be soft and sticky.
• Mix in the almonds. Let stand for 5 minutes. Using a rubber spatula, transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet, forming two equal mounds spaced evenly apart.
• Moisten your hands with water and shape the dough into two 11 x 4-inch long logs.
• Bake until the logs are lightly browned (about 45 minutes).
• Cool for 5 minutes, then with a serrated knife, cut the logs crosswise into 1/2-inch thick diagonal slices.
• Arrange the biscotti cut side down on the same baking sheet, and bake until the cookies are pale golden. About 25 minutes. Let cool before serving.

CITRUS BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F / 177°C / Gas Mark 4.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, combine butter, sugar and eggs. Beat for 3 - 4 minutes, until light and fluffy.
• Add lemon juice, lemon extract and citrus zests. Mix to combine.
• Add dry ingredients and mix until combined.
• Divide the dough in half. On a parchment-lined baking sheet, form each half into a rectangle of dough approximately an inch thick.
• Bake for 30 minutes, rotating pan halfway through. Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes.
• Gently slice biscotti into 1/4" pieces and lay them back on the sheet pan on their sides. Bake for an additional 10 minutes for crispy biscotti - see notes for extra crunchy cookies.
• Cool on wire cooling rack completely before drizzling with chocolate if desired.
• To drizzle with chocolate: Melt 1/3 cup chocolate in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second increments, stirring between each. When there are pea-sized pieces of chocolate left, you're done. Let the chocolate sit, the heat will continue melting it. Stir until smooth.

LEMON ANISE BISCOTTI

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat eggs and sugar for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add oil and extracts; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; beat into egg mixture. Beat in lemon zest and aniseed. , Divide dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, shape each portion into a 12x2-in. rectangle. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment. Flatten to 1/2-in. thickness. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden and tops begin to crack. Carefully remove to wire racks; cool for 5 minutes. , Transfer to a cutting board; cut with a serrated knife into scant 3/4-in. slices. Place cut side down on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 5 minutes. Turn and bake 5-7 minutes longer or until firm and golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

CAKE MIX CITRUS BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Lightly grease or spray large cookie sheet. In large bowl, mix biscotti ingredients with spoon until dough forms.
• On cookie sheet, shape dough into 14x3-inch rectangle, 1/2 inch thick. Bake 19 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet on cooling rack 15 minutes.
• Cut dough crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Arrange slices cut side up on cookie sheet. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until bottoms are light golden brown; turn slices over. Bake 7 to 8 minutes longer or until bottoms are light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• In small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over biscotti. Before stacking biscotti, let stand about 4 hours or until glaze is set. Store loosely covered.

VANILLA-CITRUS BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Make the cookies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl. Melt the butter in a large microwave-safe bowl in the microwave. Whisk in the granulated sugar and eggs until smooth; whisk in the grapefruit and lemon zest. Stir in the flour mixture with a rubber spatula until just combined, then stir in the orange peel.
• Divide the dough in half. Shape each piece into an 8-inch log about 2 inches wide on the prepared pan. Bake until golden, about 25 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes on the pan.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Slice the logs crosswise 1/2 inch thick. Arrange the slices cut-side down on the same pan. Bake, rotating the pan once, until the cookies are dry, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely on the pan.
• Make the glaze: Heat the butter and vanilla pod and seeds in a skillet over medium heat until the butter sizzles, 1 to 2 minutes. Let cool slightly, then strain into a bowl. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar and 3 tablespoons heavy cream, thinning with the remaining 1 tablespoon cream if needed. Transfer to a small resealable plastic bag, snip a corner and pipe on the biscotti. Sprinkle with nonpareils. Let set, about 45 minutes.

CHOCOLATE CITRUS BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Stir the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat the eggs and sugar in another large bowl until pale yellow and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the orange and lemon zests to the dry ingredients. Add the flour mixture to the eggs and sugar and beat just until blended (the dough will be soft and sticky). Let stand for 5 minutes.
• Using a rubber spatula, transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet, forming two mounds spaced evenly apart. Moisten your hands with water and shape the dough into two 11 by 4-inch logs. Bake until lightly brown, about 35 minutes. Cool the logs for 5 minutes. Using a serrated knife, cut the logs crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick diagonal slices. Arrange the biscotti cut side down on the same baking sheet. Bake until the biscotti are pale and golden, about 25 minutes. Cool the biscotti on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Using a metal spatula, transfer the biscotti to a rack and cool completely.
• Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave, stirring every 20 seconds, about 1 1/2 minutes total. Dip 1 cut side of each biscotti into the melted chocolate. Gently shake off the excess chocolate. Place the biscotti, chocolate side up, on the baking sheet. Refrigerate until the chocolate is firm, about 35 minutes. Dip a pastry brush in the cocoa, then lightly brush the cocoa over the chocolate on each biscotti.
• The biscotti can be made ahead. Store them in an airtight container up to 4 days, or wrap them in foil and freeze in resealable plastic bags up to 3 weeks.

CITRUS BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat baking mat. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt. In another large bowl, beat the sugar and eggs with an electric mixer until pale yellow and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in the orange and lemon zests, then the flour mixture, and beat just until blended; the dough will be soft and sticky. Stir in the pistachios. Let stand for 5 minutes.
• Using a rubber spatula, transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet, forming two equal mounds spaced evenly apart. Moisten your hands with water and shape the dough into two 11 x 4-inch logs. Bake until the logs are lightly browned, about 35 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes. Using a serrated knife, cut the logs crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick diagonal slices. Arrange the biscotti cut side down on the same baking sheet, and bake until the cookies are pale golden, about 25 minutes. Let cool before serving.

CITRUS CHOCOLATE BISCOTTI

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Toss peel with 1 tbsp/15 mL of the flour; stir into batter with almonds and chocolate.
• Whisk together the remaining flour and baking powder; stir into batter until soft, sticky dough forms.
• On lightly floured work surface, work dough into smooth ball.
• Divide in half; roll each into 12-inch/30 cm long log.
• Transfer to parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Brush tops with egg white. Bake in 350°F/180°C oven until tops are dry and golden, about 25 minutes.
• Let cool on sheet for 5 minutes.
• Transfer to cutting board; with chef's knife, cut diagonally into 3/4-inch/2 cm slices, wiping blade after each cut.
• Stand slices upright on baking sheet; bake until golden and crisp, about 20 minutes.
• Let cool on rack.
• (Make-ahead: Store in airtight container for up to 2 weeks.).

ALMOND-CITRUS BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread almonds evenly on a rimmed baking sheet; toast until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Let cool, then roughly chop. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
• Whisk flours, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Cream butter and sugar with a mixer until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add zest and anise seeds, and extract and grappa if desired.
• With machine on low, add flour mixture to butter mixture in 3 batches. Stir in almonds. Turn out dough onto work surface and knead to combine. Divide into 2 pieces.
• On a baking sheet, shape each piece into a log (1 1/2 by 14 inches), and set a few inches apart. Bake until light brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes. Slice diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Place biscotti flat on baking sheet, and bake for 10 minutes more. Flip biscotti over, and bake until firm and dry, about 10 minutes more. Let cool.