Honey Nut Bran Biscotti Recipes

TRIPLE NUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350F (180C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• On a plain cookie sheet place the nuts (break up the walnuts into smaller pieces) in a single layer and roast for 5-8 minutes. Remove from pan and place in a small bowl, let cool.
• In a large bowl beat 2 eggs and the sugar for 1 minute, then add the flour, salt, baking powder, honey, vanilla and zest, with the dough hook attachment mix the dough, when almost combined stir in the nuts.
• Move the dough to a lightly floured flat surface and gently knead into a soft dough.
• Divide into 3 parts and form into 3 logs. Approximately 8-10 inches (20-25cm) long, place on prepared cookie sheet and brush with beaten egg, bake for approximately 20 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cut each log into 1/4 inch slices on the diagonal, place cut side up on the cookie sheet and bake again for approximately 5-10 minutes or until dry. Let cool completely before serving. Enjoy!

HONEY BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• Using the paddle attachment of an electric mixer, cream the butter until light and creamy.
• Beat in sugar and honey until smooth, then add eggs one at a time.
• Add vanilla and orange flower water and mix to thoroughly combine.
• Mix dry ingredients into the wet just until mixed.
• The dough should be stiff at this point.
• Stir in the orange zest and pistachios.
• Divide dough in half.
• On a prepared baking sheet lined with parchment paper, shape each half into a 12x3-inch log.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, until golden.
• Remove from the oven and transfer logs to a cutting board.
• Reduce oven to 325°F
• While still warm, Use a long serrated knife to cut each log diagonally into ½-inch slices.
• If logs become cool and begins to crack when cut, rewarm in the oven for about 30 seconds until soft enough to slice easily.
• Arrange the cut strips back on the baking sheet and bake for another 20 minutes, until dry, crisp and lightly colored. Remove from the oven and cool completely on wire racks, then store in an airtight container.
• [Chef�s Note: If you do not have access to orange flower water, feel free to substitute orange extract or use all vanilla extract. Biscotti will continue to crisp as they cool after the second baking, so be careful not to over bake. These cookies will keep for a few weeks stored in an airtight container; they also freeze nicely in an airtight plastic bag for a few months.].

ALMOND AND RAISIN BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the butter and granulated sugar and beat, with a whisk or hand mixer, until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides periodically. Add the orange zest and beat in the
• whole eggs one at a time. Stir in the vanilla.
• Gently mix in the flour, baking powder and salt. Once the flour is incorporated, fold in the almonds, raisins and anise.
• Divide the dough into two pieces. If the dough is sticky, dust your hands with a little flour. Roll the dough into two logs the length of a sheet tray and place on the tray. Beat the egg white with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl. Brush the logs with the egg white and sprinkle with the turbinado sugar. Bake until dark golden brown, slightly crisp around the edges and still a bit soft in the middle, about 30 minutes.
• Remove from the oven to a cutting board and slice on the bias with a serrated knife while they are still warm. Slicing while warm will prevent crumbling.
• Lay the biscotti back on the sheet tray(s), cut-sides down, and return to the oven until a little more golden around the edges, another 10 minutes. This will harden the biscotti but not make them like rocks.
• Remove from the oven to a serving platter and serve with coffee or Vin Santo for dipping.
• Biscolicious!

HONEY NUT BRAN BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine all of the ingredients, except the pecans with an electric mixer.
• Dough will form a ball, but it is sticky.
• Add the pecans and combine with other mixture. (Here, I use dough hooks because of the consistency of the dough).
• With well floured hands turn dough out of bowl onto the cookie sheet.
• Pat the dough into two equal logs about 4 inches wide and 12 to 14 inches long.
• Slightly flatten the log.
• Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
• Remove the loaves on the parchment paper to a wire rack and cool for 15 minutes.
• Place the logs on a cutting surface and with a sharp serrated knife slice the log in to 1/2 inch slices.
• Return the parchment paper to the cookie sheet and place the slices on the cookie sheet with a cut side up.
• Return to the oven for 8 minutes.
• Remove and turn each slice over and return to the oven for an additional 8 minutes.
• The biscotti is best if left in the oven for more than 30 minutes after turning off the oven.
• Leave the oven door ajar.
• Allow the biscotti to cool on a wire rack completely.
• Biscotti will keep a long time in an air tight container.

HONEY NUT OAT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• In bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy; beat in honey.
• Beat in eggs, 1 at a time; beat in vanilla.
• Mix together flour, rolled oats, pecans, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into butter mixture until moistened.
• On large greased baking sheet, spoon batter into two 10 x 2 inch logs, smoothing surface with floured fingers.
• Bake in 350 F.
• oven for 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Let cool on pan for 5 minutes.
• Transfer logs to cutting board; cut diagonally into 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Stand slices up, slightly apart, on baking sheet.
• Reduce heat to 325 F.
• ;bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden and almost firm to the touch.
• Remove to rack and let cool.
• (Cookies can be stored in airtight container for up to 1 week.) Makes 30 cookies.
• VARIATION: Honey Nut Apricot Biscotti: For this softer, less crunchy version of the classic biscotti, reduce pecans to 3/4 cup and add 1/3 cup chopped dried apricots.
• Canadian Living Per cookie: about 145 calories, 2 g.
• protein, 6 g fat, 20 g carbohydrate.

BUTTERMILK & HONEY BREAD

Steps:

• Lightly spray two small or one large loaf pan with non stick cooking spray or coat with melted butter.
• Set them on a baking sheet and set aside.
• In a kitchen aid mixing bowl, hand whisk the water, yeast and sugar together and let stand for 2 minutes.
• Stir in buttermilk, butter, honey, salt and half the flour.
• Stir with a wooden spoon.
• Fit machine with a dough hook, then kneading, add in more flour as required to make a soft, but firm dough, about 8- 10 minutes.
• Cover lightly with plastic wrap and let rise 45- 90 minutes until doubled in size.
• Gently deflate dough and divide into two or keep as one loaf.
• Shape into oblongs and place in prepared loaf pans.
• Insert loaf pans into a large plastic bag and let rise until doubled in size, about 30-45 minutes.
• Glaze well with a beaten egg.
• (You can also brush loaf with melted butter).
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Place breads in oven and bake about 45 minutes until well browned.
• Turn breads out onto a cooling rack and cool well before slicing.

HAZELNUT, ORANGE AND HONEY BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Whisk together the flour, hazelnut flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, or in a large bowl with a whisk or electric beater, beat together the honey and eggs for 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beaters. Add the vanilla, orange liqueur or juice, and orange zest and beat for another minute. Turn off the mixer, scrape down the bowl and beaters, and add the flour mixture. Mix in at low speed until combined. The batter will be sticky. Add the hazelnuts and mix until well combined.
• Using a spatula or a bowl scraper, scrape out half the batter onto the baking sheet. Moisten your hands so the dough won't stick, and form a log, about 12 inches long by 2 1/2 inches wide. Repeat with the other half of the batter. The logs can be on the same baking sheet but make sure there is at least 2 inches of space between them.
• Place in the oven and bake 40 to 45 minutes, until lightly browned and dry. Remove from the oven and cool on a rack for 20 minutes (or longer). Place on a cutting board and slice thin, about 1/3 inch, either straight across the logs (for more, but smaller biscotti) or on the diagonal (for more traditionally shaped biscotti).
• Place the cookies on baking sheets and return one sheet at a time to the middle rack of the oven. Bake 15 minutes. Flip the cookies over and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes, until hard and lightly browned. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.