Macadamia Nut Biscotti Recipes

COFFEE-MACADAMIA NUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk the flour, coffee, cocoa powder, baking soda and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Combine the sugar, butter, honey, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed. Reduce the mixer speed to low; beat in the flour mixture until just combined. Stir in the macadamia nuts with a wooden spoon.
• Form the dough into two 3-by-8-inch logs on the prepared baking sheet, about 3 inches apart. Bake until browned, about 25 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes, then transfer to a cutting board. Cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices using a serrated knife.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Arrange the slices cut-side down on the baking sheet; return to the oven and bake 20 more minutes, flipping the cookies halfway through. Let cool 10 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
• Melt the white chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water (do not let the bowl touch the water), stirring until smooth. Dip the biscotti partway into the melted chocolate, then roll in the coconut. Place on a baking sheet lined with fresh parchment; refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.

MARIETTA'S WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, vanilla and amaretto. In a separate bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture. Fold in nuts and white chocolate chips.
• Divide dough into 4 equal parts. Place each 1/4 of dough on cookie sheet and form into logs about 14 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide.
• Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until very lightly brown. Cool and cut diagonally into 1/2 inch slices. Arrange slices on baking sheet and continue baking 8 minutes, until golden brown.

COCONUT-MACADAMIA BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and oil until blended. Beat in eggs and extracts. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in coconut and nuts., Divide dough in half. On parchment-lined baking sheets, shape each half into an 8x3-in. rectangle. Bake about 25 minutes or until set., Place pans on wire racks. When cool enough to handle, transfer baked rectangles to a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, cut crosswise into 1/2-in. slices. Return to pans, cut side down., Bake 15-18 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip each cookie halfway into mixture; allow excess to drip. Place on waxed paper until set. Store in an airtight container.

COFFEE-MACADAMIA BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven 350 F and line a baking sheet with parchment and set aside.
• Pulse the flour, sugar, espresso powder, baking powder and salt in a food processor until combined. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture looks like sand.
• Whisk the eggs, 1 tablespoon water and vanilla together in a large bowl until well mixed then add the flour mixture and stir until a crumbly dough forms. Press together and knead to a moist, uniform dough. Knead in the macadamia nuts.
• Divide the dough in half and shape each into an 11-by-2-inch log on the prepared baking sheet, keeping 3-inches between the logs. Brush each log with egg white and sprinkle all over with sugar. Bake for 30 minutes.
• Cool the logs for 5 minutes on the baking sheets and then transfer to a cutting board. Cut 1/2-inch thick slices using a sharp serrated knife. Return to the baking sheet and bake again, turning halfway though, until firm and browned, 25 minutes more. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Store at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

MACADAMIA NUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven 325. Toast macadamia nuts till fragrant ( not too much as they will continue toasting when baking). Puree 1 -1/2 cups nuts in food processor till looks like nut butter. Remove to small bowl. Puree 2 eggs in processor till doubled in volume about 3 mins. Mix kahlua and vanilla into sugar, slowly add to egg mixture along with melted butter, puree till mixed, add nut butter process to mix, should be smooth. In separate small bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt. Gently fold in half of flour mixture to nut butter, add remaining half flour mixture, add chocolate chips. Divide dough in half- flour hands and place 8x3in log on parchment lined pan. Repeat with remaining dough. Spray tops with cooking spray and egg wash. Bake 325- 25-30 minutes, till golden. Cool on rack 30 min., then slice diagonally into 1/2 inch slices. Place cut side down on cooling rack inside cooking sheet. Bake 35 min, rotating pan halfway through baking time. Cool completely. Store covered up to one month.

GINGER MACADAMIA BISCOTTI

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350°F Position rack in center of oven. Spray cookie sheet with no-stick cooking spray.
• PLACE cake mix, flour, ginger, lime peel, melted butter, eggs and macadamia nuts in large mixing bowl. Blend 1 to 2 minutes with an electric mixer on low speed until well blended, scraping bowl often (dough will be very stiff).
• TRANSFER dough to prepared cookie sheet. With floured hands, shape dough into two rectangles, each 14-inches long by 3-inches wide by 3/4-inch thick, about 4 to 5 inches apart on sheet. Mound the dough so it is slightly higher in the center than at the edges.
• BAKE 30 to 35 minutes or until firm to touch. Remove from oven and cool on sheet for 10 minutes. Leave oven on.
• CUT each rectangle into 3/4-inch slices on the diagonal using a sharp kitchen knife, while still on cookie sheet. Carefully turn slices onto their sides. Return cookie sheet to oven.
• BAKE an additional 10 minutes. Turn oven off and let biscotti remain in oven until crisp; 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and transfer biscotti onto a rack. Cool completely.
• PLACE white chocolate chips and shortening in a resealable food storage bag. Microwave 30 seconds on MEDIUM HIGH (70% power). Knead mixture in bag. Microwave another 30 seconds on MEDIUM HIGH. Knead. If necessary, microwave an additional 10 to 15 seconds, until chips are melted. Cut a small corner from bag. Drizzle melted white chocolate over biscotti.

MACADAMIA NUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Beat together the oil, sugar, molasses and egg. In separate bowl mix the flour, baking soda, cloves, ginger, cinnamon and salt. Combine wet and dry ingredients; add nuts and raisins and mix well. Cut dough in quarters; roll each quarter into a log about 7 inches long. Sprinkle sugar (and any fine bits of macadamia nuts) on a large piece of foil; roll the logs back and forth on the sugar and nuts until they are completely covered. Place logs in jellyroll pan; bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. When done, the logs will have flattened out. Remove from oven; cool 25 minutes; then cut diagonally into slices. Rebake on side 5 minutes more. Place slices on rack to cool.

APRICOT MACADAMIA BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Line 2 rimless baking sheets with parchment paper or grease; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat in eggs, milk and almond extract. In separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; stir into butter mixture. Stir in nuts and apricots.
• On lightly floured surface, form into four 2-inch wide logs. Place, 3 inches apart, on prepared pans. Bake in top and bottom thirds of 350°F oven, rotating and switching pans halfway through, until light golden and firm, about 22 minutes. Let cool on pans for 10 minutes.
• Transfer logs to cutting board. Using chef's knife, cut diagonally into ½ inch wide slices. Stand slices upright, ½ inch apart, on prepared pans; bake in top and bottom thirds of oven, rotating and switching pans halfway through, until dry, about 30 minutes. Transfer to rack; let cool.
• Dip half of each cookie into chocolate; return to rack and let set. (Make ahead: Layer between waxed paper in airtight container and store for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 weeks.) Makes about 48 cookies.
• Canadian Living.