Cashew Coffee Biscotti Recipes

ROSEMARY CASHEW BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheet.
• By hand: In a bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, rosemary and pepper. In a separate bowl combine eggs and vanilla. Using a wooden spoon, beat egg mixture into dry ingredients. Dough will be very stiff. Stir nuts into dough.
• Food processor method: In food processor fitted with steel blade combine flour, sugar, baking powder, rosemary and pepper; process briefly. In a small bowl combine eggs and vanilla. With food processor running, pour in eggs in a steady stream; process until stiff dough is formed. Add nuts and pulse several times to combine.
• Shape dough into 2 flat 3-inch wide logs and place on cookie sheet. Bake 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on baking sheet. When cool enough to handle, use a serrated knife to slice logs on the diagonal into 1/2-inch-wide pieces. Place cut side down on cookie sheet and return to oven 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on racks and store in tins up to 1 month.

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.

CASHEW ORANGE BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. and butter a large baking sheet.
• Coarsely chop cashews. Into a bowl sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl with an electric mixer beat together 3 eggs, zest, and vanilla until just combined. Stir in flour mixture and beat until a stiff dough is formed. Stir in cashews.
• In a small bowl beat together water and remaining egg to make an egg wash. On baking sheet with floured hands form dough into two 12-inch-long logs and flatten slightly. Brush logs with some egg wash. Bake logs in middle of oven until golden, about 50 minutes. Cool logs on baking sheet on a rack 10 minutes.
• On a cutting board with a serrated knife diagonally cut logs into roughly 1/3-inch-thick slices. Arrange biscotti, a cut side down, on baking sheet and bake in middle of oven until crisp, about 15 minutes. Cool biscotti on rack. Biscotti keep in an airtight container at cool room temperature 2 weeks.