Cornmeal Coconut Biscotti Recipes

COCOA-CORNMEAL BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Center a rack in the oven, and heat it to 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
• Sift the flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and soda together; whisk in the cornmeal.
• Working with a mixer (using a paddle attachment, if you have one), beat the butter and sugar together on medium speed until creamy and smooth, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating for 1 minute after each egg goes in. Beat in the vanilla extract. Turn the mixer off, and add the flour-cornmeal mixture all at once. Pulse the mixer a few times to begin incorporating the ingredients without having them fly about, and then mix on low speed until they disappear into the dough. Mix in the chips and almonds. The dough will be thick and heavy.
• Scrape half the dough onto one long side of the baking sheet. Using your hands and a spatula, shape the dough into a log about 12 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide - perfection is impossible, so just get close. The log will be bumpy and rough, and that's fine. Form a second log on the other side of the sheet.
• Bake for 25 minutes, rotating the sheet after 15 minutes. The logs will have spread; they'll give when squeezed and won't be fully baked at this point. Transfer the baking sheet to a rack, and allow the logs to rest for 20 minutes. Carefully move one log to a cutting board. (If the parchment on the baking sheet is sticky, turn it over or replace it.) Using a serrated knife, trim the ends and then cut the log horizontally into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Stand the slices up on the baking sheet - you don't have to leave much room between them; repeat with the second log.
• Bake the cookies for another 15 minutes - they'll be firmer, but not completely dry; they firm and dry as they cool. Transfer the baking sheet to a rack, and allow the cookies to come to room temperature. Kept covered and away from humidity, the cookies will hold for at least 1 week.

COCONUT-PISTACHIO BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk flour, cornmeal, coconut, baking powder, and salt.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix eggs, sugar, oil, and zest on medium speed until well combined. Reduce speed, add flour mixture, and mix until just combined. Fold in cherries and pistachios.
• Transfer dough to a parchment-lined baking sheet and pat into a 14-by-4-inch log. Bake until firm and golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and reduce oven to 325 degrees.
• Once cool, transfer log to a cutting board and, using a serrated knife, cut diagonally into 1/2-inch slices. Arrange slices on parchment-lined baking sheet and bake, rotating halfway through, until just golden around the edges, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool completely.

CRANBERRY-PISTACHIO CORNMEAL BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in center. Whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.
• Put butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until smooth. Add sugar and mix until pale and fluffy. Mix in eggs one at a time, until well combined. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture all at once; mix until just combined. Add lemon zest, cranberries, and pistachios and mix until combined.
• Transfer dough to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Pat into a log that is roughly 14 by 3 1/2 inches. Bake until firm, lightly browned, and slightly cracked on top, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool on sheet on a wire rack, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer log to a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, cut on the diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Arrange slices on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Bake cookies, rotating sheet halfway through, until they begin to brown at edges, 15 to 18 minutes.

WHITE CHOCOLATE, ROSEMARY AND CORNMEAL BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk the flour, granulated sugar, cornmeal, rosemary, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. Whisk together the melted coconut oil and eggs in a small bowl and add to the dry ingredients, stirring just until combined. It will look crumbly at first, then sticky. Stir in the white chocolate chips.
• Heavily dust your work surface with powdered sugar and turn out the dough. Knead until smooth, then shape into a 10-by-2-1/2-inch slightly flattened log and transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Bake until golden and firm, 25 to 30 minutes. Set aside until cool enough to handle, 10 to 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
• When cool enough to handle, place the dough log on a work surface and cut crosswise with a serrated knife into 1/3- to 1/2-inch-thick pieces to form individual cookies. Put the cookies back on the same baking sheet lying flat. Bake until golden brown and firm, about 30 minutes, flipping halfway through. Let cool before serving. Store in an airtight container for up to 10 days.

COCONUT ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and line a half-sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Whisk together the almond meal, cornmeal, coconut flour, baking powder, whey, baking soda, salt, and sugar in a medium bowl. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the coconut oil, almond butter and honey until smooth, then whisk in 1 egg, the milk, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Pour all the dry ingredients into the wet and stir with a wooden spoon until incorporated; let the batter rest for 3 minutes.
• Turn the batter out onto the prepared baking sheet and spread it into a log about 12 inches long by 2 1/2 inches wide; bake 15 minutes. Remove the cookie log from the oven and let it cool 10 minutes, then crumble it into a large bowl. Lightly beat the remaining 3 large eggs, then stir the eggs into the crumbled cookie. Shape the batter into a log about the same size as before and bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and turn oven down to 325°F.
• Cool the cookie log completely, then cut cross-wise into about 1/3 inch-thick slices. Arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake until golden on each side, about 20 minutes per side, flipping once.
• Cool the cookies completely, then serve with coffee.

CORNMEAL, CHERRY, AND WHITE-CHOCOLATE-CHUNK BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In thebowl of an electric mixer, beatflour, cornmeal, sugar, bakingpowder, and salt on low speed.Add eggs, vanilla, and butterand beat on medium until combined.Fold in cherries, nuts,and 1/2 cup white chocolate untiljust combined.
• On a parchment-lined bakingsheet, form dough into a 13-inchlog; flatten to 3 inches wide and1 inch thick. Bake until just goldenand firm to the touch, about30 minutes. Transfer on sheetto a wire rack; let cool 20 minutes.Reduce oven to 300 degrees.
• Transfer log to a cuttingboard. Using a serrated knife,cut crosswise into 1/2-inchslices. Arrange, cut-sides down,on another parchment-linedbaking sheet. Bake until firm tothe touch, about 30 minutes.Transfer biscotti on baking sheetto rack; let cool completely.Biscotti can made to this pointup to 1 week ahead and storedin an airtight container at roomtemperature up to 3 days.
• Melt remaining 1 cup whitechocolate over a double boileror in a microwave. Transfer to acoffee mug. Dip sides of biscottiin melted chocolate on a diagonal;transfer to a baking sheetfitted with a wire rack. Let setslightly, 10 minutes; sprinkle withnonpareils. Refrigerate untilset, about 10 minutes. Finishedbiscotti can be stored in anairtight container at room temperatureup to 3 days.

CORNMEAL COCONUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Whisk together the flours, cornmeal, coconut flakes, 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 coconut oil and sugar at medium speed for 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and the beater. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat together for another minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and the beater. Turn off the mixer and add the flour mixture. Mix in at low speed until combined. The batter will be moist and sticky.
• 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 10 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, beginning to crack on the top, and dry. Remove from the oven and cool on a rack for 20 minutes (or longer). Place on a cutting board and cut 1/2 inch slices straight across the logs.
• Place the cookies on baking sheets and return, one sheet at a time, to the middle rack of the oven. Bake 15 minutes and flip the biscotti over. Bake another 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.