10/14/08

TWD: Spiced Biscotti

I was sort of disappointed when I saw that this week's Tuesday's With Dorie was Lenox Almond Biscotti selected by Gretchen from Canela & Cominol (you can find the recipe on her site). I always think of biscotti as dry and considerably hard-BUT- I was also a little bit excited because I am absolutely positive that I never would have ever picked this recipe to try out on my own! A part of me knew that there has to be some reason that people like biscotti- some reason that coffee shops always carry the little rock-hard suckers...and... there is! Homemade, fresh biscotti is DELICIOUS! Really! It's like the difference between an old stale store brand chocolate flavored chip cookie and homemade chocolate chunk cookie.


I didn't have almonds so I made a spiced version using 1/2 tsp apple pie spice, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 1/2 vanilla in place of the almond extract. My logs looked great after the first bake and I was able to slice them easily for the second bake.


After they cooled I made an almond glaze using milk, powdered sugar, and a little tiny bit of almond extract. I didn't use any measurements I just kind of eyeballed it- the desired consistency will drip like this off a spoon.


I am very pleased with this recipe and I can't wait to try all the variations that Dorie suggests!


And I will leave you with some pictures of Helen Mae dressed up as a puppy- random- but extremely cute- my husband's not bad either!

7 comments:

Rosie said...

Aww just look at the gorgeous Helen Mae she's such a cutie pie :) Nice pic of your hubby he's so lucky to have you baking all these lovely treats!!

Your Biscotti looks delicious :)

Rosie x

Libby said...

Ok your biscotti are lovely but the baby steals all the thunder!

hoagiefest 2020 said...

Like you, I never understood biscotti until I made my own this week. It can be really good (when it's not out of some random box). Great post!

Anonymous said...

I like the glaze and the spice mixture sounds yummy. Your biscotti turned out perfect!

susan said...

Helen Mae is so cute! is that her halloween costume? and oooh, nice biscottis :)

Prudy said...

Oh that baby! I love her name, her sweet little face-oh yes, she trumps the cookies 100 percent. There's nothing in the world so lovely as seeing your husband hold your very own baby.

Bungalow Barbara said...

Yum, spice with almond glaze! What a sweet family you have, too.