Espresso Dark Chocolate Biscotti Recipes

ESPRESSO & DARK CHOCOLATE BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4, and line a baking tray with baking parchment. Set aside. Put the flour, sugars, baking powder and a good pinch of salt into a large bowl, then stir to combine.
• Whisk the oil, egg, vanilla extract and coffee together in a separate small bowl. Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry, mixing until you have a dry dough. Fold in 100g of the chocolate chips. Knead the dough until smooth - it will be quite dry, but if it's too difficult to knead, add another 1 tbsp water. Divide the dough in half, shaping each piece into a 25 x 8cm log, and transfer both to the prepared tray. Bake for 25-30 mins, then leave to cool on the tray for 15 mins.
• Reduce the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Slice the biscotti logs into 1-2cm-thick slices crosswise using a sharp knife, you should have about 16. Return to the tray and bake for 15-20 mins more, turning the tray around halfway through. Leave to cool slightly on the tray, then transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely. Melt the remaining chocolate chips in the microwave in 20-second bursts until smooth, or in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water, then dip one end of the cooled biscotti into the melted chocolate. Transfer to a sheet of baking parchment and leave to set. Will keep in an airtight container for up to five days.

ESPRESSO CHOCOLATE CHIP BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Position a rack in the top third of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix together the flour, sugars, espresso powder, baking soda, anise seed, salt and chocolate chunks in a large bowl. Add the beaten eggs and stir with a wooden spoon until the dough starts to come together (it will be fairly dry before you knead it). Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough, squeezing it and pressing it against the surface, until you can form it into a ball, 15 to 20 times. Shape the dough into a flat log about 16 inches long and 2 inches wide. Cut the log in half crosswise. Brush the tops with a little bit of water and sprinkle the top and sides with some turbinado sugar.
• Place the logs side by side on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake until golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
• Transfer the logs to a cutting board and cut diagonally with a serrated knife into 1/2-inch slices. Place the cookies cut-side up on a baking sheet and bake until golden, about 10 minutes. Turn the cookies over and bake until golden on the other side, 8 to 10 more minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. The centers will be slightly soft at first, but will crisp up as they cool.

DARK CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO SUNDAE

Steps:

• Add the chocolate to a heatproof bowl. Pour over the hot espresso and let sit for 1 minute. Stir until completely smooth.
• Scoop the gelato into bowls, pour over the espresso ganache and top with the chocolate covered espresso beans. Add the biscotti and enjoy.

CINNAMON ESPRESSO BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Cream butter until soft. Add 1 Celsius flour, sugar, eggs, baking powder, and vanilla. Mix well. Stir in 1 Celsius flour, cinnamon, and mix well. Add espresso and remaining 1/2 Celsius flour. Add more flour if dough is too wet.
• Divide dough in half and shape each portion into a 9" x 2" log. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Cool on cookie sheet for 1 hour.
• Cut each log diagonally into 10 slices. Lay slices on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 minutes at 325 degrees. Turn over and bake for an additional 8 minutes until crisp. Cool on wire rack.
• Freeze espresso beans. Place them in a ziplock bag and crush with a rolling pin. Put them in a microwave safe dish and add 1 teaspoons vanilla. Microwave on high at 30 second intervals until melted. Slowly add milk and stir until smooth. Brush glaze over each biscotti and freeze until set.

SINFUL CHOCOLATE BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine vanilla extract and espresso powder in a small bowl; mix until espresso powder is dissolved.
• Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt into a bowl; mix in chocolate chips.
• Whisk vanilla mixture, sugar, eggs, and oil together in a large bowl. Add flour mixture; stir, by hand if needed, until dough comes together and is thick and stiff.
• Divide dough into 2 equal pieces and place onto the baking sheets. Shape each piece into a log as long as the baking sheet; press down with wet hands to about 1/2 inch thickness.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool until easily handled, about 5 minutes.
• Move cooled logs to a cutting board and slice into 1/2-inch long slices with a serrated knife. Return the slices to the baking sheets, placing them on their sides.
• Bake until dry, about 6 minutes per side. Remove from oven and let cool until hardened on wire racks.

ESPRESSO BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet or line it with parchment paper.
• Cream together butter and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Sift together the flour, cinnamon, and baking powder in a separate bowl. Mix dry ingredients into the egg mixture. Stir in the espresso powder, orange zest, chocolate chips, dried apricots, dried cranberries and almonds.
• Shape dough into two equal logs approximately 12 inches long by 2 inches diameter. Place logs on baking sheet, and flatten out to about 1 inch thickness. Brush the log with egg wash.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden and the center is firm, about 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven to cool on the pans. When loaves are cool enough to handle, use a serrated knife to slice the loaves diagonally into 1/2 inch thick slices. Return the slices to the baking sheet.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Bake until they start turning light brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool completely, and store in an airtight container at room temperature.

ESPRESSO BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• In a bowl with an electric mixer, mix together the all-purpose flour, ground espresso powder, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, sugar, salt and orange zest.
• In another bowl, beat together the eggs and vanilla. Add all at once to the dry ingredients and beat until a dough is formed.
• Stir in the toasted chopped almonds.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured board and knead it into a ball.
• Halve it and form each half into a log 12 inches by 2 inches.
• Arrange the logs on a buttered and floured baking sheet approximately 3 inches apart.
• Bake the logs in the middle of oven for 35 minutes or until they are lightly browned and firm all over.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
• On a cutting board, cut the logs diagonally into slices one inch thick.
• Position the slices on baking sheet and return to the oven and bake for 10 minutes on each side or until golden throughout.