Honey Oat Biscotti Recipes

HONEY OAT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 F. (will be turned down to 300F. for second baking.)
• Cream butter.
• Beat in honey, eggs and vanilla.
• Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well.
• St into butter mixture. Stir in oats and nuts.
• On greased baking sheet, shape dough into 2 (10x3x1-inch) logs.
• Bake at 375 F. for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Cool 5 minutes; remove to cutting board.
• Cut each log into 1/2-inch strips; place on cookie sheet. Bake at 300F., 25-30 minutes or until crisp throughout strip.

HONEY NUT OAT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• In bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy; beat in honey.
• Beat in eggs, 1 at a time; beat in vanilla.
• Mix together flour, rolled oats, pecans, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into butter mixture until moistened.
• On large greased baking sheet, spoon batter into two 10 x 2 inch logs, smoothing surface with floured fingers.
• Bake in 350 F.
• oven for 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Let cool on pan for 5 minutes.
• Transfer logs to cutting board; cut diagonally into 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Stand slices up, slightly apart, on baking sheet.
• Reduce heat to 325 F.
• ;bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden and almost firm to the touch.
• Remove to rack and let cool.
• (Cookies can be stored in airtight container for up to 1 week.) Makes 30 cookies.
• VARIATION: Honey Nut Apricot Biscotti: For this softer, less crunchy version of the classic biscotti, reduce pecans to 3/4 cup and add 1/3 cup chopped dried apricots.
• Canadian Living Per cookie: about 145 calories, 2 g.
• protein, 6 g fat, 20 g carbohydrate.

OATMEAL RAISIN ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 2. In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice. Stir in oatmeal. Set aside.
• 3. In a small bowl add eggs, honey, vanilla extract and almond extract and set aside.
• 4. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium, cream together butter and sugar for about 3 minutes. Add egg, honey and extract mixture and mix until incorporated.
• 5. Turn mixer speed to low (this is important) and gradually add dry mixture just until incorporated, do not overmix. Stir in chopped almonds and raisins incorporating any dry ingredients left on the sides of the bowl.
• 6. Using floured hands, split the dough in half. On the parchment lined baking sheet roll or press each half into two logs 12-13 inches long and about 3 inches wide. Placing logs about 3 inches apart. Sprinkle with course sugar crystals and lightly press into loaf.
• 7. Bake until the loaves are golden brown and just beginning to crack on top about 30 minutes, rotating the baking sheet halfway through baking.
• 8. Remove loaf from oven and place the baking sheet on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees.
• 9. Place the loaf on a cutting board (remember not the side of the cutting board used for onions or garlic!) and slice each loaf into 3/4 inch thick slices using a serrate knife. Lay the slices cut side down about 1/2 inch apart on the baking sheet.
• 10. Bake 8 - 10 minutes and turn the slices over bake another 8 - 10 minutes until the slices are golden brown. Transfer the biscotti to a wire rack and let cool completely before serving, about 30 minutes.