Praline Cornbread Biscotti Recipes

CHEESY CAJUN CORNBREAD BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place cornbread mix, cheese, Cajun seasoning, chives and pepper in a food processor; pulse until blended. Add butter; continue pulsing until crumbly. Add buttermilk and eggs to form moist dough (dough will be thick)., Divide dough in half. On a parchment-lined baking sheet, shape each portion into a 8x4-in. rectangle. Brush with beaten egg; sprinkle with cheese. Bake until light brown, 18-20 minutes. Cool on pans on wire racks until firm, about 10 minutes., Reduce oven setting to 300°. Transfer baked rectangles to a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, cut crosswise into 1/2-in. slices. Place on baking sheets, cut side down., Bake until golden brown, 14-16 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Store in airtight containers.

SO EASY PRALINE PAN BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. In 1-quart saucepan, heat butter and brown sugar over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted. Pour into 9-inch round pan or 8-inch square pan. Sprinkle with pecans.
• In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix and milk until dough forms; beat 30 seconds. If dough is too sticky, gradually mix in enough Bisquick mix (up to 1/4 cup) to make dough easy to handle.
• Place dough on surface dusted with Bisquick mix; gently roll in Bisquick mix to coat. Knead 10 times. Divide dough into 12 equal pieces; gently shape each piece into a ball. Place balls on brown sugar mixture in pan.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Place heatproof serving plate upside down onto pan; turn plate and pan over. Leave pan over biscuits a few minutes to allow brown sugar mixture to drizzle over biscuits. Cool slightly before serving.

CREOLE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine rice, cornmeal, onion, peppers, salt and baking soda. , In another bowl, beat eggs, milk and oil. Add corn; mix well. Stir into rice mixture until blended. Fold in cheese. Sprinkle a well-greased 10-in. ovenproof skillet with cornmeal. Pour batter into skillet. , Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until bread tests done. Cut into wedges and serve warm.

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.

PRALINES

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• In large saucepan over medium heat, combine pecans, sugar, butter, brown sugar, milk and vanilla. Heat to between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. Let cool completely.

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.

PEACH AND RASPBERRY CORNBREAD CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°F. Grease a 9- by 13-inch baking dish with 1 teaspoon of the oil or butter.Combine the peaches, granulated sugar, cornstarch, and vinegar in a bowl until the dry ingredients are dissolved and the peaches are evenly coated. Add the raspberries and toss gently to combine. Pack the fruit into the baking dish, and bake until the edges are bubbling and the top looks dry, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, spread the cornbread crumbs on a sheet pan and bake in the oven until slightly toasted, about 5 minutes. Mix the toasted crumbs with the nuts, brown sugar, cinnamon, and remaining oil or butter. Top the baked fruit with the crumb mixture in an even layer that covers the entire surface. Bake until the top is browned and the juices are bubbling vigorously, 10 to 15 minutes more. Let cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.From Homemade In A Hurry. Text copyright © 2006 by Andrew Schloss. Cover photograph copyright © 2006 by Noel Barnhurst. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.

PRALINE CORNBREAD BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F. Coat the interior of a 9- by 13-inch glass baking dish with baking spray. Combine the cornbread mix, sugar, and pecans in a large bowl. Add the eggs and vanilla, and mix with a large fork until the dry ingredients have been moistened (if the batter is crumbly, add a little more egg or a teaspoon of milk). Scrape the batter into the dish and flatten into an even layer, using a spatula or the back of a wide wooden spoon. Bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven. Cover with a cutting board, invert, and remove the pan. Let cool for 15 minutes. Cut the cake in half lengthwise, scoring the surface with a serrated knife and then cutting through with a straight-edge knife. Cut each half into 15 to 16 rectangular strips. Return the strips to the pan, setting each on one of its narrow sides, like dominoes. You might have to make a second layer to fit all of the biscotti in the pan. Return to the oven to bake until golden brown and crisp, about 25 minutes more.From Homemade In A Hurry. Text copyright © 2006 by Andrew Schloss. Cover photograph copyright © 2006 by Noel Barnhurst. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.