Lemon, Vanilla and Almond Biscotti
This biscotti recipe is probably the most basic one found on my ZenGourmand site. One of the perennial favourites, it is however super delish on its crunchy own or as a dipper with your coffee or tea.
Ingredients
Dough
- 90 ml Butter softened
- 150 ml Sugar granulated
- 150 ml Sugar brown
- 10 ml Vanilla extract
- Zest of one lemon
- Juice of one lemon
- 2 Eggs large
- 700 ml Flour all-purpose
- 15 ml Baking powder
- 5 ml Salt
- 150 ml Almonds sliced
Icing
- 150 ml Icing sugar
- 10 ml Lemon Juice
- 20 ml Water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160°C
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper
Dough
- In a large bowl and using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugars, vanilla, lemon zest and juice to a soft an creamy consistency
- Add eggs, one at a time, while continuing to mix at medium speed
- Add flour, baking powder and salt
- Mix using a wooden spoon until smooth
- Fold in the almonds using your hands (dough will be sticky)
Bake
- Moisten your hands slightly and scoop up half the dough
- Form dough into a roll about 30 cm long and place on one long side of the baking sheet
- Moisten hands as necessary and form the roll into a log about 33 cm long and 12 cm wide, flattening it down a bit on the process to get a nice biscotti profile
- Repeat with the other half of the dough placing it on the other side of the baking sheet leaving a gap of about 5 cm between the two
- Bake for 25 minutes or to a stage where the dough develops some crack and appears firm when gently pressed on
- Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes
- Reduce oven temperature to 150°C
- Place loaf on a cutting board and, using a bread knife, cut crosswise into slices of about 10 to 15 mm cutting at a slight angle
- Remove parchment paper from baking sheet and carefully place slices standing up on baking sheet maintaining a gap of 5 – 10 mm
- Bake for an additional 20 – 25 minutes or until biscotti feel dry when touched on the sides
- Cool completely and move slices back together
Icing
- Combine icing sugar, water and lemon juice stirring until you get a thick creamy texture*
- Drizzle the icing over the biscotti forming several lines along the length of the loafs
- Let icing harden overnight before storing in a tight container
Notes
* Add more sugar if the glaze is too thin. It should just barely be able to flow slowly from a spoon dipped in the icing
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