Easy Almond Biscotti
These easy almond biscotti are crunchy, full of almond flavor and toasted almonds, lightly sweet, and taste amazing next to a cup of hot coffee or tea!
Ingredients
- 3 cups Flour
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 2 Egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon Almond extract
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- ½ teaspoon Baking soda
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon Lemon zest
- 1 cup Almonds
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180c (350f) and place your almonds on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Place the almonds in the oven and stir every few minutes for the almonds to toast evenly. Bake the almonds for about 10 minutes in total.
- Into a large-sized mixing bowl, add the eggs, egg yolks, almond extract, vanilla extract, and lemon zest. Mix with an electric hand mixer until combined and fluffy.
- Add the sugar, and mix until the mixture is light in color.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt, and cinnamon. Mix until just combined.
- Add the almonds and fold them into the dough with a spatula. Don’t overmix the dough.
- Split the dough in half, sprinkle flour to prevent the dough from sticking, and shape the dough into two logs, placing it on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. (as seen in the video)
- Remove the extra flour by brushing the loaves with a brush. Brush each loave with cream or milk for a nice golden top.
- Bake the biscotti in a 180c (350f) preheated oven for 30-35 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes or until the loaves are cool to the touch.
- Cut the biscotti using a serrated knife into ½ inch thick slices. Place the slices on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet (use the same one) and bake for another 10-15 minutes or until crunchy.
- Let the biscotti cool completely and serve as is or drizzle with melted chocolate. Serve next to a hot cup of coffee or tea.
Notes
Use room temperature ingredients. It is important that you use room-temperature ingredients like eggs and butter. This step ensures that your mixture mixes into a homogenous mixture and bakes perfectly. you don’t want to place cold batter into the oven.
Measure your flour correctly! When measuring your flour, avoid scooping it with a measuring cup. Instead, stir the flour with a spoon to create as many air pockets as possible, and spoon it into your measuring cup. Finally, level it with a back of a knife.
When cutting the biscotti, use a serrated knife.
Toast your almonds! Toasting your almonds is an optional step, but we highly recommend doing so. Toasting the almonds releases the delicious flavors in the almonds.
Line your sheet pan with parchment paper or a silicone mat! This step helps the cookies to bake evenly, and it makes sure that your cookies release easily from the pan.
Before you start to make this recipe, measure and prepare your ingredients so the cooking process will go smoothly and easily.
Nutrition
Calories: 180kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 5gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 127mgPotassium: 91mgFiber: 2gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 56IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 1mg
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