Chocolate Dipped Biscotti
So I'm super excited to share this amazing biscotti recipe, it's so easy to make and OMG so yummilicious! The thing that makes biscotti so transcendent is that it is packed with all kinds of things like nuts, dried fruit and chocolate.
- Prep time
- 12 min
- Cook time
- 50 min
- Yield
- 40 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup sugar (200g)
- 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature (1/2 cup, 113g)
- 3 tbsp amaretto
- 2 tsp almond extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole almonds, skin on, roughly chopped (100g)
- 1/2 cup dried cherries, roughly chopped (80g)
- 1 tbsp orange zest, minced
- 3 eggs
- 2 3/4 cup all purpose flour (343g)
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 7 oz 70% dark chocolate, roughly chopped (200 g)
Instructions
- 1
Beat sugar, butter, amaretto, almond and vanilla extract together til combined.
- 2
Add in almonds, cherries, orange zest and eggs and stir to mix.
- 3
In separate bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt.
- 4
Add all at once to wet and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined.
- 5
Chill dough for 30 mins to 1 hour or until it feels firm enough to shape.
- 6
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C/160°fan).
- 7
Using wet hands, divide dough in two and shape into 14 by 2 inch flat loaves on parchment paper lined baking tray, leaving a 3-4 inch gap in between.
- 8
Bake until pale golden in color, around 30 mins.
- 9
Take out and let cool for 15 mins.
- 10
Using a thin serrated knife, slice into 3/4 inch slices.
- 11
Arrange back onto baking tray, with cut sides down (you can crowd them a bit at this stage since they will not expand anymore) and bake until a rich golden brown, approx. 20-25 mins. Let cool completely on rack.
- 12
Once completely cooled you can then make your biscotti truly gorgeous by dipping them in chocolate. For how to temper your chocolate please see our post on How to Temper Chocolate.
- 13
Once chocolate is tempered, dip each biscotti bottom about 1/4 inch into melted chocolate. Lift biscotti and use butter knife to smooth away any extra chocolate.
- 14
Place biscotti bottom down on silicon mat or parchment paper and let chocolate set, about 5-10 mins.
- 15
Once chocolate is set you can pack your biscotti away into air tight cookie jars. These will last 2 weeks at least and the flavor improves as it ages.