These delicious almond biscotti have been my favorite ever since I tasted them in one of the starbucks cafe’s. I always wondered how the biscotti can be so crispy. So I searched all over the net and finally found this recipe from the famous website www.allrecipes.com . I have modified the recipe a little bit..but the final product is almost same as we get in the cafe…next i am going to try our own desi namkeen variety..keep watching this space.
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla and almond extract. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture. Stir in almonds.
Line a baking sheet with foil and grease foil. Divide dough in half; spread into two 12-in. x 3-in. rectangles on foil. Brush with milk and sprinkle with remaining sugar and chopped almonds. Bake at 375 degrees F for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown and firm to the touch.
Remove from oven and reduce heat to 300 degrees F. Lift rectangles with foil onto wire rack; cool for 15 minutes. Place on a cutting board; slice diagonally 1/2 in. thick.
Place slices with cut side down on ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. Turn cookies over; bake 10 minutes more. Turn oven off, leaving cookies in oven with door ajar to cool. Store in airtight container.
Hiiii everybody…I wish you all a very Happy New Year! I received some fabulous entries for my Kitchen-Kollections cookies and biscuits fest. Thanks a bunch to Aquadaze, Preety, Sindhura, and Rajee for actively participated in this event.
This is the first time i have tried baking biscuits…I have tasted many biscuits but the one I really cherish and love are the peanut biscuits which are available in a local store (kendriya bhandar in delhi) I dont know how they make those biscuits…do they add maida or wheat flour..i dont know..i am still trying to figure out! But this is my attempt in baking biscuits..i will keep trying and posting…. enjoy these cumin flavoured biscuits..
Ingredients
Flour – 1 cup
Cumin seeds – 1/2 tbsp
Baking soda – 1/2 tsp
Salt – 1/2 tsp
Brown Sugar – 1 tbsp
Oil – 3 tablespoons
Milk – 1/4 cup
Method
Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
In a large bowl, mix together the sieved flour, baking soda,sugar,salt and cumin seeds.
Add the oil and milk and knead the flour. Roll out the dough using a rolling pin to about 2 mm thick.
Using a cookie cutter cut into desired shapes and carefully transfer them to a lined baking sheet.
Bake them in a preheated oven for 20 minutes. Transfer them on a wire rack and let them cool off
Keep the biscuits in a tight jar so that they dont get soggy.
