Monday, March 7, 2011

Chocolate chip - Pistachio Biscotti


Ingredients: 
  • All purpose flour – 250 g
  • Granulated sugar – 150 g
  • Semi sweet chocolate chips - a handful
  • Pistachio (dry roasted, shelled, chopped into small pieces) – a handful
  • Baking power – 1Teaspoon
  • Vanilla essence – 2 drops
  • Egg – 2
  • Salt - pinch

 Method: 
  • Using an electric egg beater, beat eggs with sugar until fluffy (for about 10 mins) and add vanilla extract.
  • Mix all purpose flour, baking powder and salt together then mix with egg mixture. To this mixture add chocolate chips and pistachios.
  • Dust your hands with some flour, roll out the mixture (dough) and make into two equal logs (about three inches wide) on a parchment lined baking sheets. Make sure that there is enough space between the logs.
  • Pre-heat oven at 350 degree F and bake them for about 20 minutes (or it should be firm while touching).
  • Remove baking sheet from oven and let it cool for six to eight minutes.
  • Then cut the logs diagonally into one inch slices.
  • Place the cut slices in the baking sheet (cut side down) and bake at 325 degree F for eight to ten minutes and turn the slices over and bake for another 10 minutes.
  • Allow them to cool and store in an air tight container.

38 comments:

  1. Wow! What a perfectly baked biscotti, looks so yummy. Would love to dip it in some coffee.

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  2. nice recipe..looks so flavorful n yumm!!

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  3. perfectly baked & lovely biscotti!!

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  4. Nice biscotti with choco chips,u r rocking ;)

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  5. Awesome dear..very professional looking!


    US Masala

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  6. Perfectly baked,delicious tea time snack

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  7. They look super...first time here...happy to follow you..

    FunWidFud

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  8. all time fav ..looks perfect and yum!

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  9. So cute presentation and biscottis looks sooo elegant..

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  10. Love Biscotti its come out so crunchy !

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  11. Looks so delicious, the pistachios and choco-chips gives a very professional to the beautiful biscotti.

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  12. Its been a long time I baked these.Looking cute veni!

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  13. Those biscottis look wonderful! Love the addition of pistachios.

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  14. The biscotti looks really good...nice pics

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  15. வானமே எல்லை என்பதில் வலையுலகம் மட்டும் விதிவிலக்கா என பதிவுலகிலும் சாதிக்கும் உங்களுக்கு, மேட்டுப்பாளையம் மகளிர் மேல்நிலைப்பள்ளியின் சார்பில் இனிய நூறாவது மகளிர் தின நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்..

    மகளிர் எழுச்சியே... மனித குல வளர்ச்சி..

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  16. Choco and nuts lovely combo..irrestitalbe biscotties..

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  17. oh wow! one of my favorite things to eat with some of my favorite flavors!

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  18. biscotti looks tasty and love the nuts in it

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  19. Such an irresistible snack! I want some please...;)

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  20. ஆஹா...அருமையான இருக்கின்றது...சூப்பரான பிஸ்கோடி...எங்க பக்கத்து வீட்டு பாட்டி இதனை அடிக்கடி செய்து அக்‌ஷ்தா குட்டிக்கு கொடுப்பாங்க..அவ சாப்பிடுவதினை விட நான் தான் விரும்பி சாப்பிடுவேன் அவ பேர சொல்லி....

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  21. wow, so great and they look absolutely perfect !!!

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  22. looks so flavorful...si crunchy and crisp :)fst time here.. following u:)

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  23. Amiga,
    Que delícia!
    Um lindo dia!
    Beijos.
    Brasil
    °º♫ ღ°º
    ♥°

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  24. very tempting..thanx for sharing this awesome biscotti..
    Tasty appetite

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  25. Mmm, I love biscotti. These look like the perfect afternoon snack. I have a sweet treat linky party going on at my blog and I'd like to invite you to stop by and link your biscotti up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2011/03/sweets-for-saturday-8.html

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  26. I love the green peeking out. A great cookie.

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  27. These look perfect and yummy!

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