Bloom, Bake & Create

Well, it’s another round of biscotti baking this morning. Today I tried a couple different variations on my original recipe.
In the front is Black and White biscotti. Behind left is Walnut biscotti and on the right is Chocolate Chip. For the Black and White, I divided the dough in half. I formed the one half [...]

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Here is my finished product – filled, tagged, and tied up – ready to be given out.
So let’s get started. I’ve only used grosgrain ribbon for this technique because that’s my favorite ribbon, but you might experiment with others.

There you have your own personalized ribbons. Add a name or initials and you’ve personalized the gift. [...]

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I love this recipe because I can change it and it seems to always turn out. Hubby’s favorite is the almond biscotti with chocolate chips. Some other variations can include substituting 1/4 cup almond meal for the flour, or adding other nuts or chopped ginger. I think any dried fruit would also be good.
If you [...]

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I’ve been baking biscotti every Christmas for at least the last ten years. I started baking this cookie after getting tired of paying an arm and leg for one little slice at the local coffee shop.
In 2006, when we toured Italy I couldn’t wait to try real biscotti. I found out quickly that what we [...]

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