Chocolate Orange Biscotti
- 2 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup (1stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 tbsp grated orange peel
- 1 cup pecans, lightly toasted, coursely chopped
- 6 oz bittersweet (not unsweetened) chocolate, chopped
- 2 tbsp Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur
- Whisk flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl to blend.
- Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in a large bowl to blend.
- Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then liqueur and orange peel.
- Add flour mixture and beat until blended.
- Stir in pecans and chocolate.
- Gather dough together and divide in half.
- Wrap each piece in plastic and freeze until firm, about 20 minutes.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Position rack in center of oven.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Using floured hands, form each dough piece into a 14 inch long, 2 1/2 inch wide log.
- Transfer logs to prepared baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart.
- Bake until lightly golden, about 30 minutes.
- Transfer parchment paper with logs to a cooling rack.
- Cool for 20 minutes.
- Reduce oven temperature to 300F.
- Place 1 log on a cutting board.
- Using a serrated knife, cut log on a diagonal into 1/2 inch thick slices.
- Stand slices upright on a baking sheet.
- Repeat with remaining log.
- Bake biscotti until dry to the touch and pale golden, about 30 minutes.
- Cool completely on a rack.
- *This can be made 1 week ahead.
- Store in an airtight container.
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- **This recipe makes about 36 biscotti.
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flour, baking powder, eggs, salt, sugar, unsalted butter, pecans, bittersweet, grand marnier
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/363643-chocolate-orange-biscotti (may not work)