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Orange Pine Nut Biscotti Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Pollymotzko / All my dishes 9 months, 3 weeks ago This is one of my favorite, all-time recipes for biscotti as you can alter the ingredients that you add in so many ways. It is similar to making homemade bread in many respects in that you make a loaf out of it, bake the loaf, then slice it, then bak... More Prep:20m Cook:60m Servings:24	Pollymotzko
	bisquick pine nuts biscotti

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Valentine Orange Pin

The sliced biscotti

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Ingredients

1 cup sugar

6 tablespoons margarine or butter

1 tablespoon grated orange peel

2 eggs or ½ cup egg substitute (I always use the egg substitute and it comes out great.)

3-½ cups original Bisquick

1 cup pine nuts

A handful or so of Pine nuts for the top

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat sugar, margarine and orange peel in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy and well blended. Beat in eggs or egg substitute, stir in Bisquick and pine nuts.

2. Place dough on surface sprinkled with some Bisquick; gently roll in Bisquick to coat. Shape into a ball; gently knead about 10 times or so until dough holds together, nuts are distributed and it doesn’t feel tacky any more.

3. Divide dough in half and then shape into 2 10 x 3 loaves. Place on an ungreased baking sheet-I swear by silicone baking sheets and pans-things baked on and in them come out great with no greasing whatsoever!!

4. Bake about 20 minutes or until very light brown and the center is cooked. Cook on the baking sheet for 15 minutes then cut each loaf into slices about ¾ inch wide with a very sharp knife. Very carefully put each slice on its side and bake again the slices for about 30 minutes or until the tops are browned. Turn them on the other side and bake again for another 15 or so minutes until browned and to the texture you want. I like mine browned and more dry and crisp to go with coffee, homemade cocoa or whatever you would serve at your house.

5. Cool completely about 30 minutes and enjoy!

NOTE: (I keep mine in the freezer so they stay fresh. They have a high fat content but very good in this or in pasta!)

Tips: Use a very sharp knife to cut the biscotti, preferably one that fits across the width of the biscotti you made. Do not use a butter knife as it can break up the tops of the biscotti. (It happened to me so I know!) Let the biscotti cool on the sheet as a log or logs and when it is not quite completely cooled off begin the slicing process. If, for any reason, the tops start to break of the logs then either bake the logs a little bit more and then when the logs feel firm throughout then slice.

If you let the finished sliced biscotti cool on the baking pan the residual heat will bake them more and firm them up, making for a cookie that has a bit more stability and less crumbly.

Enjoy!

Paulette Le Pore Motzko

Polly Motzko

Paulettemotzko@yahoo.com

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pollymotzko 9 months, 3 weeks ago said:
A picture will soon be coming for this really tasty biscotti recipe. I haven't made them yet!
I wanted to get the recipe in line before I started making them.
I've made Wanut Orange Biscotti many times by substituting coarsely chopped walnuts for the pine nuts. It comes out really good!

Polly Motzko

pollymotzko 9 months, 3 weeks ago said:
There will be some How-to pictures upcoming later on after I make them. I'm going to ask my roommate to help me take them! He's pretty cool.

Polly Motzko

meileen 9 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Sounds really easy, and using bisquick makes it all the more easier too! Thanks.

juels 9 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Nice pictures here! I love biscotti, thanks for sharing!

borinda 9 months, 3 weeks ago said:
I love the combination and texture. I'd have to go the extra step when I bake these and dip into some semisweet chocolate. The thought alone is fattening and divine. ;-)

midgelet 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Great post and photos!

pollymotzko 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Hi there Midge,
Thanks for the comments; I'm glad you liked them.
It took awhile to get the pictures I wanted up on here-a few too many of the Valentine Biscotti with the hearts-unintended-but I got up. That way, hopefully someone who has never made biscotti before can see what is involved in it by someone who has made them over and over. :-)

The picture I have posted on my profile is of my dog Lucky. Cute lil guy isn't he?

Polly Motzko

pollymotzko 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Hi Midge,
It is nice to see that my recipe makes it around even if I'm not the one putting it in the various groups. I'm so happy that you like the Orange Pine Nut Biscotti. It was a bit more crumbly that usual for some reason but it turned out good all in all. I do love the flavor of orange in it and my microplane works so nice to getting the zest off the orange. I love that thing!
Thank you Rachel Ray!!!
:-) :-)

greekgirrrl 7 months, 1 week ago said:
I thought I was seeing things when I saw Bisquick as an ingredient but it looks good and is definitely worth a try!!

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pollymotzko 9 months, 3 weeks ago said:
You can make Walnut Orange Biscotti by substituting coarsely chopped walnuts for the Pine Nuts. Either way, they're really good and I think you'll get lots of compliments when you serve them!

Polly Motzko

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