This afternoon I felt like I was transported to a panetteria in Italy. My first try at making biscotti resulted in a huge success! I was intrigued to bake this because of the star ingredient: ground anise.
The anise has a sweet, aromatic licorice-like flavor and totally compliments the chocolate. It is subtle in the finished biscotti, but gives this a gourmet taste that is decadent!
Biscotti is twice-baked, so I first formed the mixture into a log and baked it off. After letting it cool a bit, I sliced it on the diagonal and re-baked it until golden.
I have never been a fan of store bought biscotti. I thought they were just a crumbly, dry cookie which didn't really serve any point for me. So, again, I was intrigued to bake them from scratch and yes, worlds of difference here! It is slightly crunchy, but moist at the same time. Such a beautiful texture that I am now a fan of! And the gourmet taste of chocolate with a hint of anise just puts this over the top.
I savored my coffee and biscotti and had an imaginary Italian afternoon. Oh, if only.....!!!
Ciao!
4 comments:
Mmm that sounds (and looks!) amazing. I know what you mean about pretending to transport yourself - I was in Paris/France last year and I often do that with chocolate croissants and cafe au laits! ;)
Looks VERY good! ...I agree with your thoughts on the store bought ones, homemade are a different story! Nice work!!!!
Found you over on Cait's Plate, I have never been a store bought biscotti fan either. Yours look really good though, I will have to try this out.
Wow! That looks amazing!
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