I never expected I’d love biscotti like these Maple Walnut Biscotti.
I’ve been seeing biscotti at coffee shops, but I never bought one. Judging by their looks, they seemed dry and crunchy.
I am not a huge fan of dry biscuits, but these turned out so good I want to make these Maple Walnut Biscotti again ASAP.
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There are recipes that sound very easy to do, but you will feel that something might go wrong when you decide to make it.
That’s what I felt about the Italian twice-baked biscuits/cookies, Biscotti. All the recipes I have seen sounded very easy to follow, but I was afraid that I could not get the right texture.
Biscotti are dry and crunchy biscuit. Apart from the fact that I didn’t feel confident enough to try a biscotti recipe, as mentioned earlier, I am not a huge fan of a dry and crunchy, hard biscuit. I prefer soft cookies.
However, I wanted to try something new and the idea of making biscotti just popped up. I was really nervous about not getting the right texture, but I went on.
I was really pleased that my biscotti turned out amazingly good. I did the one from Genius Kitchen. I chose this coz I wanted to use some of the pure maple syrup I had in the fridge and the recipe sounds really nice. The source recipe calls for maple extract, but I used pure maple syrup instead and reduced the required sugars. Also, I skipped the icing for the biscotti as I found the one I made sweet enough.
That touch of cinnamon really complimented the maple syrup and the toasted walnut added some good crunch as well (apart from the biscotti itself).
I must say that this Maple Syrup Biscotti recipe is a keeper.
My new mission now is to hunt more biscotti recipes.
Meanwhile, I am taking these at Fiesta Friday #223. Our co-host this week is Mollie. Let’s parteeeeeyy!!
Maple Walnut Biscotti
This biscotti recipe is so easy you'd want to make it as often as you can. 😀 These biscotti are perfect to dip in your coffee. It has pure maple syrup in it and toasted walnuts.
Ingredients
- 85 g walnuts toasted and chopped
- 1 egg
- 100 g white sugar
- 80 g light brown sugar
- 1 ½ tbsp pure maple syrup
- 165 g all-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
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To make toasted walnuts, place them on a baking sheet and toast for 10 minutes at 350 F. Remove from the oven and let cool before chopping. (I did mine in an oven toaster and worked perfectly.)
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In a bowl, add egg, white & light brown sugar. Using an electric mixer, beat until combined. Add maple syrup and beat again.
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In another bowl, add flour, cinnamon powder and baking powder. Mix until incorporated. Add this to the egg-sugar mixture. Beat until combined.
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Add toasted and chopped walnuts, and mix just until combined.
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Place your dough on a floured surface. Divide the dough into two equal pieces. Form a log or long rectangle. (If the dough is sticky, add flour to your hands to get going.)
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Place the two logs on the prepared baking sheet.
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Bake for 35-40 minutes or until top is brown. (I baked mine for 35 minutes.)
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Remove the pan from the oven and transfer the logs to a cooling rack. Leave them there for 15-20 minutes. (Make sure not to leave them longer coz they will be difficult to slice.)
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Using a serrated knife, cut the logs into ¾ inch slices (diagonal or straight). Do it using a sawing motion.
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Return back the sliced pieces on the baking sheet (lying on their sides) and put back in the oven for 30 minutes to one hour with closed doors and oven turned off.
Recipe Notes
If you want to serve these with maple icing, please do visit the Genius Kitchen's recipe. I did not use it coz I find the biscotti sweet enough.
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