Best Blueberry Vanilla Biscotti Recipes

BLUEBERRY VANILLA BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl and stir with a spoon to mix well. Add the blueberries and stir to mix.
• In another large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir to mix well.
• Lightly dust a work surface with flour. Place the dough on the work surface and sprinkle lightly with more of the flour to prevent your hands from sticking to the dough. Knead the dough 4 or 5 times and, using your hands, shape into a log about 12 inches long and 4 inches wide. Place the dough on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 40 minutes, until firm to the touch.
• Remove the baked loaf from the oven and keep the oven on. Cool the loaf on a wire rack. With a large metal spatula, transfer the loaf to a wire rack to cool.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. When the loaf is cool, using a serrated knife or electric knife, slice into 1/4-inch slices. Place the slices on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes. Turn the biscotti and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes, until crispy.
• Keep extra biscotti in an airtight container for up to 30 days or freeze for up to 2 months.

CLASSIC BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of an electric mixer, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, anise seeds, salt, and nuts. Transfer to mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add eggs; beat until a stiff dough comes together, about 3 minutes.
• Divide dough in half. Form each half into a 12-inch log. (Dough may be sticky; dampen your hands for easier handling.) Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet and flatten so each log is 13 inches long, 2 1/4 inches wide, and 3/4 inch thick.
• Brush logs with beaten egg and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake until firm and very pale golden, about 35 minutes. Let cool on pans on a wire rack, 40 minutes. Meanwhile, reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.
• Using a serrated knife with a sawing motion, cut logs into slices slightly thicker than 1/4 inch. Arrange, cut-side up, on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until dry to touch, about 30 minutes. Let cool completely on pans on racks, 30 minutes. Store in an airtight container up to 1 month.

BLUEBERRY BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.
• In the bowl of your Mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until combined, about 1 minute.
• Add flour, baking powder, salt and lemon zest and beat just until combined.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down the bowl as necessary.
• Add the nuts blueberries and anise seeds and mix until combined.
• Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and shape it into a 12-inch-long log.
• Transfer log to the prepared baking sheet with a spatula.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until the top is firm to the touch.
• Allow log to cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes.
• Leave oven on.
• Using a sharp serrated knife, cut the log on the diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick slices.
• Place the biscotti cut side up on the lined baking sheet and bake an additional 12 to 14 minutes, or until golden brown and crisp.
• Cool completely on wire rack.
• Store in a airtight container in a cool dry place up to 2 weeks.

AMERICAN-STYLE VANILLA BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Lightly grease (or line with parchment) one large (about 18" x 13") baking sheet.
• In a medium-sized bowl, beat the butter, sugar, salt, vanilla, and baking powder until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Beat in the eggs; the batter may look slightly curdled. At low speed of your mixer, add the flour, stirring until smooth; the dough will be sticky.
• Plop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Shape it into a log that's about 14" long x 2 ½" wide x ¾" thick. Straighten the log, and smooth its top and sides; a wet spatula or wet bowl scraper works well here. Note: For extra-long, bistro-style biscotti, pat the dough into a lightly greased 12" x 5 1/2" biscotti pan.
• Bake the dough for 25 minutes. Remove it from the oven, and allow it to cool on the pan anywhere from 10 to 25 minutes; just work it into the schedule of whatever else you're doing in the kitchen. Using a spray bottle filled with room-temperature water, lightly but thoroughly spritz the log, making sure to cover the sides as well as the top. Softening the crust just this little bit will make slicing the biscotti much easier.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 325°F Wait another 5 minutes, then use a serrated knife to cut the log crosswise into 1⁄2" to 3⁄4" slices. Or cut the biscotti on the diagonal-for fewer, longer biscotti. As you're slicing, be sure to cut straight up and down, perpendicular to the pan; if you cut unevenly, biscotti may be thicker at the top than the bottom, and they'll topple over during their second bake.
• Set the biscotti on edge on the prepared baking sheet. Return the biscotti to the oven, and bake them for 25 to 30 minutes, till they feel very dry and are beginning to turn golden. They'll still feel a tiny bit moist in the very center, if you break off a piece; but they'll continue to dry out as they cool. Remove the biscotti from the oven, and transfer them to a rack to cool.
• Variations: Add up to 2 cups nuts, dried fruit (dried, not fresh), or chips to the dough, along with the flour. Adjust the spice to suit the add-in, if desired; e.g., add 1 teaspoon cinnamon with 1 cup chopped dried apple and 1 cup diced pecans. Or substitute hazelnut, butter-rum, or your favorite flavor for the vanilla. A classic Italian anise biscotti is made with 1/2 teaspoon anise extract (or 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon anise oil, to taste), and 1 tablespoon fennel seeds.