Since I was biscotti newbie, I followed the recipe (ok, I followed the ingredient list) exactly as written. When it came time to form the cookies for the first baking, I deviated from the written instructions and I made two short loaves instead of two long loaves.
After the first baking, this was the result ..... please avert your eyes if you have delicate sensibilities.
Wow! They spread out A LOT more than I anticipated! My first instinct was to throw them away and start over but after careful consideration, I decided to forge on and see what would happen. These cookies were SLIM and experienced quite a bit of breakage when I sliced them and stood them up on the cookie sheet. I'm not sure what Dorie meant by standing them up "like a marching band" so this what they looked like before they went into the oven for a second baking.
I like the rustic look of my cookies! I had a hard time getting them to stand at first but I found that if I sliced the cookie, left the knife in place, and lightly pressed the slice against the knife, I had one fairly flat edge to stand the biscotti on. Here is the final result.
Not too bad looking and they tasted awesome! Now for confession #2 ... my coworkers are usually the beneficiaries of my baking forays but I only shared these gems with a few close friends! I ate a few (ok, perhaps many) and gave the rest to my official taste tester because he really really enjoyed eating them! I also dipped half of these in bittersweet chocolate but they disappeared before I was able to photograph them!
Thanks for choosing a great recipe Gretchen! Don't forget to check out the other TWD Bakers!
14 comments:
The final result looks great! I am sure they were tasty! Love your photograph warning - made me smile! Thanks for participating!
yours look great! those puppies did spread a lot didn't they? I was shocked. I'll definitely make them again though.
These do taste great! I love the look of your biscotti. This was my first time making them too and I feel inspired to make them again using one of the suggested variations.
Rustic is a perfect title for these biscottis..your so right my dough spread just like yours..HA! I was so worried when I looked at it in the oven..I thought it was gonna go over! Your end result is great!
Lately, I've been really appreciating the fact that disastrous recipes turn out to be edible and enjoyable...it seems to be happening to me a lot! Weren't these good? Since these were my fist biscotti I only made a half-recipe (silly me) so I'm not sharing mine with ANYONE.
Yours look fantastic! I had to put another pan under pan when they spread.
They look great!! I can't wait to make these again!!
-Amy
www.singforyoursupperblog.com
I think they look great! I was confused about the marching band thing too!
I confess that I too, ate many. They were so hard to resist!
I like your rustic biscotti, they look delish!
Great job! I wouldn't have known it was your first time making these. They look delicious.
great idea to dip them in chocolate! i don't think the shape matters as much as the taste, right? :) i, too, wondered how you'd get biscotti shaped cookies by making such narrow, long logs... but after baking them i realized why- they spread!
They're so good on their own and after dipping them in chocolate I'm sure they didn't stick around for long!
The instructions were a bit challenging for us first-timers, but the taste really was worth it, wasn't it? Nice job, yours look great.
Nancy
This seems to be a forgiving recipe -- so what if it spreads too much, it's still delicious! We loved them, too. I had no idea biscotti were so tasty.
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