This recipe
is gluten-free. I use tapioca starch and sweet rice flour, but you could
probably use a gluten-free mix or potato starch…
If you eat
regular flour, just substitute regular flour and eliminate the xanthan gum.
Moving on…
The recipe
is featured at the end of FINAL SENTENCE. I found the “regular” version of this
recipe in a cookbook called CHEWY GOOEY CRISPY CRUNCHY, Melt-in-your-mouthCookies by ALICE MEDRICH. A fabulous
book with everything from great tips about how to make and store cookies to how
to roast coconut!
Honestly, I
fell in love with the title. I mean, how
good is that when it comes to describing what’s in the book? And the
photographs? Sooooooo pretty.
I love
biscotti. I’m pretty sure every other author on this blog does, too. Biscotti
is great dipped into coffee. It’s delectable set alongside a scoop of gelato. Good
for moms, good for grans, good for kids!
Maybe even good while reading Agatha Christie or sitting in your
lingerie reading Agatha Christie. LOL!
In this cookbook,
there are lots of hints how to make regular cookies as well as gluten-free
cookies, but there was nothing for the biscotti. So I tweaked the regular.
I have to
admit, I love this recipe. It’s not hard, just lots of steps. It wouldn’t be
quite appropriate for my protagonist, Jenna, who is still working her courage
up to do something with more than 7 ingredients.
Enjoy the
flavors or orange and chocolate. So subtly put together, but delish!
GLUTEN-FREE ORANGE CHOCOLATE BISCOTTI
1 cup sweet rice flour
¾ cup tapioca starch
½ teaspoon xanthan gum
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
¾ cup granulated sugar
½ of an orange, grated zest
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
¼ teaspoon orange extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Put the racks in the upper and lower thirds
of the oven.
Note: this takes no time to put together, but the recipe takes a long
time to bake.
Line a cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper, or you can grease the
sheet.
In a small bowl, mix the gluten-free flours (do not tamp down), Xanthan
gum, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
In another bowl, mix the eggs, sugar, vanilla, and orange extract. Over
the top of the bowl, grate the orange zest. Add the orange juice. Mix in the gluten-free flour mixture. Then
stir in the chocolate chips. The mixture will be cookie-dough consistency –
gooey.
Scrape the batter, in 2 skinny lines, the full length of the cookie
sheet, leaving 3 inches between lines. Use a spatula to clean up the strips. If
necessary, rinse the spatula with hot water.
Put the cookie sheet on the lower rack and bake for 15 minutes. Turn the
pan front to back and bake another 20 minutes until golden brown. Remove the
pan and cool on a rack for 15 minutes. LEAVE THE OVEN ON.
Using a spatula, transfer the baked strips to a cutting board. Use a
serrated knife and slice the loaves on a diagonal--about ½-inch wide
slices. Stand the cookies another unlined
cookie sheet, at least 1/2-inch apart. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden
brown. If necessary, rotate the pans halfway through.
Cool the biscotti completely before storing. These may be kept in an airtight container
for a few weeks.
The first book in A Cookbook Nook Mystery series is out!!
It's set in the fictional coastal town of Crystal Cove, California and features Jenna Hart, a former advertising exec who returns home to help her aunt open a culinary bookshop and café.
FINAL SENTENCE
You can order the book HERE.It's set in the fictional coastal town of Crystal Cove, California and features Jenna Hart, a former advertising exec who returns home to help her aunt open a culinary bookshop and café.
The 4th in A Cheese Shop Mystery series is out, too!
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INHERIT THE WORD, available for preorder soon!
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INHERIT THE WORD, available for preorder soon!
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Wow! I love biscotti and chocolate. What a great combo. You make it look easy and elegant. Thanks for this, Daryl!
ReplyDeleteMJ, it was a little time consuming but not hard to make at all. Lasted for weeks!!! (Yes, I had to use a little self-restraint.)
DeleteDaryl / Avery
I love the combo of chocolate and orange. I have never tried to make biscotti, but this looks yum.
ReplyDeleteRamona, I hadn't made them before either, but they were really easy when I think back. Just took a little time. Loved the orange flavor. Yum!
DeleteDaryl / Avery
The orange and chocolate sounds inspired. AND I love biscotti. It's a deal! Thanks
ReplyDeleteLibby, I have to say, I love orange chocolate. I have found it at specialty stores, so when I saw this combo, it was hard to keep me away.
DeleteDaryl / Avery
Count me in as a longtime lover of biscotti (my mom and aunt both made their own versions). I'm very impressed that you tackled a gluten-free version that looks (and I'll bet tastes) just like the regular version. Fantastic!
ReplyDelete~ Cleo
You know what's interesting, Cleo, is that where gluten-free fails is in things that need to "rise," but in hard things (like a biscotti) or sweet things (like banana bread), I don't notice any difference.
DeleteDaryl / Avery