Day 22: Chocolate Chip Biscotti

Today we made the classic cafe cookie: a biscotti. They are commonly eaten with a cup of Joe cause they can easily be dipped into a coffee cup. My mom received the recipe a long time ago but she has never made them for me before so I'm excited to try these. They were kind of a pain for me though because the dough requires kneading before it's shaped into a log and put in the oven. The dough was so sticky before kneading it. My mom volunteered me to knead the dough, so lucky me had to deal with the extremely sticky dough. I think there was a point where my hands were completely stuck together. It took some hot water and soap to resolve that issue. So moral of the story: flour your hands before you start to knead the dough!

Adapted from my cousins' aunt's recipe.

Chocolate Chip Biscotti

#1:
1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking powder

 #2:
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 egg white
3 tablespoon canola oil

Combine #1 then Combine #2 separately and add to the flour mixture. Turn onto a floured board and knead lightly 7-8 minutes. Shape into 16 inch long log. Place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Flatten long to 1 inch thick.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Cut diagonally and put back in the oven for 10 minutes on each side or until brown.

This is what the log will look like after the first round of baking!

After second round of baking and cutting in diagonals!

Now they look like something you buy at a coffee shop... Am I right?!

Only 2 days left of our project! I'm starting to get sad! Enjoy the rest of your Sunday night.