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If you follow me on Twitter, you may know that I am slightly obsessed with all things pumpkin right now. It’s a seasonal addiction of sorts that hits me mid October and lasts until around Christmas.
I don’t know where the pumpkin addiction came from, in fact as a kid I hated the stuff. I remember taking a slice of my Nana’s pumpkin pie during the holidays simply to appease her. I would smother it in Cool Whip, eat all the whipped topping off, then nonchalantly make my way to the kitchen can to chuck the piece of pie into the trash when no one was looking. Now as an adult, there is something about the aroma of pumpkin baked goods wafting through my home that makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.
You should definitely brace yourselves for a serious pumpkin extravaganza on My Baking Addiction. No worries if you are a pumpkin hater, I will also be showcasing many other desserts that do not include pumpkin! My blog will be chock full of apples, caramel, chocolate and spice, so please check back often!
I bookmarked this recipe for Pumpkin Pie Biscotti about a month ago in preparation for my pumpkin fever. This biscotti comes together very easily and has great pumpkin pie flavor. My only issue is that they were not as crunchy as I would like them to be.
The outsides definitely had a high level of crunch, but the middle was slightly chewy, not a bad chewy, just, well a little chewy. I may try making these again, but subbing out some of the brown sugar for white and maybe baking a tad longer. All in all this was a tasty recipe, just not the texture I was trying to achieve.
Thanks so much for stopping by, stay warm, stay healthy and stay happy!
Pumpkin Biscotti
Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla paste (1 tablespoon vanilla extract will work fine)
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 1/4 cup nuts, coarsely chopped (I used pecans)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice in a large bowl; stir well. In another bowl, combine pumpkin, eggs, and vanilla, stirring well with a wire whisk. Slowly add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. (Mixture will be very crumbly; it will gradually become moist after stirring.)
3. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add nuts. Cook, stirring constantly, until nuts are browned. Remove from heat and cool completely.
4. Knead or gently stir cooled nuts into dough. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and divide into 2 portions. Lightly flour hands and shape each portion into a 2 x 10″ long log. Place logs 3″ apart on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake for 24 minutes; cool logs 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300 F.
5. After some cooling, move a loaf to a cutting board and cut diagonally into 1/2″ thick pieces. Do the same to the other loaf. The interior of each biscotto should still be just a little moist (while the exterior is nice and hard). The crust of the loaf will probably be quite hard, so use a large serrated knife such as a bread knife for this job.
6. Place the biscotti with a cut side facing up on a half sheet pan and bake for 8 minutes. Remove the pan and flip all the biscotti over so the other cut side is now facing up. Bake for another 7 minutes. Set all the pieces on a wire rack to cool making sure that none of the biscotti are touching each other. If the biscotti are placed too close together, they could get a little soft or soggy as they cool.
7. Once the biscotti have fully cooled, they can be consumed as is, or white chocolate dipped. I opted for a simple white chocolate drizzle. I just melted some white chocolate chips, placed the melted chocolate in a zip top bag, cut a small opening in one corner and drizzled it across the biscotti.
Notes:
- The biscotti tastes best during the first few days, but will keep for up to a month in a sealed air-tight container.
- adapted from Cooking in an Apron
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I made this recipe this morning and the individual slices are in the oven now for their second bake. I made them exactly as written in the recipe and the logs were the specified size, 2″x10″. When I took them out of the oven after 28 minutes (rather than 24) they did not seem done but I assumed that was what was meant when said they would still be soft on the inside. However, when I cut into them, the top 1/3 is still doughy rather than soft. It had not finished baking. I put each 1/2″ slice on the baking sheet and am increasing the time of the second bake to a total of 20 minutes…..and might have to leave in the oven longer if the slice is still doughy. Next time I will increase the first bake to at least 34 minutes. Most biscotti recipes have a longer initial bake and this is a heavy dough to begin with. The flavor, however, is great! I love a crunchy biscotti with my cup of coffee.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the flavor, Gloria! Thanks for persisting with the recipe!
We cannot have nuts. I really want to try this but would love to substitute. Any suggestions?
Jay-
You can simply eliminate the nuts in the recipe. I hope this helps.
-Jamie
These are being served at the New Mexico Garden Club District Meeting this month………
YUMMMMMMMM
Jean-
I hope you enjoy the biscotti! Thanks so much for stopping by!
-Jamie
Just made these today as a trial run for Thanksgiving. VERY good! Thanks for sharing!
Lyndsie-
I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe. Thanks for stopping by and providing your feedback – have a great day!
-Jamie
Made these last night – they turned out so great. Exactly the biscotti texture and taste I was hoping for. Thanks!
Angela-
I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed the biscotti – thanks so much for stopping back and leaving your feedback on the recipe! Have a great day.
-Jamie
I love biscotti! Thanks for your recipe. Choco-Cinna-Nut Biscotti, http://www.fourgreensteps.com/community/recipes/desserts-a-goodies-/choco-cinna-nut-biscotti or the Peppermint Biscotti, http://www.fourgreensteps.com/community/recipes/desserts-a-goodies-/peppermint-biscotti. They taste so good.
i made this recipe using a cup of white sugar and cooked a little longer and they were'nt chewy at all. my mother raved about them in a phone call to my sister,i was proud! thanks for a most wonderful recipe. I'll be serving them on thanksgiving morning.
I made these and I have to say they were not good at all. Think that maybe there is fat missing from the recipe. Though they do look good.