Coffee Drink number 6! And biscotti!

And this will be our finished product!

But first an update on the coffee-mate creamer coupon. I was not able to get a coupon for a free container of coffee-mate but I did get a $1.00 off coupon. My mom got one too so last night I went and bought two coffee-mate creamers. My total after buying the two was $1.56! Oh yea! 78 cents a piece! I got Caramel Macchiato and Cafe Latte! I used Cafe Latte this morning and it seems to taste just like the original. I will have to compare ingredients since I have not had the original in a while.

Okay. Now to todays coffee lesson. I had coffee with sugar and Cafe Latte creamer. I obviously have no recipe to give you for that. So I think I kind of cheated. But I have not had that drink yet this year and I do have something else coffee related for you! So maybe it is not too bad?

Right?

Anyway. I made biscotti's! And not just any but a Chocolate Chip Brownie Biscotti!

They turned out awesome! I am so thankful because I have never made Biscotti in my life and I did not really follow a recipe. I played off of many recipes. But they were good!

First cream 3 Tbs of softened butter with 1/3 cup of white sugar. (I used sucanat because I like the texture it gives better) 

Then add 1 egg and 1/2 a teaspoon of vanilla. Mix!

Add a little more than 3/4 cups of flour or about .88 of a cup. You don't have to be exact. I use whole wheat that was ground earlier in the week but white flour is just as good.  

^that is the flour I use. 

Mix in the flour. 

Add 3 Tbs. cocoa powder and 1 teaspoon of baking powder. 

Then stir in about 1/4 cup of chocolate chips. 

Place your dough on parchment paper on a cookie sheet. 

Flatten into a loaf about one inch high and 4x6 inches. Approximate.

 

Now take 1 egg yoke and 1 Tbs. of water and whisk and coat your loaf. Usually when baking you would use egg white. But most of the biscotti recipes I found called for egg yoke. So there ya go! Use egg yoke. I just don't know why.

If you know would you please pass your knowledge to me?

Please?

Then Bake it at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes of until firm.

Then pull of and let cool for at least 30 minutes.

Slice at a diagonal. Make each slice about 1/2 an inch thick. I made mine too think.

Trial and error.

The lay on the baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes on each side. 

^ Blurry finished product photos.

Now dip into your coffee and enjoy!

Now we are back to the photo we started with.

The circle of life!

Okay maybe not.

The circle of coffee?

The circle of biscotti?

Oh whatever!

Here it is!  

I give this recipe a 4 out of 5 stars. Cheap, easy, and yummy. But too rich for my taste. I only ate one with my coffee this morning and I am going to explode! And I think it would be better with melted chocolate on top, or drizzled, or dipped on one side. Something to give it a little more moisture. 

Here is your recipe!

Chocolate Chip Brownie Biscotti

Ingredients:

3 Tbs of butter

1/3 cup of sugar

1 egg

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

.88 cup of flour

3 Tbs. cocoa powder

1 tsp. baking powder

1/4 cup chocolate chips

1 egg yolk

1 Tbs. water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Cream together your butter and sugar. Add the egg and vanilla. Mix.
3. Add flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda.
4. Add chocolate chips.
5. Form into a ~ 1x6x4 loaf.
6. Whisk egg yolk and water together and brush onto the loaf.
7. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until firm.
8. Cool for 30 minutes.
9. Slice 1/2 inch slices diagonally. Bake for ten minutes on each side.
10. Let cool and enjoy!

The Thriving Cowgirl