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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Cinnamon Roll Biscotti
I'm on a biscotti kick lately. I have so many idea for different kinds to make!
Sometimes I wish I could shut my brain off... It's exhausting to be me.
haha.
I think everyone in the world loves cinnamon rolls. And if you're a coffee drinker, you know there is pretty much nothing better than a fresh, hot cinnamon roll with a fresh hot cup of coffee. So it makes sense that there should be a cinnamon roll biscotti.
I feel like this was maybe a stroke of genius.
Cinnamon Roll Biscotti
Pre-heat oven to 325
Combine dry ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
In an electric mixer:
2 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
6 tbsp. butter, softened
Beat until smooth.
Hand mix wet and dry ingredients.
On a lightly floured surface, press dough flat, about 1/2 inch thick.
For the sugar/cinnamon filling:
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
Mix.
Pour mixture over dough evenly, reserving a couple tablespoons.
Roll dough a couple times, and shape into a log about 3 inches wide, and 10 inches long.
Place dough on either a greased baking sheet, or a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Place log on pan, and bake for 30-35 minutes.
Let cool for about 10 minutes before cutting diagonally into 1/2 inch slices.
Return to oven and bake for another 10 minutes, flip over and bake for 10 minutes more.
While your biscotti is baking, make your glaze:
1/2 Cup white chocolate chips
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tbsp. butter
3-4 tsp. milk
Combine all ingredients in a glass microwave safe dish.
Microwave for 2, 30 second intervals.
Stir vigorously til smooth.
Add milk a teaspoon at a time, until you have a smooth, good dipping consistency.
When your biscotti is done baking, remove from pan onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Dip each biscotti into your glaze, and sprinkle with leftover cinnamon sugar mixture.
Store in an airtight container.
For anyone interested...these could be made gluten free by substituting the following in the place of the 2 C. of flour: 1 C. brown rice flour+ 1/2 C tapioca starch + 1/2 C.corn starch + another 1/8th tsp. salt + 1 tsp. xanthan gum and just continuing with the directions as written. The dough might be a little softer so flatten it onto some parchment or waxed paper that has a light sprinkling of rice flour on it before sprinkling the douh with the cinnamon sugar mixture and folding it in to make the swirl so that you won't have a sticky mess on your hands. I plan on making these....ummm...today!
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