Chocolate Biscotti with Orange Liqueur

Chocolate Biscotti with Orange Liqueur -( Dairy Free, Egg Free, liqueur free options)

Chocolate Biscotti with Orange Liqueur
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Sometimes we bake for the grownups and when chocolate comes together with orange……it’s a wonderful thing!

Indulge in these chocolate biscotti loaded with almonds and flavoured with orange liqueur.

Learn how to make your own biscotti where people will think you bought them from a bakery shop. Dairy free, egg free and liqueur free options are available.

Makes 12 to 15 Biscotti

Preheat oven to 350 F

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper

You will need:

1 cup flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup cold butter cut into cubes (or a quarter cup vegan butter)

1 large egg (or two tablespoons of vegan liquid egg)

2 tbsps of orange liqueur (ie: Grand Marnier or Triple Sec) 

(For liqueur free, replace liqueur with same amount of milk or water

1 tbsp milk or milk alternative or water

1 tsp almond extract

Zest of one orange

1/4 cup slivered or chopped roasted almonds

In a food processor, combine all the dry ingredients. Add the cold butter and pulse until you get a coarse mixture. If you don’t have a food processor, use a pastry cutter/blender to cut the butter into the flour.

Add the egg, orange liqueur, milk and almond extract. Pulse until combined.

Put dough into a bowl and mix in the almonds and orange zest. Best here if you use your hands.

Place your dough onto line tray and shape into a rectangle- approximately 12 X 4 inches.

Bake for 40 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes to cool a little. 

Using a serrated knife, cut diagonally into half inch slices. 

Place flat side down onto baking tray and bake again for 25 minutes. Flip biscotti over half way through the baking.

Cool on rack.

Optional: chocolate drizzle or dip!

2 cups of melting chocolate chips (white or dark) or 10 pieces of Baker’s Dark Chocolate

The darker the chocolate - usually 70% or higher - is usually dairy free

Over a double boiler, melt your chocolate. Using a fork, dip it into the melted chocolate and drizzle over completely cooled biscotti.

You can also dip the ends of the biscotti to completely coat the ends.

It’s all good!!