Biscotti

Hello everybody,hope you all enjoyed your weekend.

Friday was fridge cleanup day, result was bits and pieces of different ingredients that called for something sweet. After some thinking I decided to make a selection of bicottis ,they’ll be a nice Christmas present for our friends.

Basic ingredients for all types are the same, butter ,sugar, eggs and flour but you can play with the flavor as you wish .I made tahini molasses,walnuts and coconut, chocolate with candied oranges and cranberries and anise ( this one doesn’t have butter only olive oil)

I prepared dough and kept it in fridge till the next day ,well covered with nylon wrap of course.

Ingredients :

100 gm or 3/4 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp sodium bicarbonate

Now the flavors

add 1/4 cup tahini and 2 tablespoons molasses , pinch of cardamon for tahini flavor , cover roll with sesame before cutting.
add 1/2 cup of roasted coconut and 1/2 cup of crushed walnut for an Italian cream cake flavor.
add 1/2 cup of cocoa,2 tablespoons of candied oranges cut to pieces and some cranberries for a chocolaty flavor.
for the anise ones ,omit the butter and add 3/4 cup olive oil , 2 tablespoons of each anise seeds and powder .

*method is same for all

beat butter or oil with sugar very well
add egg and vanilla
add the flavor you like
add dry ingredients and beat till dough holds together well
Note: you might need a bit of extra flour to make the dough not so sticky
wrap dough in nylon and cool for few hours.
now shape it to flat cylinders,cut to one inch slices then put them on a pan with wax paper
bake in medium heated oven (160 c) for 10-13 minutes.
leave to cool completely then store in an air tight container.

Banana Chocolate Biscotti.

Hello everybody.

It’s been a long time, missed writing new recipes a lot cause ever since I started catering I haven’t got enough time to try something new , till today 🙂

Lucky me no cooking this morning so I found it an opportunity to use the lonely ripe 3 bananas in the fruit basket into something instead of becoming too soft and then throw them away.

So after looking through my fridge i found two Lion Bars also, some walnuts and butter. New biscotti trial then it is and the result was super yummy.

Ingredients and method:

2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar.
1 cup butter and vegetable oil
3 ripe mashed bananas
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 cup chocolate chunks (any kind you like)
3 tablespoons coccoa
2 1/2 to 3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder.

Beat eggs with vanilla and sugar.

Add butter and oil then all ingredients and knead well to get a soft manageable dough.

Form it into a wide log then cut lengthwise to thin strips.

Lay them on baking sheets.

Bake in a medium heated oven for 15020 minutes or till a bit dry.

Dip ends with melted chocolate and crushed walnuts if you wish.

great with morning coffee for sure.

Beautiful World Of Biscotti.

Hello everybody.

Here are photos of my different trials making biscotti.

Anise, ginger, chocolate and nuts,coconut and jam and dates.

Really can’t decide which one is the yummiest, personally i loved the chocolate and ginger most.

Biscottis.

Hello everybody.

Been trying different types of biscottis lately , all results were excellent by means of taste and texture.

not so sweet and not too hard, the right thing to have with your morning coffee.

Base of dough is almost the same but I used different flavors, anise seeds, coconut and blackberry jam and today’s amazing ones were chocolate with nuts.

Ingredients and method:

Coconut jam biscotti:

3 medium sized eggs or 2 large .
1 cup sugar.
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil.
1 cup coconut
3 tablespoons blackberry jam
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking powder.
2 cups flour ( might need a bit more to make dough easy to handle)

Chocolate Nuts Biscotti:

substitute coconut and jam with 3 tablespoons cocoa and half a cup of crushed nuts ( walnuts ,almonds and hazelnuts)

*Beat eggs, vanilla and sugar well till creamy.

*Add butter and oil.

*Add all other ingredients subsequently till you get a a dough , you can add extra flour to make it easy to form.

*Shape dough to a cylinder then cut with a sharp knife to slices.

*Bake in a medium heated oven for 10-15 minutes or till bottom is firm .

*Leave to cool then store in a cookie jar or tin.

Enjoy them with coffee or tea , taste is magical believe me.

Latest Banan Cooking Orders.

Hello everybody.

Sorry for the delay in posting new stuff, lots of work and events.

I’d like to show you my latest orders, many cakes, trays and cookies.

Made two lovely Lemon Velvet cakes with berries on top, really loved them

and these two all fruits tart and mini baked cheesecakes.

with some with chocolate, recipe same as knafeh cheesecake but different toppings.

Another lemon velvet with shivered almonds and berries

A selection of cookies for a charity bazaar in my hometown including rock cookies,oatmeal and cranberries, ginger raisin, aniseed and brownies.

and last thing was a colorful healthy cheese platter and sandwiches for a breakfast.

Baking Spree.

Hello everybody.

Lots of baking this week, no complaints at all cause it’s merely a lot of fun to me. The smells,aroma and warmth gives one a big sense of pleasure.

Sometimes once I start I end up baking various kinds, since oven is on as my mom says.

It all started with date order, then another one of anise date ones. Later my friend wanted a selection of cookies to take with her to Saudi Arabia, made rock cookies, coconut lime cookies, oatmeal cranberries and ended the day with chocolate chips for her sweet son.

All was yummy and work though tiring but worth the happy ending.

Algerian Almond Cookies ( حلوى الدمعه)

Hello everybody.

Saw this elegant delicacies recipe on Facebook that triggered me to try them immediately ,specially that I have all ingredients, after i published the photos on my page many members told me that these are Algerian cookies named “tear drops” maybe cause of its shape.

They’re simply a special dough filled with almonds, shaped like a tear drop using a long fork then shaped like a tear drop, baked then drizzled with syrup while still hot.

First three or four pieces were not good looking but then i figured the correct way , not difficult at all.

Ingredients and method:

for the dough:

150 gm butter.
1 tablespoon semolina.
1 tablespoon yogurt
1 tablespoon coconut.
2 tablespoons icing sugar.
1 tablespoon baking powder.
1 tsp vanilla .
2 eggs
2- 21/2 cups flour.
1 cup crushed almonds with 1 tablespoon sugar.
sugar syrup.

Beat eggs with vanilla .
add butter then all dry ingredients .
add flour gradually and knead well till you get a soft dough.
shape dough into small size balls.
spread dough over a wide fork then fill with almonds and close.
remove dough and twist to close ends.
you can put an almond in the middle.
bake in a medium heated oven for 20-30 minutes or till golden.
while still hot drizzle syrup on them.

You can add crushed pistachios on ends if you like.

المكونات :

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العجينة :
150غم زبده، بيض 22، ملعقه كبيره جوز هند، ملعقه كبيره لبن، ملعقه كبيره سميد، ملعقتين كبار سكر ناعم. ملعقه كبيره باكينغ باودر، ملعقه فانيلا، كوبين الى كوبين ونص طحين.
الحشوه لوز مطحون مع سكر ناعم.
قطر بارد.

Gingerbread Cake.

Hello everybody.

Christmas time is always full of new challenges for me, so many recipes to try and lots of creative ideas and decorations.

Since we have lunch guests for Mansaf ,thought I’ll try this cake. it’s very popular but I never did it before and was very happy with the result . Both elegant and delicious , moist and full of flavors.

Ingredients and method:

* 1/2 cup butter.نص كوب زبده

* 3/4 cup brown sugar 3/4 كوب سكر بني

*1/2 cup molasses. نص كوب دبس تمر

*2 tsp ginger powder ملعتين صغار زنجبيل

*2 tsp cinnamon ملعقتين صغار قرفه

*pinch of nutmeg رشه جوز الطيب

*pinch of salt. رشه ملح

*1/2 cup vegetable oil. نص كوب زيت نباتي

*3/4 cup milk. 3م4 كوب حليب

*3 large eggs. 3 بيض

*1 tsp vanilla.ملعقه فانيلا

*3 cups flour.3 كوب طحين

*2 tsp baking powder.ملعقتين باكينغ باودر

* 1/2 tsp bicarbonate .نص ملعقه بايكربونات

Mix flour with all spices and baking powder and bicarbonate. تخلط البهارات والباكينغ باودر ولبيايكربونات مع الطحين
Beat butter and brown sugar well تخفق الزبده والسكر جيدا
add molasses then oil.يضاف الزيت والدبس
add eggs and vanilla.يضاف البيض والفانيلا
add milk alternatively with spices and flour.يضاف الحليب بالتناوب مع الطحين
bake in three medium sized pans.في فرن متوسط الحراره تخبز العجينه في عده قوالب او صينيه واحده حسب الرغبه
leave to cool before stuffing.تترك لتبرد تماما قبل الحشي

Cream:الكريما

*1 pack cream cheese.علبه جبنه كريميه

*1 pack heavy cream.علبه قيمر

*2 envelopes whipping creamمغلفين كريما باودر

*1 tsp cinnamon.ملعقه صغيره قرفه

Beat cream cheese well then add all other ingredients and beat till double in size .تخفق الجبنه اولا ثم تضاف باقي المقادير وتخفق جيدا
add cinnamon.
cool in fridge till stiff.تبرد جيدا قبل الحشو

Ginger cookies:بسكوت الزنجبيل

*3/4 cup butter.3/ 3 كوب زبده

*1/ 2 cup brown sugar.1/2 كوب سكر بني

*1/2 cup molasses.1/2 كوب دبس

*1 egg.1 بيضه

*1 tsp ginger.1 ملعقه زنجبيل

*1 tsp cinnamon.ملعقه قرفه

*1/2 tsp baking powder.نص ملعقه باكينغ باودر

*2 cups flour.كوبين طحين

*Beat butter and sugar then add molasses.تخفق الزبده والسكر جيدا

*Add egg and spices.تضاف البيضه والبهارات

*Add flour and baking powder.يضاف الطحين والباكينغ باودر

*Knead well till you get a stiff easy to manage ball.تعجن جيدا لتصبح كره ماساء

*Roll and shape as you wish .ترق على سطح مرشوش بالطحين ونشكل حسب الرغبه

*Bake for 10-13 minutes max.تخبز في فرن متوسط لمده 10-13 دقيقه

When cake is completely cooled ( i usually wrap each one in nylon wrap and freeze it for couple of hours) assemble with cream layers and decorate with cookies.

Chocolate Hazelnut Caramel Thumbprints.

Hello everybody.

Testing new cookies for Christmas orders, came across this recipe the other day and thought it’ll be a good choice and i was right.

Elegant crispy from the outside cookies , so easy to make and you can always make many variations of them. I mean you can envelope them with either hazelnuts or almonds and fill them with caramel or Nutella , all really tasty for sure.

Ingredients and method:

* 3/4 cup butter.

* 1/2 cup sugar.

* 1 large egg separated.

* 1/2 cup flour.

* pinch of salt

*1/2 cup cocoa.

*2 tablespoons cold water.

* 3/4 roasted finely crushed nuts.(hazelnuts or almonds)

* caramel or Nutella

* beat egg yolk,butter,sugar and salt till creamy.

* add flour and cocoa knead till you form a ball.

* form small balls then press them with your thumb a bit in the middle.

* beat the egg white and coat cookies with them.

* roast and crush finely the nuts then coat cookies with them as well.

* bake in a moderate heated oven for 13-15 minutes.

* when cooled add a little bit of caramel in the thumbprint.

I also made super easy coconut Maltesers balls but this time I roasted the powdered milk till golden , added a caramel taste to them .

Ingredients and method:

*2 cups dry milk powder.

* 2 cups coconut.

* 1/2 cup icing sugar.

* 1 pack cream.

* 1 tablespoon butter.

* 3 packs Maltesers.

* Note: I added some orange zest,goes well with it.

* Mix all ingredients together till they’re like a paste then cover each Maltesers ball with it and roll into a ball .

* cover with coconut and leave to cool in the fridge.

To fill the box for today”s order I added some rock cookies and lemon crinkles I made yesterday, turned out a beautiful colorful Christmas gift.

Workshop Catering.

Hello everybody.

I can proudly say that it’s a successful week, I catered a four days workshop at the Water and Irrigation Ministry, guests were Germans this time.

Did coffee breaks and lunches each day with different kinds of food.

Thank God all were happy and satisfied and ended work with a beautiful cake.

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