{"id":5572,"date":"2014-02-01T16:15:34","date_gmt":"2014-02-01T22:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/?p=5572"},"modified":"2014-02-01T16:15:34","modified_gmt":"2014-02-01T22:15:34","slug":"chocolate-almond-biscotti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/01\/chocolate-almond-biscotti\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Almond Biscotti"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy February! \u00a0Earlier in the week I shared this flourless chocolate cookie recipe<\/a> and declared that I would be sharing more chocolate recipes as we get closer and closer to Valentine’s Day, a day that should be full of chocolate. \u00a0The name of this blog is Hottie Biscotti, but I’m fairly confident that I’ve only shared one biscotti recipe. \u00a0So I thought it only appropriate to make some chocolate biscotti.<\/p>\n

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Biscotti means “twice-baked”. \u00a0The dough is baked once in a log, allowed to cool slightly, then sliced into pieces and baked again creating a crunchy cookie that begs to be dipped into your hot beverage of choice. \u00a0Coffee is mine, but tea or hot chocolate would do just fine. \u00a0And they’re delicious eaten just as a cookie without any dipping.<\/p>\n

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This biscotti is full of almonds and chocolate chips, but isn’t too sweet, making it the perfect morning or afternoon snack. \u00a0They would be wonderful crumbled up over a bowl of vanilla ice cream. \u00a0They’d also make great little gifts.<\/p>\n

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This recipe is from Dave Lebovitz, a pastry chef whose blog<\/a> I started reading a few months ago. \u00a0It’s a great mix of recipes, stories about life in Paris, cooking tips and restaurant reviews. \u00a0It’s been a fun change of pace in blog reading for me, since very few of the blogs I read are written by chefs, most are home cooks like myself. \u00a0Check it out and drool over some French food and wine, learn some things you didn’t know and grab some great recipes.<\/p>\n

Chocolate Almond Biscotti<\/h3>\n

From Dave Lebovitz<\/a><\/p>\n

Makes about 26 cookies<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n

For Biscotti<\/p>\n