Ahh! Coffee breaks! I’m currently reading The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton, an Australian author. The main character, Cassandra, travels from Australia to England to solve the mystery of her grandmother’s identity. When Cassandra isn’t sleuthing, she is often drinking tea. Lots of tea. Although I like tea, I’m more of a coffee drinker, but reading about Cassandra’s tea times put me in the mood for some coffee break treats. That’s why I was enthusiastic about making these hazelnut biscotti for the Tuesdays with Dorie baking group.
Since I’m pregnant (only four weeks left!), I allow myself just one cup of coffee per day mixed with lots of milk. Today I waited until Julia’s nap time to enjoy my coffee and biscotti. The cookies taste delicious. Dipped in any hot beverage, they have the perfect crispiness, and the flavor of the toasted hazelnuts is a terrific compliment to the vanilla flavor.
I followed the recipe exactly, except I didn’t blanch the hazelnuts. They were raw, but already peeled. We bought a bag at Trader Joe’s for $5.99, and have been snacking on them for the past week. After toasting them, I was stunned by how much better they tasted! My favorite part of the recipe was after slicing the logs of biscotti. Just place the slices on a cooling rack and put the rack in the oven. This way you don’t have to pull them out of the oven halfway and flip them. They get cooked on all sides. Genius!
Now I’m going to enjoy the rest of my coffee and read a few more pages while I wait for sleeping beauty to wake up. Of course by now I’ve eaten the biscotti!
If you would like the recipe for this or any other Tuesdays with Dorie treat, buy the book Baking with Julia by Dorie Greenspan. For this recipe, visit Jodi, from Homemade and Wholesome and Katrina from Baking and Boys.
Could you please bring me one of these beautiful cookies????
I would be glad to bring you lots of them!
They are the perfect coffee dunking cookie! They look great, I´m glad you enjoyed them. Be well these last four weeks!
Thanks! I’m trying to limit myself to two per day. I guess you don’t have to worry about them getting stale since they already have a crunch to them!
I totally agree, these were wonderful dipped in tea! I ate far too many! Yours look lovely
Thank you! I will go over and take a look at yours!
Great looking biscotti! Ulrike @Küchenlatein
Thanks! They were pretty easy to make, weren’t they?
Fabulous photos!!! I loved the Forgotten Garden! I just finished Sarah’s Key – good read, though a tear jerker.
Thanks! I JUST finished The Forgotten Garden this afternoon. I’ve heard of Sarah’s Key. I’ll check it out, although I don’t know if I’m up for a tear jerker.
I’ve just got up, and the view of biscotti and coffee made my day!
Great recipe – yummy biscotti.
I made someone’s day? Awesome!
Yup.. thats the way to have them.. dunk them in coffee!!! loved the recipe!
Me too. I want to make them again with some variety like white chocolate chips, almonds, dipped in chocolate…
They look great and I completely agree about the 2nd baking.
Thanks! Isn’t it a neat trick?
I can’t wait to try them dipped in coffee tomorrow!
How did this not even occur to me?!
Great looking biscotti!
Thanks! Enjoy your biscotti!
I was planning on baking and blogging these today but our air conditoning is out and it’s going to be 100 here today, so no turning on the oven for me. Yours look super delicious – I especially love that last pic!
Oh! It’s about 98 here today, and AC is going full blast! I stay cool today, and good luck with the AC.
they were great dunking cookies! Your’s looks delish!
Thanks for reading. I will check out yours today too
I love just eating handfuls of hazelnuts, too. They definitely taste better toasted. Great post! Thanks for baking along, I love biscotti.
I was surprised to read that some people don’t like hazelnuts? I guess to each his own. More for us, I guess. Thanks for reading!
I just finished that book. A great read. Your biscotti look fantastic.
Thanks! I finally finished it this afternoon–all 530 pages!
This looks not only bookish but delicious. I loved The Forgotten Garden (and picked it up while in Australia and my name is Cassandra – thought it was a sign). I hope you’re enjoying it as much as I did. And Congratulations on your upcoming baby!
Thanks for reading, and thanks for the good wishes. “Bookish and Delicious” That sounds like a good name for a blog!
Ouuu yes! It could be recipes from all the books you read. : ) YUM!
We also really enjoyed making this recipe! Haven’t gotten around to reading “The Forgotten Garden” yet, but it is definitely on my reading list. Thanks for sharing.
These are so perfect for dunking, aren’t they! I have that book in my pile, but haven’t started it yet. I just read Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. I recommend it.
I’m with Cassandra – one can never have too much tea! I think when I actually make a hazelnut version of these, I’ll go your route and buy them already skinned.
I can’t wait to dunk mine in coffee this morning! Thanks for sharing the tip on the already skinned hazelnuts at TJ’s.
I love that last picture with the dripping coffee coming of the end
Lovely post.
I think I would enjoy reading that book, since I love English mysteries. Great job on the biscotti!