Holiday Biscotti

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These are so good. Doubled the recipe and made three logs each time I made it. Everyone wants more. My brother wants more white chocolate and my mom want no white chocolate, however, they'll eat them anyway I make them. I kept them in my freezer without the choclate, then when I needed a quick gift (Sunday School teacher, secretary, neighbor, I just put the chocolate on the frozen cookie. It hardened instantly and I packaged them up. Wonderful!!!!

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These biscotti are super easy to make. The actual process of making the biscotti loaf took about 10 minutes, if even that long. Also, my family has a biscotti recipe that has been in our family for years, but it requires 2 cups of Crisco shortening. It is nice that this recipe doesn't require so much fat, but they are still delicious. The white chocolate when melted actually came out kind of translucent, but the red and green sprinkles are a cute touch.

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I had never made Biscotti before and decided to take it on for the Holidays for 2007. I made it for friends at work and for numerous family members. Everyone loved it, those that are from an Italian heritage said it was as good as anything their familes had ever made. It will become a yearly tradition from here on out.

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The first batch was amazing, but I wanted another dimension of flavor and added 1 teaspoon of Orange oil to the batter. I didn't believe that I could improve on this recipe, but the orange oil accented the cranberries and pistachios beautifully. One bite of the biscotti that I had dipped in white Callebault chocolate and I was in heaven.

Thanks, Giada for such a sensational treat !
Kathy A of Boston

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I absolutely never get on web sites and get involved...this recipe deserves such action! It was easy and delightfully delicious! I made this instead of holiday cookies for all of my neighbors and they came back for refills! I modified it a bit with extra zest and a bit of lemon juice for a citrus flare. Thanks and keep the recipes coming!

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I followed this recipe, but put a little less sugar than called for. In fact, I substituted Splenda Baking Sugar (1/2 sugar, 1/2 Splenda. It turned out so well that I made several variations: Bittersweet/Semisweet combination with glazed almonds and orange zest; Candied Ginger, oatmeal (1/2C replacing 1/2 C flour, almonds with lime zest; five kinds of dried fruit (cranberries, cherries, apricots, white raisins, currants with three kinds of glazed chopped nuts and lemon zest. The possibilities are endless. Make up your own combination. I used convection oven for the second bake, but lowered the time to 10 mins. Enjoy and thanks Giada!!

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My husband and several other friends said this was the best biscotti they have ever had. I substituted pecans and used 2 tsp. of orange zest instead of the lemon. I have already made several batches.

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These are a cinch to make although they do take some time in the oven. I have made them several times and they just get better every time. I have found they get very dark on the bottom before browning on top at all when I use a "bake" setting, but now that I have a convection oven, I have tried it on "convection", not "convection bake", but just "convection" and they are perfectly evenly browned (set at 325. To cut them, but sure to let them cool that 30 minutes and then use a VERY sharp serrated knife and let the knife do the work...they come out perfect every time. I also use a good healthy tsp of the lemon zest so you can really taste it and I am not sure which I like better with or without the chocolate...really delicious both ways, but I do drizzle rather than dip too.

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I am still pretty new in the kitchen. I make dinner for the family, but rarely any desserts or baked goods.

I loved this recipe, and it's a hit with the ladies (I made it for my wife and daughter. It was easy, and the results were everything I had hoped for.

Like many others I skipped the nuts and cranberries, and that may have made it slightly more difficult to get a good shape the log, but it turned out pretty great.

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These were AMAZING!! i always thought it was hard to make biscotti but this was really easy. The hardest part if anything is to mix the cranberries and pistachio's into the stiff batter of the biscotti. It came out looking cake-like the first time and i was apprehensive but then when i put it in the second time, it came out looking perfect! the white chocolate adds a really special touch too! LOVE THEM!!!!!