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homemade turtle biscotti on a decorative plate

CHOCOLATE PECAN TURTLE BISCOTTI

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Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper

Ingredients

Biscotti Dough

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • ½ cup caramel baking bits
  • ½ cup crushed pecans
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • pinch salt

Chocolate Drizzle

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Biscotti

  • With a cheese grater, grate a stick of butter into a mixing bowl.
    grated butter
  • Cream together the sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt.
    creamed butter and sugar
  • Stir in the eggs.
    eggs in biscotti dough
  • Sift in flour and baking powder.
  • Mix until a dough forms and the ingredients are fully mixed.
    spatula mixing dough
  • Mix in caramel bits and crushed pecans.
    caramel and pecan bits in biscotti dough
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
  • Transfer the dough over to the lined baking sheet and form a log of dough.
    homemade turtle biscotti dough
  • Pat the dough down into shape until it is roughly an inch thick.
  • Bake the dough, uncut, for 25 minutes.
  • After 25 minutes take the biscotti out of the oven, but leave the oven temperature at 350 degrees.
  • Allow the biscotti to cool for about 15 minutes on the counter, uncovered.
  • When the biscotti has cooled, use a serrated edge knife to cut the biscotti into one inch slices.
  • Rotate the individual pieces of biscotti so that they lay on one side.
    homemade turtle biscotti on a baking tray
  • Bake for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven, again, leaving it at 350 degrees.
  • Allow the biscotti to cool for about 5 minutes, then flip them to the other side edge.
  • Bake for another 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Turn off the oven and remove the biscotti from the oven. Allow them to cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes, then transfer over to a wire rack.
  • When they are completely cool, you can add a drizzle of chocolate glaze.
    homemade turtle biscotti on a wire rac

Chocolate Drizzle

  • Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and cocoa powder to a mixing bowl.
  • Add one tablespoon of cream and blend until smooth.
  • Slowly add another tablespoon of heavy cream until you achieve the desired consistency.
    homemade chocolate drizzle