Baked Gifts: Chocolate Biscotti Recipe
For the holiday season, I'm repeating this post from 2012. This Chocolate Biscotti Recipe from David Lebovitz is easy to make. Bake a delicious gift! Start out with good ingredients such as Valrhona Cocoa, demerara sugar, slivered almonds and chocolate chips. As a fan of food and bigger fan of Paris, I follow the blog of expat American +David Lebovitz , pastry chef, author of cookbooks and one of my favorite iPhone apps, Paris Pastry ®. I made his Chocolate Biscotti Recipe for holiday gifts. Is it possible for an amateur like me to turn out great biscotti? I took David's advice and searched out the best cocoa as he proclaims it makes a big difference. At the new +Sur La Table ® in Durham, I found +Valrhona® Cocoa Powder (made in France) and while a bit on the pricey side, I'm now a convert to this brand. Intense chocolate. I also picked up demerara sugar (for the glaze) and slivered almonds at the local +Southern Seas...