dessert recipe – Parmesan Princess

Coffee and Biscotti…

Should I mention I brewed some pumpkin coffee? I'm obsessed, I know! — Should I mention I brewed some pumpkin coffee? I’m obsessed, I know!

If you are a coffee addict, chances are you are also a cookie dunker. My favorite dunk? Biscotti, of course! So delicious!

In Italy, biscotti are usually served after dinner with wine and are “dunked” in a wine called Vin Santo. Vino Santo, or holy wine, is a dessert wine usually white, but often made into a rosé when using Sangiovese grapes.

I dunk my anise biscotti in red wine, but I prefer coffee for flavored biscotti.

Here is the recipe for the pumpkin spice version of my anise biscotti. I also added honey roasted pecans, but you can totally leave them out!

Pumpkin Spice Biscotti
(Makes 24 biscotti)

Ingredients:
4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 tbsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice (OR 2tsp. Cinnamon, 2 tsp. ground ginger, 2 tsp. nutmeg, 1 tsp. all spice, 1 tsp. ground cloves)
2 eggs
1-1/2 cup pumpkin
1 tbsp. Vanilla
1/3 cup crushed honey roasted pecans

Directions:

Preheat oven 350 degrees.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and pumpkin pie spice in a large mixing bowl and stir.

Using a whisk, combine pumpkin, eggs, and vanilla.

Sometimes I just love a "no mixer required" afternoon of baking! Less cleaning more eating, maybe? — Sometimes I just love a “no mixer required” afternoon of baking! Less cleaning more eating, maybe?

Add wet pumpkin mixture to dry flour mixture.

Note: Mix dry ingredients in a slightly larger mixing bowl! This makes adding the wet ingredients much easier! — Note: Mix dry ingredients in a slightly larger mixing bowl! This makes adding the wet ingredients much easier to combine!

Fold in pecans.

Dough will be dry- No worries! It will be great after kneading.

Wash hands and knead dough until a beautiful dough forms.

Form a log that will fit on your baking sheet- the length of your baking sheet and 3-4 inches wide.

Bake 25-35 mins. or until center is firm and the bottom is lightly browned.

Lower the oven temperature to 300 degrees. Let log cool for 10 minutes.

Slice into 1 inch wide pieces with a serrated knife.

Slice horizontally in half and then on a diagonal into 1 inch wide cookies.

Lay them cut side up and bake 8 -10 mins. on each side or until crisp!

Enjoy!
Ciao!

Cake with gooey chocolate peanut butter marshmallow bites. Yummy!

Our 7 year anniversary happened to be on a Monday this year …bummer!! I wore my wedding dress first thing in the morning and had a tea party with “wedding doll” my Bella.

Bella was so excited! What a fun morning !

I wear my wedding dress every anniversary! #1 to feel like a princess AGAIN and #2 to make sure it fits! Ha! I don’t see the point in preserving the dress in a box!