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Culinary Confession No. 3 and Surprise! A recipe.

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Some people dream in color, some in black & white, and some, sadly, not at all {actually I think I’ve read that all people dream…some just don’t recall them}.

Me?  I dream in peanut butter.  And chocolate.  Seriously.


Confession {pt.1}:  of all the mouth watering, decadent desserts I’ve had all over the world {okay, all over the US & Europe}  I’d choose PB & Chocolate over anything. They are so MFEO-just like Meg Ryan & Tom Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle.  


Confession {pt.2}:  the only thing better than PB & Chocolate and Meg & Tom in Sleepless in Seattle?  Eating Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Biscotti while watching Meg & Tom in Sleepless in Seattle!  Seriously good sweets to dunk while cozy-ing up on a cold, dark night!


Recipe from The Little Red House {One of my new fave blogs…Love her food photography…my photo below was inspired by her biscotti in hot chocolate}





Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Biscotti

10 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick plus 2 tablespoons), browned
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
3 large eggs
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup smooth natural peanut butter, room temperature
1 1/4 cups dry roasted peanuts
1 1/4 cups chopped dark chocolate or chocolate chips

Position racks evenly in the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. 
Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Melt the butter over medium heat, swirling the pan occasionally. Continue to cook until the butter browns and gets a nutty aroma, about 5 minutes. Let cool slightly.

Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl.

Beat the eggs in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until light and pale yellow, about 2 minutes. Gradually add the sugar while beating. Then slowly add the butter and vanilla until evenly mixed, about 30 seconds more. Add the peanut butter and mix until combined.

While mixing slowly, add the dry ingredients to the wet, in 2 additions, mixing just until absorbed. Fold in the peanuts and chocolate pieces.

Divide the dough evenly into thirds, and put each portion in the center of a baking sheet. Shape the dough with slightly wet hands into logs about 2-inches wide and 15 inches long. Bake until set and brown around the edges, about 25 to 30 minutes. (For even baking take care to rotate the pans– top to bottom and front to back–about half way though.) Cool logs on the baking sheets for about 10 minutes.

Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Carefully transfer the logs to a cutting board. (I cut mine right on the pan)
Cut logs crosswise, with a long serrated knife at about a 45 degree angle, into 1/2-inch thick cookies (I made mine thicker)

Place cookies cut side down on the baking sheets. Bake until crisp, about 8 minutes. Flip the cookies over and bake until golden brown, about 8 minutes more. Cool biscotti on the baking sheets.

**Notes:  

I was super daunted by browning butter.  Once it starts bubbling, it turns quickly so keep a close eye.

I let mine go too long and it started to separate.  Thom fixed it by pouring off the butter slowly and separating the browned yucky pieces enough to save the nutty butter.
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About Gina

She's just a crafty girl living in a glitter covered world. She's also a writer, crafter, and cupcake baker who's trying to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up; one glue stick at a time.

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