Comments on: Dolce Italiano: Mosaic Biscotti

By: Ariana from Chicago

Ariana from Chicago — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:53:39 +0000

Thanks for your response, if you compare the recipes side by side, you will note the need to whisk dry ingredients (to fully incorporate the baking powder), the sizes of the logs, and also how to shape the logs (Gina shows the rolling process and squeezing the ends – a big “aha” moment for me!). By only having 2 big logs instead of 5, my 1st bake time was insufficient, the cookies were underbaked, and unfortunately not corrected during the second bake. No worries, we are snacking on these “ugly” ones at home and making a second batch for xmas day! Buon Natale!

By: Ms. Adventures in Italy

Ms. Adventures in Italy — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:21:31 +0000

@Ariana, I’m sorry it didn’t go well for you. I did write “sift” in my directions for the dry ingredients – that should be akin to whisking or better :) My notes about the recipe weren’t clear you’ll have two sheets of logs, I guess – I’ll add something. This recipe isn’t very sensitive to mixing time, so I’d be curious to see what happened to your biscotti. Glad you’re trying again!

By: Ariana from Chicago

Ariana from Chicago — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:58:08 +0000

Sara, I love your website and read it religiously. I finally got around to trying this recipe, and had lots of issues. I searched the net and found a video of Gina making these, turns out there are quite a few key details missing from your instructions (like whisking the dry ingredients and how long to mix at each stage). The fact that you halved your recipe got me confused; I didn’t know until I watched Gina that I should have had 5 logs! In any case, my cookies were definitely off, not very pretty. But delicious enough that I am going back to the store tomorrow for more ingredients to try again. Just wanted to let you know you might want to revisit this recipe and add all the missing details from the book. Thanks!