NOTE::  There’s an update at the end :)

Yay me!  DH proclaimed that I couldn’t possibly still be contagious so I got up out of my sick bed for a little while today.  I logged on and did some work and then I decided to tackle this week’s TwD recipe while I still had some energy in me.  DH loves almond and he loves biscotti so I really wanted to make Dorie’s Lenox Almond Biscotti recipe as a special treat just for him!

This week’s TwD host was Gretchen of the blog Canela & Comino and she chose Dorie’s recipe for Lenox Almond Biscotti. I’ve made biscotti before using a different recipe but was looking forward to trying Dorie’s because it was a bit different than what I’m used to.   I wish I had more energy and not been feeling so poorly the past few days because I would have wanted to play around with different variations just for fun.  As it is, I’m just proud of myself for making these, getting the pics done and the post written on the due date :)

These are an absolute breeze to make… IF you have all the ingredients. Not everyone happens to have cornmeal in the pantry so that might take these from being “an absolute breeze” to “requiring forethought and planning”.  With the exception of baking times and halving all of the ingredients, I followed the original recipe to the letter.  I used slivered almonds in the batter and then before baking I pressed in some sliced almonds into the finished “log” for aesthetic purposes :)  

DH thought these were really good and enjoyed a couple with a cup of coffee.  Me?  Not so much.  I have to be honest and tell you the cornmeal really turned me off.  I find that gritty consistency of unsoaked cornmeal to be just as bad as raspberry seeds… ptooey!  Other than that, the taste was really good.  I had to bake these quite a bit longer than the recipe indicated.  I turned down the oven to 200 and then baked probably an additional 20 minutes total, rotating on each of the cut sides. 

If you’d like the full recipe, be sure to visit the blog of our hostess Gretchen and while you’re at it check out the others who bake Tuesdays with Dorie.

Have a delicious day!

Update::  It’s late, I decided to make a cup of tea… and I’m eating one of these Lenox Almond Biscotti… it’s much MUCH better with something to dunk it in.  The cornmeal doesn’t bother me nearly as much when the biscotti is a bit soggy with tea ;-)  I still wouldn’t make this particular biscotti recipe again and primarily because of the cornmeal… but maybe, just maybe, I can enjoy a few of these with DH and a nice cup of tea :)