A few years back (OK, more like, way back in 2008) D. had been participating in this thing called the Daring Bakers. They’d put out a recipe each month, and everybody would make that recipe, share how it went, etc. Well, the PhD intruded, plus we really couldn’t find anybody who was willing to eat so many baked goods, and we let things lapse.
Fast forward 7 years and D. has decided to start baking again, but not with the Daring Bakers (who have grown into an immense horde of folk, none of whom we know any longer). Nope – there’s a wee group called the Avid Baker’s Challenge who seem like a good bunch, so D. will be baking along with them.
This month’s baking was to bake orange, date, and almond biscotti. This recipe is super easy, came together with no trouble whatsoever, and was quite tasty even before the second bake (hey – there were ends, which … wouldn’t have baked right). I think I’d want to add some cardamon next time, just to give things a bit more spice. I also think I’d bake at a lower temperature, as the bottoms of the biscotti came out a tiny bit dark. All in all, though, I’m certain that my coworkers will enjoy these.
Do visit Avid Baker’s Challenge to see the other participants’ biscotti.
-D
It’s great that you are baking along with us.
These were really easy to put together and tasted great, didn’t they?
I like the idea of adding cardamom.
What a cool community project!
Welcome to ABC! I’m glad your first baking project was a delicious one 🙂 Cardamom sounds like a tasty addition. Let us know if you get to try that and how it turned out.
Looking forward to your next blog post.
Hanaa
Looks really nice! Great pictures also. Many of mine crumbled, yours didn’t. Great!
It’s a nice group, great to have you baking with us.