Search

  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Asian In America

Asian cooking, culture and stories of recipes

  • Home
  • About this Asian in America
    • Meet Betty Ann
    • Press & Awards
  • Books
  • Writings
  • Recipe Index
  • Buy My Art
  • Shop Amazon
  • Contact

December 19, 2015

Biscotti with Toblerone Chocolate

3 shares

Products from Amazon.com

‹ ›
AsianInAmericaBiscottiWTobleroneCoffeeChocolateTopNiceAs I write this, the cookies have not been baked, the Christmas cards have not been sent out. I am still missing several important gifts on my list. It’s a few days before Christmas Day and I am not ready. Are you?

It’s always overwhelming. Other food bloggers have their perfect cookies with frosting dribbling down the platters photographed and posted on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. There are foodie friends who are on Snapchat and Periscope demonstrating how to bake the perfect cookie. Good for them. I am grateful for alI the baking and cooking recipe ideas. But personally I do not know how to find the time to do it all.

Every year I tell myself I will start buying presents in July, start baking in November and shall be sipping my warm cup of tea, with my feet up, listening to Christmas carols by this time. It never ever happens.

But I try not to dwell on it. I grab the easiest recipes for homemade baked treats and just roll with it. Thank goodness for the “Ciao Biscotti” cookbook of Domenica Marchetti, author and friend I trust for great recipes. These Biscotti with Toblerone were easy to bake and easy to pack in cookie tins. I sampled some and they were marvelous. The chunky chocolate Toblerone was so tempting, even more so once chopped and crumbled into the rich biscotti batter. I knew it was going to come out heavenly.

AsianInAmericaBiscottiWTobleroneChocoChunkPieces

AsianInAmericaBiscottiWTobleroneMixingBowlTrue enough, as soon as the twice baked biscotti came out of the oven, the butter-chocolate aromas were intoxicating. I packed some in colorful containers, put a pretty bow on each and wrote out the cards to go with each gift.

The holidays are always overwhelming for most of us. Not everyone feels like skipping and hopping through winter wonderland. Some folks find the holidays melancholic — especially for those who are missing loved ones, are far from home or even lost family during Christmas.

I remember my late mom used to get pensive during the holidays. When she was a little girl at five years old, her father drowned in a shipping accident on Christmas Eve. Mom told me it devastated their family. But she never let the sad memories take over what she had on Christmas — us. She had us, my sister and me, and my dad in the present. She relished that and made every Christmas even more beautiful than the last. And for years we built on those happy memories with my parents which I cherish to this day.

The thing is that the holidays, no matter how or when we celebrate it are a reminder of what is important — finding faith, hope and joy in whatever life brings us in the present. It’s what keeps us going no matter how overwhelming the season is.

Merry Christmas, dear friends!
Thank you for bringing me and my recipes into your kitchens, your dining tables and your lives. I am grateful for your support and friendship.

AsianInAmericaBiscottiWTobleroneLoaf

AsianInAmericaBiscottiWTobleroneChocolateSideOnRack
AsianInAmericaBiscottiWTobleroneChocolateRoses

Print Recipe

Biscotti with Toblerone Chocolate

If you like to bake gifts for the holidays, here's an easy recipe for Biscotti with Chocolate Toblerone. Biscotti is the Italian version of our Filipino Biscocho. The crisp texture and buttery flavors are similar. I like to bake recipes from cookbook authors I know personally. There's nothing like a trust-worthy recipe that you know will be foolproof, something you need during the busy holiday season.The best part about baking this is you're entitled to the leftover Toblerone pieces from the big, giant triangular bar you used.The enticing chocolate aroma filled my kitchen as I took out the cookie trays lined with parchment paper. No need to worry about cookie shapes with this one. Just slice the loaf from the first baking, then put them back on the cookie trays and bake a few minutes more to make them crisp. Store these biscotti pieces in decorative cookie jars. Top with a festive red bow and make someone's holiday brighter with this gift. This recipe was inspired by Domenica Marchetti's cookbook "Ciao Biscotti"(Chronicle Books). Makes about 30 pieces.
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Merienda, Snacks
Cuisine: American, Asian, Filipino
Keyword: Biscotti Toblerone Chocolate Dessert
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 193kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 and 3/4 cups all purpose flour unbleached
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 8 Tablespoons or 1 stick butter unsalted
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon brandy
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 piece 3.52 oz, cut in small pieces Toblerone bar
  • 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 4 oz. melted, for drizzling on biscotti (optional) semisweet chocolate

Instructions

  • In a bowl, combine and sift the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk them together till well combined. Set aside.
  • How to make the browned butter: using a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium low heat. Cook the butter till it is melted. In about 6 minutes, the butter will get bubbly, slightly foamy and the color will turn dark brown. Remove from the stove top.
  • Into the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, add the browned butter. Allow the butter to cool for about 10 minutes before mixing in the other ingredients.
  • When cool enough, add to the butter the sugar, brandy, vanilla and almond extracts. Beat well on low speed for about 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Add the eggs one at a time till completely mixed.
  • Gradually add the flour mixture. Beat on low speed till combined.
  • Slowly add the chopped and crumbled chocolate Toblerone into the mixture.
  • Transfer the batter onto plastic wrap. Shape into a round disk. Seal and store in the refrigerator for about one hour to firm up.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 F.  Prepare a large baking sheet, measuring 11 x 17 inches by lining it with parchment paper or greasing with oil.
  • Shape the biscotti disk into 2 long logs. Place them on the baking sheet. Bake at 350 F for 25 minutes.
  • When the logs are baked, using a spatula, transfer them to a baking rack to cool for about 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Adjust the oven temperature and lower it to 325 F.
  • Place the cooled logs on a flat, dry surface or cutting board. Slice the logs  diagonally, measuring 1/2 inch thick per slice.
  • Arrange the sliced biscotti on the same baking sheet used earlier. Bake at 325 F for 16 minutes. Turn the tray around half way through baking so the biscotti bake evenly. The biscotti should be crisp and golden brown. Transfer to a rack to cool completely.
  • Store in airtight covered tins. These biscotti can keep up to ten days in a container stored at room temperature.
  • Cook's comments: for an even richer biscotti, the author suggested in the cookbook recipe to drizzle melted chocolate over these slices. Then refrigerate the biscotti for 30 minutes to allow the melted chocolate to firm up.
  • Shop For It: for my readers' convenience, you can buy the book "Ciao Biscotti" by Domenica Marchetti (Chronicle Books) on my Amazon affiliate page on this blog. The retail price is the same for buyers. I earn a small commission from Amazon which helps me maintain the blog and purchase ingredients for the recipes. Click here to buy the cookbook.
  • Hello, Friends! All the images and content on this blog are COPYRIGHT PROTECTED and owned by my media company Besa-Quirino LLC. This means BY LAW you are NOT allowed to copy, scrape, lift, frame, plagiarize or use my photos and  recipe content I wrote, on your website  without my permission. If you want to republish this recipe or content on another website or news article, please ASK my permission, re-write it in your own words and simply link back to this blog to give proper attribution. It’s the legal thing to do. Thank you. Email me at [email protected]

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 193kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 291mg | Sugar: 38g
3 shares

Filed Under: Cooking, Desserts and Sweets, Dinner, Family, Featured Tagged With: all purpose flour (unbleached), baking powder, brandy, butter, Ciao Biscotti cookbook by Domenica Marchetti, eggs, granulated sugar, pure almond extract, pure vanilla extract, sea salt, semisweet chocolate, Toblerone bar, unsalted, vegetable oil

Recent

  • Calamansi Pie
  • Vegetable Pancit Sotanghon
  • Vegetable Rice Wraps

Never miss a recipe!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. domenicacooks says

    December 20, 2015 at 10:40 AM

    We are two peas in a pod, Betty Ann. I always have the best of intentions when it comes to holiday prep. And yet it never fails that I find myself behind on baking, decorating, gift-buying, etc. I’m glad these cookies did not add to the stress of the season. I think you’ve earned some relaxation ~ go put your feet up, watch the lights on the tree and listen to carols. Merry Christmas!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth Q says

      December 20, 2015 at 1:39 PM

      Thanks, Domenica. What a treat your “Ciao Biscotti” cookbook is. I keep turning the pages and every single recipe is just waiting to be baked. These Biscotti with Toblerone was so easy to bake and amazing to give as gifts to friends. I kept some for us here at home, too. Thanks for making life sweeter and easier with your cookbooks. Merry Christmas, my friend!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Welcome

Betty Ann Quintiro, Asian American Recipe Developer, Cookbook Author, Artist

I am Betty Ann Besa-Quirino, author, journalist, food writer, artist. I transform traditional Filipino food and Asian cuisine to everyday dishes in my American kitchen. Read More

Never Miss a Recipe

Sign up to get new recipes via email.

Latest Tweets

Tweets by @BettyAnnQuirino
This error message is only visible to WordPress admins
Error: Invalid Feed ID.

Footer

Let’s Connect!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Copyright © 2022· AsianInAmericaMag.com · Design by Triple Latte Design · Privacy Policy