My first Tuesday with Dorie!

*Squee* Sorry, I was really excited to become part of this group. So this Tuesday was the Lenox Almond Biscotti. Truth be told, I’ve never been a big fan of biscotti. My mouth always felt like a bunch of shrapnel ripped through it after I ate one. I was pleasantly surprised with this recipe because these are crisp, but not so much so that they damage your mouth.

The recipe was one of the easiest that I’ve tried. The only thing that caused some confusion (and not just for me, others were perplexed as well) was the step when you “…this time standing them up like a marching band…” – this suggested to me that I had to figure out how to stand these things up vertically. I read through those posts on the Tuesdays With Dorie blog and discovered that you just flip the cookies upside down so the bottoms can get crispy.  

As I said before, I was surprised to find that I rather enjoyed them, especially with a dollop of whipped cream! One thing I will note and try to avoid in the future, it tastes crazy like cornmeal. I found the cornmeal taste really overpowered the almond. I want to figure out a way to make these again, but perhaps with a little less of that cornmeal flavor.

One last note to any of you who have been on the fence about joining this wonderful group – do it now! I promise you won’t regret it. I realize that saying this after just one week may be premature, but if you like a challenge and bake a bit outside of your box then Tuesdays With Dorie is a great group to join. I probably would have never tried this recipe, and I’m really glad that I did. Just a reminder to all of you who are thinking about joining – you only have until the end of October to join!

Tagged as: Pleasantly Surprising, TWD