Today’s recipe are chocolate biscotti. Instead of classic pistachio biscotti I wanted to give it a more Christmassy vibe and used arancini and almonds. These cookies are also softer in the center than the classic Cantuccini, as they are only baked once. I know that biscotti are supposed to be baked twice but I prefer mine soft with a deep chocolate flavor.
Welcome to day 2 of my recipe advent calendar. Did you guess today’s recipe?
What better way to officially start the Christmas season than with a spicy yet sweet mini cake donut recipe. For my first recipe in my ‘recipe advent calendar’ I chose to bake mini gingerbread cake donuts with a brown sugar glaze to kick off the holiday season. The glaze adds a nice caramel flavor, complementing the gingerbread spices.
Christmas is my favorite holiday and I like spreading Christmas spirit around my family and friends by baking holiday cookies (I also like to eat them!). In my opinion one of the best things about Christmas are the endless cookie variations, besides the Christmas markets, roasted chestnuts, hot punch, Christmas decorations…
I’m officially done with my dissertation!! YAY! I still can’t believe that it’s over, but it was such a happy moment when I finally handed it in! Now that I have too much time on my hands I found some very appealing advent calendars that will sweeten the countdown until Christmas.
Last week I had the best sandwich in London. I was strolling with my boyfriend around Covent Garden where we saw the most appealing hot turkey sandwich at Benugo. We simply couldn’t resist an early Christmas dinner ;) It was spicy from the mustard and sweet from the cranberry sauce. In the middle, there was succulent turkey breast which was still warm on a bed of fresh salad and crispy bacon. I immediately fell in love :)