Best 6 Pumpkin Biscotti Recipes

PUMPKIN BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, cloves, and ginger together in a large bowl.
• Beat white sugar, butter, and brown sugar together in another bowl using an electric mixer until light and crumbly. Add eggs; beat for 1 minute. Add pumpkin puree, molasses, and vanilla extract; beat until well blended, about 1 minute. Blend in the flour mixture using the mixer or a wooden spoon until dough is sticky and incorporated.
• Cover dough with waxed paper; refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Dip your hands into a small bowl of water. Shape the dough into two loaves that are 1 inch high, 3 to 4 inches wide, and 10 inches long, Place each loaf onto a baking sheet; top with pumpkin seeds.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are dry, 20 to 24 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
• Transfer loaves to a flat work surface. Cut each into 10 diagonal slices about 1/2 inch thick. Place sliced biscotti back on the baking sheet.
• Continue baking until light golden brown, about 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C). Continue baking until dry, about 20 minutes more. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

PUMPKIN PECAN BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk together the flour, white sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger in a large bowl until thoroughly combined.
• In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with pumpkin puree and vanilla extract; stir in pecans. Pour in the dry ingredients, and stir to make a stiff dough. Divide the dough in half, and form each half into a log about 10 inches long and 2 inches wide. Place the logs onto the parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Let the logs cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes; remove to a work surface and slice the logs into individual cookies about 1/2-inch thick. Use a sharp knife and a light sawing motion to cut up the cookies. Place the cookies back onto the parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Return the cookies to the oven, and bake until lightly browned, about 8 minutes; turn the cookies over and bake until crisp, another 8 minutes. Let cool on wire racks.

PUMPKIN BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Sift together the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, and spices into a large bowl.
• In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, pumpkin purée, and vanilla extract. Pour the pumpkin mixture into the flour mixture. Give it a rough stir to generally incorporate the ingredients. The dough will be crumbly.
• Flour your hands and a clean kitchen surface and lightly knead the dough. Lightly grease a baking sheet or line it with parchment paper. Form the dough into a large log, roughly about 15-20 inches by 6-7 inches. The loaves should be relatively flat, only about 1/2 inch high. Bake for 22-30 minutes at 350 F, until the center is firm to the touch. (Feel free to also form two smaller logs for cute two-bite biscotti; just cut the baking time to 18-24 minutes.)
• Let biscotti cool for 15 minutes and then using a serrated knife cut into 1 inch wide pieces. Turn the oven to 300 F and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes. Cool completely.

MOM'S FAMOUS PUMPKIN BISCOTTI (FOR DOGS!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F In a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin purée, honey, water, oil, egg, and vanilla.
• Stir in flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda until well mixed.
• In the bowl and using hands, knead until dough holds together.
• Transfer to lightly floured surface. Divide dough into two equal pieces.
• Shape each piece into a log. Flatten the logs to about 4 inches wide. With a fork, poke holes all over the surface of the logs.
• Place about 4 inches apart on baking sheet. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until firm.
• Place pan on a rack and let cool for 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F
• With a sharp knife, cut each log crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• Place, cut side down, about 1/2 inch apart on baking sheets. Bake for 30 minutes longer, or until completely hard.
• Transfer cookies to a rack and let cool completely. Store in a tightly sealed container for up to 30 days.

PUMPKIN BISCOTTI WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon, set aside.
• Using a mixer, beat the butter and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, vanilla, pumpkin puree and orange zest. Continue to beat until well blended.
• Add the flour mixture and beat at low speed until just incorporated. Stir in the raisins or dried cranberries, if desired.
• Refrigerate about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F Line a baking sheet with parchment. Divide the dough in half.
• Using lightly floured hands, shape each half into a log about 10 inches long. Place the logs a few inches apart on the baking sheet and bake about 30 minutes, or until brown and firm to the touch.
• Place the logs on racks and let cool 10 to 15 minutes.
• Transfer to a cutting boad and slice each log on the diagonal into 12 slices. Place the cooling rack on the baking sheet and arrange slices cut side down on rack.
• Bake until golden, about 15 to 20 minutes. Watch carefully to avoid burning, and turn once if needed.
• Remove the slices to a rack to cool completely.
• Melt the white chocolate (add shortening to chips if using them) and drizzle the biscotti with the chocolate.
• Refrigerate briefly to set the chocolate.

PUMPKIN PECAN BISCOTTI

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk together the flour, white sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. 2. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with pumpkin puree and vanilla extract; stir in pecans. Pour in the dry ingredients, and stir to make a stiff dough. Divide the dough in half, and form each half into a log about 10 inches long and 2 inches wide. Place the logs onto the parchment-lined baking sheet. 3. Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes. 4. Let the logs cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes; remove to a work surface and slice the logs into individual cookies about 1/2-inch thick. Use a sharp knife and a light sawing motion to cut up the cookies. Place the cookies back onto the parchment-lined baking sheet. 5. Return the cookies to the oven, and bake until lightly browned, about 8 minutes; turn the cookies over and bake until crisp, another 8 minutes. Let cool on wire racks.