Comments on: Eggless Almond Biscottis

By: nidhi

nidhi — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:45:23 +0000

hi madhu,

I have been a regular visitor of your website, i have tried a couple of receipes and they turned out awesome. Thanks for sharing wonderful receipes.Also i need some ideas regarding
how to consume buttermilk, any other savory receipes?

nidhi

Thanks Nidhi. I’ll get back to your requests after my vacation.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:53:46 +0000

Just made the biscotti and the crinkle cookies. Thanks! As for me, I made the biscotti with the reduced sugar and thought it could use more if eaten as a cookie. I like the anise idea too. Used a little more than a tablespoon of amaretto instead of almond extract.

You’re weclome Katherine. Amaretto sounds great too!

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:56:00 +0000

Great recipe! I did not have applesauce so I used mashed sweet potato with a little extra water to make a similar consistency. I left out the almonds and almond extract. Instead I used walnuts, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp cloves and 1/2 tsp mace.

Thanks for the feedback Anne and I love the twist you have given to the recipe. Did you use whole wheat flour or all purpose flour?

By: cherry

cherry — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:36:45 +0000

thanks for clarifying

By: cherry

cherry — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:23:30 +0000

i don’t have apple sauce. can i omit it altogether or what else do i use? thanks

Reg applesauce, usually it is used as a substitute for fat(oil/butter) or eggs. In general half the quantity of fat is substituted by applesauce for low calorie baked goods. In this particular recipe I’m not sure if it is used as an egg substitute or fat substitute.

Reg. using honey. Already the biscottis were too sweet as I have mentioned in the My Notes section. So I think using honey might make it even sweeter. What I would do , if I don’t have applesauce:

1. Reduce the quantity of sugar to 1/2 cup.
2. Instead of using 6 tablespoons of applesauce, I would replace it with 4 tablespoons of vegetable/canola oil and 2 tablespoons of honey.
3. Also try using all purpose flour itself instead of a combination of whole wheat flour and all purpose flour. We did not like the flavor of whole wheat flour in the biscottis.

By: cherry

cherry — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:21:57 +0000

i don’t have applesauce. can i use honey instead? or omit it altogether? thanks

By: sunshinemom

sunshinemom — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:41:44 +0000

UMMMMMM! Wish I could have this!

By: varsha

varsha — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:56:28 +0000

hi would like to kno which brand apple sauce to use, i have never used one before..pl do help..i really want to try this out
thanks

Varsha, any brand is fine. I used the store brand (Giant). Use the smooth version. If you are able to find only the chunky, blend it in a mixer before using it. Also bake for the minimum time mentioned in th recipe and then increase the time accordingly, if required. Mine looked as if it needed more time in the oven so I kept extra 5-8 minutes.

By: Darshana

Darshana — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:44:21 +0000

Madhu I appreciate your quick response and will try it soon and update the results. Thank you onceagain.

By: Darshana

Darshana — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:42:36 +0000

Dear Madhu

Hi, I am excited to find a eggless biscotti recepie. Thanks a ton. Can applesauce be substituted with oil or sugar.

Darshana, the recipe already has just 1.5 tablespoon of oil, so I don’t think it’s necessary to replace it with applesauce, because it is also one of the ingredients. But I would definitely recommend to cut back on the sugar. It was way too much sweet for our taste.