Post-baking update -- Out of almonds - should I sub walnuts?
Kalmia wrote:
> On Nov 24, 9:59 am, Kalmia > wrote:
>> I want to make chocolate almond biscotti and not an almond in the
>> house.
>> I hate the idea of battling the supermkt crowds just for almonds.
>> How do you think walnuts would do? Or just skip the nuts?
>
> Update- I took the Nes-walnut plunge. They came out fine. Maybe no
> almond-y flavor, but what the heck - I think they'll be decent enough
> to take to my out of town hostess. Now I can use some of that clear
> wrap I bought last year, thinking it was silver gift wrap, and some
> old gold ribbon. (Giftwrap packrat.)
>
> By the way, if anyone knows a better way of rolling those biscotti
> logs and then transferring them to the baking sheet, let me know. I
> swore a LOT. I think I lost the equivalent of a couple of biscotti on
> the counter, dough handler, etc.
Roll them on parchment paper then move the parchment paper?
Tracy
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