I had been on a long break from blogging and hence could not participate in Magic Mingle. I have since come back and ready to delve into the magic, so to say! The magic ingredients for this edition of Magic mingle #15 are Tea and Pistachio.
When I was thinking about this combo, my first thought was of a biscotti. I was wondering if tea and pistachio could work together in a biscotti when I saw some recipes online which used tea powder. I also had thoughts of using tea decoction in the batter. But I put those thoughts aside.
Eventually I used Mystic Vanilla Chai Powder which is sweetened. The result was very good. But I would suggest that the sugar be powdered and milk be reduced to make a stiff dough.
Ingredients -
Wheat Flour 1 1/4 cups
Maida / All Purpose Flour 1 cup
Baking Powder 1 1/4 tsp
Vanilla Chai Powder 3 Tbsp
Sugar 3/4 cup (or more if preferred)
Pistachios, chopped 1/2 cup
Almonds and Cashews chopped 3 Tbsp
Flavorless Oil 1/4 cup (I used Canola Oil)
Milk a little less than 1 cup
Apple Cider Vinegar 1 tsp
Method Of Preparation -
Mix the flours, baking powder, vanilla chai powder, sugar, pistachios, cashews and almonds.
Mix apple cider vinegar in milk and set aside for a minute. Blend in the oil as well.
Gradually pour in the milk-oil-Vinegar into the flour mixture and mix to form a stiff dough. (My dough turned a bit soft so I had to bake for a few extra minutes)
Preheat the oven to 350 F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Pat the dough on the parchment paper lined baking tray to form a 1/2 inch thick flat rectangular log.
Bake it for 40-45 min. Remove and let it cool for about 10 min.
Cut them into 1/2 inch slices and place them in the baking tray with the cut side up. Bake them again for 15-20 min until they turn golden brown.
Remove and let them cool on a cooling tray. They will get crispier as they cool.
Serve them with milk or tea or gobble them as is :)
Sending these off to Kalyani's Magic Mingle.
Preparation Time 15 min + Baking Time 1 hr
Makes 12 - 14
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Beautiful pics. The biscottis look crunchy and perfect.
Omg, Harini you rock, biscottis are simply mind blowing, crunchy and fantabulous;
so good and crisp - am bookmarking!
Lovely pictures. Biscotti looks so yum.
Biscotti's look so crunchy .. would love to have a few Asap!
Wow.. vanilla tea!! Those biscotti look great :)
Picture perfect biscottis. Bookmarked.
Crispy looking biscottis! Thanks for sharing a eggless recipe. :)
The biscotti looks very crunchy & perfect. I love love to have some.
Looks crunchy and crisp.
Nice shapings!
Perfect fr snack time..l glad to have u back Harini!,
Biscotti looks so crunchy and nice.
SpicyFoood
beautifully baked, looks very inviting, It's so wonderfully to see you back rocking...
Looks perfect, and I was not aware that we get tea powder...vey well baked!
Every time I try to make egg free biscotti, the shape doesn't come out very nice. The biscotti you made looks perfect and the flavours of tea and pistas must have tasted wonderful...