Biscotti & Other Low Fat Cookies: 65 Tempting Recipes for Biscotti, Meringues, and Other Low-Fat Delights [Paperback]

Maria Polushkin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 1997

Low in fat and calories, crunchy, satisfying biscotti are the perfect cookie for today's "light" way of eating. Whether you dunk them in a steaming cup of coffee in a crowded cafe, savor them with wine by firelight, or relax in the afternoon with a plateful and a mug of hot tea, you'll want this outstanding collection of tempting delights.

Biscotti are easy to make, and Maria Robbins has developed more than 50 biscotti recipes that feature only the most tantalizing flavor combinations. Besides biscotti, this book also features an array of addictive meringue cookies that have no fat and fewer calories (only 15 to 20 calories per cookie), and a handful of savory low-fat cookies that contain no sugar. These soft, chewy mouthfuls will complement any cookie tray full of biscotti.

Recipes include:

-Double chocolate almond biscotti
-Ginger raisin biscotti
-Oatmeal caraway biscotti
-Espresso biscotti
-Pignoli biscotti
-Spicy currant biscotti
-Orange poppy-seed biscotti
-Crispy gingersnaps
-Lime meringue kisses
-Citrus-glazed lebkuchen
-And more.

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About the Author

Maria Robbins is the author of Cookies for Christmas, Baking for Christmas, and Chocolate for Christmas. She lives in East Hampton, New York.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition edition (September 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312167822
• ISBN-13: 978-0312167820
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #684,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect hard biscotti, April 5, 2003

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Kalan (lexington, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biscotti & Other Low Fat Cookies: 65 Tempting Recipes for Biscotti, Meringues, and Other Low-Fat Delights (Paperback)

I've just baked my first biscotti from this book (Double Chocolate Almond Biscotti). I tried to follow the recipe precisely but I didn't have parchment paper so I used greased foil, I didn't have almond extract, I put chocolate chips in the dough instead of almonds, the egg & sugar mixture would not thicken AND the dough was so sticky it would not form into a log as was needed so I wet my hands & shaped it as best I could AND....... oh my god it came out perfect...d elicious.... fabulous!!!
So this recipe is a keeper. Hope the rest are the same but I'm really into chocolate biscotti for now so I'll experiment with that.
P.S, there is no butter in the recipes! This is for the figure conscious eater!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great treats and easy to make, November 7, 1999

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Heather S (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biscotti & Other Low Fat Cookies: 65 Tempting Recipes for Biscotti, Meringues, and Other Low-Fat Delights (Paperback)

This is a great book if you have made biscotti before or are just getting into it. You'll discover that it isnt difficult to make great looking cookies and all my friends were very impressed. There are helpful hints about baking and ingredients as well as the recipes. The sweet cookie recipes are imaginative although they sometimes call for hard to find ingredients. There is also a section of recipes for appetizer style biscotti--not sweet but a great replacement for breads. Overall, a useful book that will bring you compliments.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the 3 biscotti books I purchased, February 26, 2003

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This review is from: Biscotti & Other Low Fat Cookies: 65 Tempting Recipes for Biscotti, Meringues, and Other Low-Fat Delights (Paperback)

I have tried several of the recipes, with great results.
The US measurements haven't been a problem for this Kiwi cook - if the mix is a bit dry or moist I just add a little more of the wet or dry ingredients.

No need for the food processing equipment mentioned, I have coped without quite happily...