Friday, March 29, 2013

Brown Bunny Biscotti

For years it was a family tradition to bake bunny biscotti cookies for Easter breakfast.  I thought it would be fun this year to make them again even though I no longer have little hands to 'help' me out.  The original recipe (from Sunset Magazine, I think) used white all-purpose flour and white sugar, but due to healthier lifestyles these days, I used whole wheat flour (that's why the bunny is brown) and Splenda Blend.  The dough can be mixed by hand but in the end you will need to squish it together like clay to form the bunny.  Kids will love playing with the biscotti dough and it doesn't seem to harm the cookie texture at all.  I hope you will give this recipe a try and make it a tradition in your household.  Without any further ado here is my  Easter gift to you, the Brown Bunny Biscotti:

3 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar (or 3/8 cup Splenda Blend)
1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. grated orange peel
3 cups all-purpose flour (or 3 c. whole wheat flour)
2 tsp. baking powder
1 chocolate chip and 1 dried cranberry for each cookie
Coarse sugar for sprinkling

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Mix 2 eggs and 1 egg white with the sugar (or Splenda Blend) until light yellow and thick.  Beat in the melted butter and add the vanilla extract and grated orange peel. Mix in sifted flour and baking powder.  Shape the dough on a parchment lined cookie sheet into one large (10-12") bunny about 1" thick or two 6" bunnies of 1" thickness.  Firmly attach the parts of the bunny, adding texture for fur, pressing in a chocolate chip (for the eye) and a dried cranberry (for the nose).   Use the extra egg white to wash a glaze over the whole bunny making sure to brush  some egg white 'glue' into the seams.  Sprinkle on coarse sugar and bake the biscotti bunny for 20-25 minutes. Cool your Easter treat on a wire rack and ENJOY!

6 comments:

Have A Scrap Happy Day said...

Oh, I love that tradition. Your bunny Biscotti looks too yummy to eat. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Happy Easter!

Creations by Shirl said...

This looks yum!
TFS on this recipe, wishing you and your family a very Happy Easter....

eunice said...

Oh my, this is the cutest Easter idea ever...your Biscotti Bunny is so adorable...definitely too cute to eat! I'm pretty sure that my bunny would not turn out looking so cute... Your cooky looks so darned yummy too, especially with the sanding sugar...I'm curious, how does it taste?

Cami said...

Yummy! A Biscotti bunny. I'm sure you all enjoyed it...now I want a cup of coffee!

Unknown said...

Thanks for this recipe which I made for many years, with the original article from SUNSET

HOWEVER: After I put it in the oven I realized that I hadn't ever put any salt in the dough.

You left out the SALT!!!

And also you say to reserve the put two eggs and an egg white into the batter -- reserving the egg yolk -- but then you say to make an egg wash with the EGG WHITE.

Unknown said...

Sorry for the errors when I rewrote the sentence -- What I meant to write is:

You say to put two eggs and the egg white into the batter ( = reserve the egg yolk)