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Fare Isle » Desserts » Cookies + Bars » Recipe: Vegan Lemon-Anise-Almond Cornmeal Biscotti

Recipe: Vegan Lemon-Anise-Almond Cornmeal Biscotti

published: December 19, 2014 / updated: December 11, 2022by Kaity Farrell
Now, try as I might, I have not been able to produce such variety and quantity as we did then, but I manage to get several types made each holiday. Hard Italian biscotti have been a favorite of mine for years. I'm a dunker (guilty), and biscotti are perfect for dunking in my hot cuppa. You can flavor these twice baked cookies with anything your heart desires. Just so happens my heart was desiring lemon, anise, and almond with a crumbly cornmeal texture. Other combos that my heart sing: orange-cranberry-pistachio, hazelnut-dipped halfway in dark chocolate, sesame-semolina. You can play around with combos as you see fit.
The next post will be a recipe for my all-time favorite holiday cookies: Linzer, an almond sandwich cookie filled with homemade raspberry-maple jam. You won't want to miss this plant-based version, so stay tuned or sign up to follow the blog by email.
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Vegan Lemon-Anise-Almond Cornmeal Biscotti by Fare Isle

Rituals. We all have them. As a child raised in a predominantly Italian-American family (don’t let my surname fool you) baking dozens and dozens (probably hundreds) of cookies each December with my mother and sister was ours. And I loved every minute of it. These specialties were only made once a year, steeped in tradition and ritual of generations past. The kitchen cupboards brimmed with an array of nuts, dried fruits, chocolate, and spices in the weeks leading up to Christmas. We had our favorites and classics and always tried something new each season. Each neighbor received a hand delivered (by yours truly) wrapped sampling of our efforts.

 

Vegan Lemon-Anise-Almond Cornmeal Biscotti

Now, try as I might, I have not been able to produce such variety and quantity as we did then, but I manage to get several types made each holiday. Hard Italian biscotti have been a favorite of mine for years. I'm a dunker (guilty), and biscotti are perfect for dunking in my hot cuppa. You can flavor these twice baked cookies with anything your heart desires. Just so happens my heart was desiring lemon, anise, and almond with a crumbly cornmeal texture. Other combos that my heart sing: orange-cranberry-pistachio, hazelnut-dipped halfway in dark chocolate, sesame-semolina. You can play around with combos as you see fit.
The next post will be a recipe for my all-time favorite holiday cookies: Linzer, an almond sandwich cookie filled with homemade raspberry-maple jam. You won't want to miss this plant-based version, so stay tuned or sign up to follow the blog by email.
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Ingredients

  • 1 Cup all-purpose flour I've been using einkorn flour lately and really like it
  • 1/2 Cup fine cornmeal or polenta
  • 1/2 Cup rapadura sugar whole cane sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon anise seeds
  • pinch of sea salt
  • 1/4 Cup + 1 teaspoon water
  • 1 teaspoon flax meal
  • 3 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • zest from 1 lemon use a microplane for a fine zest
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350˚F.
  • Fit a silicone mat or parchment paper into sheet pan.
  • In a large bowl combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, anise seeds and salt. Whisk together until incorporated.
  • In a small bowl whisk together flax meal and water until frothy (this is your "egg"). Add oil, vanilla, and lemon zest to water-flax mixture and whisk together until incorporated.
  • Add wet mixture to dry mixture and stir together with a rubber spatula. Fold in almonds. Dough should be stiff and form together into a ball.
  • Dust prepared sheet pan with flour and turn dough out onto sheet pan.
  • Form dough into a log about 2 1/2" wide by 11" long. Bake on middle rack for 25 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
  • Slice on diagonal into 1/2" thick slices. Arrange slices on sheet pan and return to oven to bake for an additional 10 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and transfer biscotti to cooling rack to cool to room temperature. Enjoy!


Notes

Biscotti will keep sealed at room temperature for up to 1 week. If you want to try other flavor combos, you can replace the cornmeal portion with all-purpose flour, and you might have to add more water a teaspoon at a time if dough seems too dry.
I would love to see your creations! Tag your photos with #fareislerecipe on Instagram.
Happy holiday baking to you all!


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  1. Emilie @ The Clever Carrot

    I am also a dunker. As an Italian- American myself, it’s in our DNA 😉

    Your biscotti (and gift wrapping!) look divine. They encompass all the flavors I love, tucked so wonderfully into the perfect baked treat. I will definitely save this one to try. Thank you Kaity! xo

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    • Kaity Farrell

      Hi Emilie! Yay-dunkers unite! Thank you so much lovely! Would love to have you over for tea and biscotti one day!

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  2. Kaity Farrell

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