Since hazelnuts are not in abundance around these parts, I decided to veer off of Dorie’s course and go a different route. I cleverly subbed in chopped pecans and ground cinnamon, making these biscotti some of the best ever. A simple, but sweet, recipe that requires little prep or baking time. It’s one that lends itself extremely well to substitutions and changes, but always turns out a perfectly lovely cookie. Tea, anyone? 
Thanks to Jodi of Homemade and Wholesome and Katrina of Baking and Boys for serving as our hostesses this week! They’ll both have the (original) recipe listed on their blogs. And for a list of Doristas who baked up these crunchy cookies, click over to the ‘Leave-Your-Link’ post on the TWD: Baking with Julia’s home page!
Mini Cinnamon-Pecan Biscotti (pg. 315)
Adapted from: Baking With Julia by Dorie Greenspan
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Oh my gosh that sounds awesome! I guess I can add that to my list of things to make tonight, too!
The mini size is a great idea! I love that you added cinnamon
I love that–Doristas! And your subs with pecans and cinnamon sound great. I stuck with the original recipe since I was hosting, but I think this is a great recipe to play around with all kinds of different add-ins. Love the minis!
Sounds delicious! Love the minis!
another version to try! and I love the coffee cup and saucer!
nice subs! i can see taking this base recipe in lots of different directions.
the mini’s look great in your greenware. like your “baking heart” gravatar and motif too.
Those are adorable! I love the addition of cinnamon.
I love the mini size! I also love the addition of cinnamon and pecans! They look wonderful!
These look so wonderful!
wow! these are some really cute cookies! love them! excellent variation, btw.
Great tweaks! Love your flavor combo
I love the minis! Good for you for working with what’s available. Honestly, I have a hard time finding hazelnuts other than Christmas time, but I had some stored in the fridge. I agree that these are perfect with tea. I’ve been dunking all day. Have a great 4th of July. (Those nachos look tasty.)
Love the mini’s! I think I’m going to make some cinnamonny biscottis for high tea in a couple of weeks!
What a great idea to make small bites. They look wonderful and I bet are delicious with the pecans and cinnamon. I hope you have a great 4th!
What cute and tasty little bites!
Lovely biscottini – cinnamon sounds like a lovely addition to the recipe!
Your variation sounds perfect! even better than the original
Nice flavour variation and I love the way they look in miniature!
I love cinnamon, great idea!
Melissa helped me make TWD/BWJ’s biscotti – we made it a week late and she will post next Tuesday (we have permission). She has never made biscotti successfully nor have I. We kept out record intact. Ours was hard and dry. I will try, try again. Yours looks delicious as well as cute.
Awww. Such cute little chubby cookies