Lemon Poppyseed Biscotti with Walnuts
Make this lemon poppyseed biscotti to pair with your afternoon coffee or tea. A totally scrumptious Italian cookie recipe with crunchy outside and softer center.
Thank you to Microplane for collaborating on today’s post and helping me share my lemon poppyseed biscotti recipe. As always, opinions are 100% my own. This post contains affiliate links.
Do you like baking? Now that my son is away at college, I don’t do near as much as I used to. A treat for me is eating dates and nuts or a square of dark chocolate.
Occasionally, I crave something with a bit of crunch to pair with an afternoon cup of coffee or tea. Biscotti is that satisfying indulgence, and this lemon poppyseed recipe is a little friendlier to the waistline when compared to most cookies too.
This is the time of year when I turn into a lemon fanatic. I’m not sure if it has to do with the cheery bright yellow colour or my body simply craving more vitamin C from the effects of winter.
To me, recipes with citrus are fresh and vibrant, kind of like spring. Enjoy!
How to Make Lemon Poppyseed Biscotti with Walnuts
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (I used nutri-flour “tastes like white” blend)
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1¼ tablespoons poppyseeds
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup lightly packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs + 1 egg white
- 2 TB. butter, softened
- 1 ½ tablespoons lemon zest (I used my Microplane zester)
- 1¾ tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, poppyseeds and salt.
In a separate bowl, beat together both sugars and butter, adding the eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla. Mix well.
Stir in flour mixture with a spoon, just until blended. Add walnuts and mix well.
Divide dough in half and form into a loaf shape (about 8″ x 4″) with greased hands and place on baking sheet.
Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and place loaves on a cooling rack for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 275°F. Transfer loaves to a cutting board and slice on an angle into 9 pieces (you must eat the small bits leftover on either end!).
Place the slices (cut side down) back onto the baking sheet. Return to the oven and bake for another 8 minutes on each side.
Biscotti is an Italian cookie that’s perfect for dunking into your coffee or cappuccino (if you like that sort of thing). I love the crunchy exterior with a slightly softer center.
To keep fresh, store in the freezer in an airtight container or bag for up to 3 months. With our son coming home this weekend, I put mine in a glass canister on the kitchen counter as I know they’ll disappear like hotcakes. Definitely no need to freeze!
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Lemon Poppyseed Biscotti with Walnuts
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (I used nutri-flour “tastes like white” blend)
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ¼ tablespoons poppyseeds
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup lightly packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs + 1 egg white
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 ½ tablespoons lemon zest
- 1¾ tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, poppyseeds and salt. In a separate bowl, beat together both sugars and butter, adding the eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla. Mix well.
- Stir in flour mixture with a wooden spoon, just until blended. Add walnuts and mix well.
- Divide dough in half and form into a loaf shape (about 8″ x 4″) with greased hands and place on baking sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and place loaves on a cooling rack for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 275°F. Transfer loaves to a cutting board and slice on an angle into 9 pieces (you must eat the small bits leftover on either end!).
- Place the slices (cut side down) back onto the baking sheet. Return to the oven and bake for another 8 minutes on each side.
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So far I’ve used it to grate nutmeg, parmesan cheese, and lemons. I feel like one of those fancy chefs on TV with all the cool kitchen tools! It’s a far better product than the one I was using previously (and no fingers were injured in the process). Love it!
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Happy baking!
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Thank you for the chance
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My hubby is usually the kitchen gadget guy in our house but I’d love to try the herb mill!
Biscotti looks amazing, something fresh & lemony sounds just about perfect to combat this snow ;)
Stay warm!
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Microplane Home Series 5pc Set because i simply can’t just choose one :)
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Coarse Grater
This looks amazing!!! I’m going to try to convert this to a gluten free recipe. Oh and I really want a cheese mill. :)
Let me know if you come up with a good gluten-free version. That would be fantastic!
I’d like to try the Microplane Elite Series Ribbon Grater
Just the classic zester. My MIL has one and I use it all the time at her house, as it’s super handy for Indian cooking and spicing up tea.
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I love all of your beautiful photos…and the biscotti looks divine!
Thank you, Sonia!
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I would love to try their Microplane Cut Resistant Glove, no more band aids for me!
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one of the microplane coarse series graters
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like the Herb Mill
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Am I missing where it says how much poppyseed to use in this recipe? I don’t see it anywhere…
Hi Laura, Sorry, slight oversight. I added it to the recipe now. Thanks!
Love that you use fresh lemon, it really makes such a difference.