Lavender Biscotti

Lavender Biscotti

After making the lavender shortbread a few months ago, I was inspired to use edible lavender more often.

Recipes like honey lavender ice cream and honey lavender creme brûlée were calling my name for weeks.

Once I finally got around to making something I settled on lavender biscotti.

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I must admit, I was a bit underwhelmed by the thought of a lavender biscotti – but this recipe surprised me.

The biscotti are floral but not overwhelming. I also used organic turbinado sugar and organic coconut oil to make the biscotti softer and more like a cookie.

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If you have never used lavender in any baked goods I recommend giving it a try! The lavender buds are pretty, smell good and add lovely purple flecks to your recipes.

You can find out where to buy edible lavender buds here!

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Lavender Shortbread Cookies for #SundaySupper

Lavender Shortbread Cookies

Today I am participating in another blog hop! Isabel from The Family Foodie suggested that our group do a progressive dinner. Starting today at 5 pm EST we will all be tweeting and talking about our progressive dinner courses.

We have everything from soup to homemade bread and oyster shooters, and a wine pairing for each course. Follow the hashtag #SundaySupper to join us!

Have you participated in a progressive dinner?

I had never heard of one until I saw that a group I am apart of decided to do a virtual progressive dinner. I was intrigued. I noticed they still needed someone to do a dessert, so I happily signed up!

One of the people had described a progressive dinner like a pot luck type dinner. A group of people comes together, picks and theme, decides who will make what course, then on the day of the event travel from house to house eating each others offerings.

lavender and sugar Lavender Shortbread Cookies for #SundaySupperWhen looking at the different items people were going to bring, I wasn’t sure what to pair the dessert with. Normally I like the dessert to balance out dinner.

After much consideration, I decided to focus on the rustic chicken.

I found this recipe from Joy the Baker a few weeks ago and thought it would be a delicious compliment to the chicken.

These lavender shortbread cookies are a lovely change on a traditional shortbread cookie.

The lavender is subtle but floral. And the turbinado sugar adds a great flavor and crunch.

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When Eileen was asking me what the cookie tasted like (when finding a wine paring) I found them a bit hard to describe. Buttery, crispy, salty, herbal…

Based on that Eileen chose a lovely Cupcake Prosecco to pair with the cookies. [Read more...]

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