Stash tea lemon biscotti

 

This is a recipe which was inspired by the new Stash tea Meyer Lemon flavor.  Stash tea is putting on a recipe contest and this is my submission so wish me luck!  I decided to make biscotti because I wanted to have a tea time theme.  The smell of lemon in my kitchen made summer feel even closer.

For this recipe you will need:

3 cups of flour

2 cups sugar

1 tsp Baking Powder

pinch of salt

9 Stash tea Meyer Lemon bags

2 eggs plus one egg yolk

1 cup of boiling water

4 tbsp of butter

1 cup powdered sugar

Put a cup of your boiling hot water into a coffee mug or glass liquid measuring cup.  Place three tea bags in the water and allow it to steep for about 3-5 minutes.

When the tea is finished steeping remove the bags and dispose of them.  

In a large bowl add the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and 6 bags of tea.  When opening the tea bags make sure you just rip the top part off instead of messing with the staple.  This way you can make sure that pieces of the staple do not fall into your mix.

Mix up the flour mixture and then add 3 tbsp of butter cubed.  For this step you can use a pastry cutter to mix in the butter or an electrical mixer.  Just be careful with the electrical mixer so you don't have a huge flour mess!

Make a well in the middle of your flour and butter mixture and add 6 tbsp of the steeped tea with two eggs.  Mix with a wooden spoon or an electrical mixer.

When the mixture has come together and formed a dough pour in the almonds and knead this into the dough.  For this step you may want to lightly flour your hands because the dough will be a little bit sticky.

Spray a sheet pan with non-stick spray and separate your dough into two equal pieces.  Form them into logs approximately 4x11".  The size isn't that critical so you don't have to be extremely precise.  Brush them with egg yolk to give the tops a shine and place in the oven at 325 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.  Before taking them out you can check if they are done by inserting a tooth pick into the center, if it comes out clean they are done.

Slice the logs up into 8 pieces each and place the cookies flat side down on the sheet.  Put them back in the oven for 20 more minutes or until slightly browned.

When the cookies are done make your glaze.  put the powdered sugar in a bowl and melt 1 tbsp of butter.  Add the butter into the powdered sugar with one tbsp of steeped tea.  Slowly add tea 1 tbsp at a time until the glaze meets the consistency you want.  The more tea you add the more transparent your glaze will be.  I added 3 tbsp to my glaze.  When the cookies have cooled for a bit pour the glaze on them using the whisk or a spoon.  Serve with coffee or Stash Meyer Lemon tea!  You can store them in an air tight container for about a week or two.