As somebody that loves to bake, I’m pretty serious about protecting my bakeware. Keeping cookie sheets, muffin tins and pie pans in good condition means I’m always ready to cook up something delicious. So when I had the chance to see how I could keep my pans in better shape by using PAM cooking spray, I couldn’t resist the chance.
Since I wanted to make biscotti for Christmas anyways, I bought two cookie sheets especially for the test and got ready to pit PAM cooking spray against a no-name competitor. But first, I needed to whip up my very favourite Chocolate Cherry Biscotti!
Now I’m generally pretty good about wiping my pans off with a paper towel when they’re still warm. And when I do that, the cooking spray residue comes off fairly easily. But all too often, I’ll get busy and forget to clean off the pan while it’s still warm. That’s when the cooking spray can harden into a sticky goo that’s almost impossible to remove. So to test the difference between the two sprays, I “forgot” the sheets in the oven after taking out the last batch of cookies.
That night, I took the cookie sheets out of the oven and prepared to clean them off. I have to admit, I wouldn’t have been surprised if both sheets had been ruined by their time left sitting. But the cookie sheet sprayed with PAM actually washed clean quite easily! Sadly, I couldn’t say the same for the other cookie sheet. Even after scrubbing it with a wire pad, it was so encrusted with cooking spray residue that I knew I wouldn’t be using it again.
Luckily, I don’t always have to worry about scrubbing cookie sheets clean. But I’m notoriously forgetful, so I want to make sure that if I do accidentally leave a pan sitting too long, I’ll still be able to use it again! That’s why the PAM formula with 97% less residue is the better choice for me! If you love to bake but hate cooking spray residue, stocking up on PAM will help keep you smiling in the kitchen. Grab some and then give these delicious biscotti a try!
Holiday Chocolate Cherry Biscotti
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- 1 tsp. mint extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped red and green candied cherries
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in extracts until blended.
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In separate bowl, stir together flour and baking powder.
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Stir flour into butter mixture until combined. Mix in chocolate chips and cherries.
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Form dough into two balls. Form balls into ten-inch long loaves and place on greased cookie sheets.
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Flatten loaves slightly until about three-inches wide. Bake for 20 minutes, until tops are light golden.
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Using a serrated knife, cut each loaf into 1/2-inch thick slices. Place slices on baking sheets and bake for eight minutes, until light brown. Flip slices and bake an additional 3-5 minutes.
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Cool biscotti completely. Store in covered container at room temperature or freeze for up to three months.
Rosanne Robinson says
December 12, 2015 at 7:06 pmI love biscotti and your recipe look so yummy, thanks for sharing!
Chandra O'Connor says
December 13, 2015 at 3:18 amI use Pam, except when I’m doing loafs it leaves a bitter taste on bottom.
Soozle says
December 13, 2015 at 7:15 amOooooh this looks wonderful 🙂 I love the sounds of it
Doris Calvert says
December 13, 2015 at 3:59 pmoh my that looks delish, thanks!
Lynda Cook says
December 22, 2015 at 7:00 pmI like using Pam and I love fruit cake and these biscotti look awesome!!
nicolthepickle says
December 23, 2015 at 4:34 amThese look good. Biscotti is one of my favourite things to make.
Doris Calvert says
December 23, 2015 at 5:49 amLooks so tasty, love biscotti
Cheryl says
December 23, 2015 at 8:48 amI love Pam!! I have tried the fake stuff but nothing compares to the original!! 🙂
Chandra O'Connor says
December 23, 2015 at 8:51 amI use the butter tasting Pam on air popped popcorn
Maggie C says
December 24, 2015 at 6:10 amYum!! I love using Pam too … gives me non-messy results to clean up everytime!
Lori L. says
December 28, 2015 at 3:48 pmI’ve never tried to make my own biscotti, interesting that you add mint to this recipe! Will definitely have to try it!
Karen Thaeter says
December 29, 2015 at 5:49 amThis looks delicious,i may make some today with the storm raging outside it will be a good day for tea and biscotti
Silvia D says
December 30, 2015 at 7:29 pmlove using Pam. I have never tried to make biscotti, great recipe , will have to try it!
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
January 2, 2016 at 2:26 pmI love practically anything with candied cherries in it (the more the merrier in fact!), this sounds super good 🙂
Fan R says
January 3, 2016 at 8:00 amLooks like PAM cooking spray such a helper in the kitchen.
Laurie P says
January 3, 2016 at 11:31 amFantastic recipe!!! New users of Pam here…..
Kathy downey says
January 8, 2016 at 11:13 amThese biscotti look delicious,we use Pam all the time
Stephanie LaPlante says
January 13, 2016 at 4:46 pmThat sounds super delicious.