Biscocho - Filipino Biscotti
Biscocho is the Filipino biscotti and are crunchy slices of butter toast. If you have butter cake loaves and good butter, then slice and bake these. You can bake a Taisan de Pampanga butter-cheese loaf (recipe is in my cookbook How to Cook Philippine Desserts on Amazon) or use a store-bought cake. This recipe was adapted from the “Bake Me A Cake” cookbook by Ginny Roces de Guzman. The recipe below serves 2 to 4 for a snack or side.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 1608kcal
Equipment
- Large Baking Sheet (rimmed): 21 x 15 x 1 inches
Ingredients
- 2 loaves (8 inches each) butter cake or Taisan de Pampanga butter loaves sliced in rectangles with 1/2 inch thickness
- 1/2 cup melted unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar divided, leave 2 Tablespoons for sprinkling after baking
- 2 Tablespoons grated Queso de Bola (edam cheese) for sprinkling (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 F degrees.Prepare a large rimmed baking sheet by lining it with parchment or baking paper. Set aside.
- Slice the butter loaf cakes with a 1/2 inch thickness. Take the slices and arrange them on the baking sheets. Leave an inch of space between each slice.
- Brush each slice with melted butter.Sprinkle granulated sugar on each slice.Bake the biscocho slices at 250 F degrees for 1 hour.
- After baking, remove from the oven. Place the biscocho slices on a baking rack to cool and maintain its crispness.
- Sprinkle the remaining granulated sugar over the slices. If desired, sprinkle the grated cheese all over the biscocho.
- To store: Keep biscocho in air-tight containers, in a cool place.
- Cook's comments: I bake a Basic Butter Cake ahead of time and transform the slices into biscocho when I have time. Here is my recipe for homemade basic butter cake - click here.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 1608kcal | Carbohydrates: 152g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 101g | Saturated Fat: 55g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 1076mg | Potassium: 614mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 90g | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 6mg