Holiday Biscotti
photo by eabeler
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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38
ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 1⁄2 cup almond flour
- 1⁄2 cup whole almond, coarsely cut into 2-3 pieces
- 1⁄4 cup candied orange peel
- 1⁄2 - 2⁄3 cup mixed candied fruit
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Wash
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Prepare baking sheet with a light coat of cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, baking soda, salt, eggs and extracts together.
- Add in the almond flour and 2 cups of all purpose flour and mix with a large wooden spoon.
- Begin stirring in the nuts and candied fruit. Sprinkle in the remain 1/4 cup of flour. At this point you will need to put the spoon down and knead by hand. Knead 8 or 9 times until the fruit and nuts are well distributed.
- Divide the dough in half and shape into logs about 9-10 inches long. Be sure that your logs are of an even width from top to bottom. Place on baking sheet several inches apart and lightly flatten the top. (Note the width of the loaves will double in baking.).
- In a small bowl, combine egg and water and blend. Using a pastry brush apply a light egg wash to the tops of each loaf.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on rack for 8-10 minutes.
- Take loaves and slice on diagonal making wedges 1/2 inch thick. Place slices on baking sheet cut sides up and bake for 3-5 minutes. Turn the cookies over and return to the oven and bake an additional 5-8 minutes. Cookies will be dry and crisp to the touch.
- Place on rack and allow to cool completely before storing.
- Note: For holiday trays you can also make smaller biscotti by dividing the dough into 3 loaves. Reduce initial baking time to 25 minutes. Use the lower ranges in the times given for the second baking. In thirds, my loaves were about 4 inches long, longer when cut on the diagonal.
Reviews
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This tasted great! I doubled the almond and vanilla extract, maybe even triples(I didnt bother to measure it out) and it tasted fantastic! It was great fresh and I sent off a batch to my mom whos on the other side of the country! I only had dried cranberries and no almond flour so i used regular flour and it was still great! Really great baking experience, very interesting cookie! EDIT::My mom got the package and she loved these the most out of everything i baked for her! her friend too!
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These are gorgeous! And yummy, too. They are going to be just perfect for Christmas gifts. I tweaked it just a bit; I ended up using walnuts instead of almonds, and so replaced the almond flour with regular flour. Doesn't seem to have hurt anything -- the texture is perfect, the flavors are great ... this is a real keeper. Thanks for posting this!
Tweaks
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These are gorgeous! And yummy, too. They are going to be just perfect for Christmas gifts. I tweaked it just a bit; I ended up using walnuts instead of almonds, and so replaced the almond flour with regular flour. Doesn't seem to have hurt anything -- the texture is perfect, the flavors are great ... this is a real keeper. Thanks for posting this!
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<p>I come from a long line of wonderful cooks and doing my best to hold up that tradition. My great-grandparents owned a coffee shop; my Nana was also a great cook and started the tradition of baking around the holidays, both cookies and fruitcakes. After she died, now a decade ago, our family decided to continue in her honor. The picture above is my mother's (Chef Hot Pans) dining room table just before we packed up our Christmas cookie trays. More that 20 kinds of cookies, many of which are from 'Zaar recipes. <br /> <br />I myself am an amateur cook with a penchant for ethnic foods and spice. Currently reforming my menu in favor of healthy dishes lower in fat with lots of grains and vegetables. My favorite cuisines are Mexican, Southwestern and North African. <br /> <br /> <br />Some of my favorite public cookbooks include:</p>
<li>ladypit's <a href=http://www.recipezaar.com/mycookbook/book/33588> WW Core Recipes I Have Tried </a> </li>
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<li>shirl(j)831's <a href=http://www.recipezaar.com/mycookbook/book/34888> Can this really be lowfat??? </a> </li>
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<li>julesong's <a href=http://www.recipezaar.com/mycookbook/book/30566> Cooking Light Recipes </a> </li>
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<li>mariposa13's <a href=http://www.recipezaar.com/mycookbook/book/44690> WW & Lowfat Recipes </a> </li>
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