Dried Cherry And Almond Biscotti
Serves: 5
Cody DuBuque
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
52
Spice
46
Sweetness
55
Sourness
43
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.1
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Sugar2
Eggs1 tsp
Vanilla Extract2 cups
Flour1 tsp
Baking Powder1 pinch
Salt3 cup
Dried Cherry2 tbsps
Turbinado Sugar2 cups
Sweet (semi-)Directions:
1
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F
2
In a mixing bowl, combine the butter and sugar and beat together until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes
3
Scrape down the sides of the bowl periodically
4
Beat in the eggs 1 at a time
5
Add the vanilla
6
Gently mix in the flour, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest
7
Once the dry ingredients are incorporated, fold in the almonds and dried cherries
8
Divide the dough in half and roll the dough into 2 logs
9
If the dough is sticky, dust with a little flour
10
Roll the logs to the length of a sheet pan
11
Beat the egg white with a splash of water
12
Brush the logs with the egg white and sprinkle with the turbinado sugar
13
Transfer to a sheet pan and place at least 3 inches apart
14
Bake in the oven for 30 minutes
15
Remove from the oven let cool for 10 minutes
16
Remove logs to a cutting board and slice on the bias about 3/4 inch thick
17
Lay the biscotti back on the sheet pan and return to the oven for another 10 minutes
18
This will harden the biscotti
19
Cool completely on a rack
20
Line a cookie sheet with parchment or wax paper
21
Dip each biscotti or pretzel in the chocolate to cover half of each and then dip in the sprinkles or candy cane pieces
22
Set each piece on the lined cookie sheet to allow the chocolate to harden
23
Store in a cool place in air-tight containers
24
Try not to eat them all at the same time
25
Bring a saucepan with 1-inch of water in it to a boil
26
Put the chocolate in a large metal or heatproof glass mixing bowl and place on top of the saucepan with boiling water
27
Pay careful attention that the mixing bowl does not touch the surface of the boiling water
28
Stir the chocolate until it is almost completely melted
29
Remove it from the saucepan and continue stir until the chocolate is completely melted
30
This entire process should take no more than 5 to 10 minutes