Cherry Almond Biscotti

Name: Cherry Almond Biscotti
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 32
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 118 milliliters amaretto liqueur; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 177 milliliters chopped blanched almonds; 59 milliliters butter, softened; 414 milliliters dried cherries; 1 egg, beaten; 3 eggs; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 Tbsps white sugar, divided

Cherry Almond Biscotti might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 32. One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 118 calories. It is a very budget friendly recipe for fans of Mediterranean food. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 40 minutes. If you have flour, eggs, vanillan extract, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

Stir dried cherries and amaretto liqueur together in a saucepan over medium heat until the amaretto comes to a simmer; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons of the liquid for later use.

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Amaretto Liqueur

Dried Cherries

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Sauce Pan

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together onto a sheet of waxed paper. Beat butter with 1 cup sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat 3 eggs into butter-sugar mixture, one at a time, blending in each egg before adding the next. Stir reserved cherry liquid and vanilla extract into the wet ingredients.

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Vanilla Extract

Baking Powder

Butter

Cherries

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Beat butter with 1 cup sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat 3 eggs into butter-sugar mixture, one at a time, blending in each egg before adding the next. Stir reserved cherry liquid and vanilla extract into the wet ingredients.

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Vanilla Extract

Butter

Cherries

Sugar

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Stir flour mixture into the wet ingredients a little at a time to form a smooth dough. Gently fold cherries and almonds into dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface, divide in half, and form each half into a log 12 inches long and 2 1/2 inches wide. Gently press the logs with your fingers to flatten to a thickness of 3/4 inch.

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Cherries

Almonds

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Transfer loaves to the prepared baking sheets, brush with beaten egg, and sprinkle each with 1 1/2 tablespoon white sugar.

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Granulated Sugar

Egg

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Baking Sheet

Bake in the preheated oven until the loaves are golden brown, about 35 minutes.

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Oven

Transfer loaves to wire racks and cool for 20 minutes. Use a sharp knife to slice each loaf on the diagonal into 16 pieces.

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Transfer the biscotti to baking sheets. Reduce oven heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

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Biscotti

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Bake in the oven for 8 minutes; flip biscotti and bake until crisp and lightly browned, about 8 more minutes.

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Biscotti

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Oven

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Servings:

118milliliters

amaretto liqueur 2teaspoons

baking powder 177milliliters

chopped blanched almonds 59milliliters

butter, softened 414milliliters

dried cherries 1

egg, beaten 3

eggs 710milliliters

all-purpose flour 1teaspoons

salt 2teaspoons

vanilla extract 3Tbsps

white sugar, divided

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Italian can be paired with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. You could try Badian a Coltibuono Cultusboni RS Chianti Classico ( half-bottle). Reviewers quite like it with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 11 dollars per bottle.