Chocolate, Cherry, and Hazelnut Biscotti

Name: Chocolate, Cherry, and Hazelnut Biscotti
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 85 grams bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped; 118 milliliters packed brown sugar; 118 milliliters dried cherries; 1 large egg; 1 large egg yolk; 237 milliliters 4.5 ounces all-purpose flour (about; 118 milliliters hazelnuts; 1 Tbsp instant espresso powder; 118 milliliters port or other sweet red wine; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters unsweetened cocoa; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Chocolate, Cherry, and Hazelnut Biscotti might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. One portion of this dish contains approximately 2g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 99 calories. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 24. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. If you have egg yolk, instant espresso powder, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Place hazelnuts on a baking sheet.

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Hazelnuts

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes, stirring once. Turn nuts out onto a towel.

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Nuts

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Oven

Roll up towel; rub off skins. Chop nuts.

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Nuts

Roll

Dry Seasoning Rub

Pour wine in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH 1 minute.

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Wine

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Bowl

Add cherries, and let stand for 30 minutes.

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Cherries

Drain well.

Place sugar and chocolate in a food processor; process until chocolate is finely ground.

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Chocolate

Sugar

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Food Processor

Place vanilla, egg, and egg yolk in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until blended (about 1 minute).

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Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Egg

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Bowl

Add sugar mixture; beat 1 minute.

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Sugar

Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup, and level with a knife.

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All Purpose Flour

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Knife

Combine flour and remaining ingredients, and stir with a whisk. Gradually add flour mixture to egg mixture, beating until blended.

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All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Whisk

Add hazelnuts and cherries; beat just until blended. (The dough will be very stiff.) Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead lightly several times. Divide dough in half; shape each portion into an 8-inch-long roll.

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Hazelnuts

Cherries

Dough

Roll

Place rolls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper; pat each roll to a 1-inch thickness.

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Roll

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

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Remove from oven, and cool on a baking sheet for 10 minutes.

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Reduce oven temperature to 32

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Cut each roll diagonally into 12 slices.

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Roll

Place, cut sides down, on baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 325 for 10 minutes. Turn cookies over; bake an additional 10 minutes (cookies will be slightly soft in center but will harden as they cool). Cool completely on wire rack.

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