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Holiday Cherry and Rum Biscotti

 
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These biscotti is loaded with flavour, every bite yields bits of yummy goodness. Perfect for a snack with a cup of coffee or your favorite tea, and also make excellent Christmas gifts!

Yield

30

servings

Prep

30

min

Cook

60

min

Ready

118

min

Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Low Sodium
 

Ingredients

½ cup cherries, dried
tart
*
½ cup golden raisins
seedless
2 tablespoons dark rum
1 ½ cups rolled oats
old fashioned
1 ¼ cups whole-wheat flour
white, or regular
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon cardamom pods
ground
*
2 large eggs
¾ cup sugar
or splender
2 tablespoons butter, unsalted
at room temperature
1 tablespoon orange zest
freshly grated
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
*
cup pecans
chopped and toasted
3 ½ ounces chocolate
bittersweet, chopped into small and uneven chunks

Directions

Position rack in center of oven, preheat to 350°F.

Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats.

Combine dried cherries and raisins with rum in a small bowl. Set aside.

Pulse oats in a food processor until ground to a coarse, but uniform, meal.

Mix together the ground oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cardamom in a medium bowl.

Whisk eggs, sugar and butter in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.

Beat in orange zest, vanilla and almond extracts.

With the mixer on low, gradually add the dry ingredients just until incorporated.

Add the reserved dried fruit, along with any unabsorbed rum, pecans and chocolate and mix on low until evenly distributed.

On one of the prepared baking sheets, shape the dough into two 12-by-2½-inch logs. (The dough is sticky: wet or oiled hands make it easier to shape into a log.)

Bake in the center of the oven until lightly browned and feels set when gently touched, about 25 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes.

Reduce the oven temperature to 300°, reposition the racks to the upper and lower thirds of the oven.

Using a serrated knife with a gentle sawing motion, slice the partially cooled logs on a slight angle into ½-inch-thick slices. Make about 30 bisottis.

Arrange the slices, cut-side down, on the 2 baking sheets.

Bake the biscotti until they’re dry on top and lightly toasted on the bottom, about 15 minutes.

Turn over and bake for 15 minutes more on the second side.

Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Store in an air-tight container, or they can be frozen well too.

 

* not incl. in nutrient facts

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 32g (1.1 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 12334% of calories from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 5g 7%
Saturated Fat 2g 8%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 16mg 5%
Sodium 54mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate 6g 6%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars g
Protein 6g
Vitamin A 1% Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 1% Iron 5%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?

 

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