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Cranberry Almond Biscotti: From 2008

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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Cranberry Almond Biscotti: From 2008

I made these last evening also.  I didn't have enough almonds, but had plenty of almond extract so these taste SO GOOD this year!


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Cranberry Almond Biscotti. This is a recipe I've been making for over 10 years.  This is one sophisticated cookie...cranberries are always so, well, holiday! What's cool is that the only fat in the cookie is in the eggs (well, the almonds, too, I guess)!!!! So that makes them as healthy as my Holiday Surprise Cookies, right???

So here we go...

The dough mixes up pretty straightforward in the stand mixer:
From 2008 11 25 CranberryAlmondBiscotti
From 2008 11 25 CranberryAlmondBiscotti


This dough will be sticky...be prepared to keep your hands floured for the next part:
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Now, divide the dough into portions and pat it into logs of 2-3" width onto an ungreased cookie sheet, or, in my case, baking stone.
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You'll bake these in two shifts. The first shift is at 325, so don't expect the logs to be browned when they're done, just a little puffier.
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Remove these bars to a cooling rack. I use two spatulas, one on each end of the bar, to move them.
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After about 15-20 minutes of cooling, you will then cut the bars into 1/2 - 3/4" wide slices.
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Move the slices back to the baking stone, this is going to bake at a VERY low temperature, so don't be shy: pack 'em in!
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These will bake at 300F for another 15-20 minutes, until super crispy-firm-dried-out. The way biscotti's supposed to be.
From 2008 11 25 CranberryAlmondBiscotti


Unfortunately, on this batch, there was leftover sugar on the baking stones from the Holiday Surprise cookies, so pardon the green sugar on the bottom.
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Happy Holiday Baking!

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2 Comments:

At Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 8:37:00 PM CST , Blogger Kris Bordessa said...

Since biscotti doesn't have to be chewy like a lot of other cookies, I've been wanting to try making some with gluten free flour. This looks like a good bet (but I'm going to have to add a few chocolate chips). Thanks!

(Can't recall if I've said this before - your comments only allow google users or open ID. There should be a way to make it open to all commenters...)

 
At Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 8:44:00 PM CST , Blogger The Vollmers said...

I think this will work with any kind of flour.

I just opened it to all commenters -- I had to cinch things a little during some very strange comments being left. Now that I moderate, things might be improved, we'll see how long I leave it this wide open.

 

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