Almond Cherry Biscotti

Name: Almond Cherry Biscotti
Total time: 4500 s
Yield: 18 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 tbsp good unsalted butter (less moisture) room temperature; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/3 cup brown sugar; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup almond flour; 2 large eggs; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp almond extract; 1/3 cup dried cherries; 1/3 cup whole almonds, slightly ground with mortar & pestle; 1 optional: some room temperature water

Paul Fitzpatrick @cook_3727534

I really just wanted to have a good simple coffee accent & not an over sweetened desert. After a few recipes & different approaches I've come to this one. You'll love it. Invite some friends over for a coffee now ;)

Paul Fitzpatrick @cook_3727534

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Ingredients

1 hour 15 mins

18 servings

8 tbspgood unsalted butter (less moisture) room temperature
1/3 cupsugar
1/3 cupbrown sugar
1/2 tspSalt
1 1/2 tspbaking powder
1 1/2 cupall-purpose flour
1/2 cupalmond flour
2 largeeggs
2 tspvanilla extract
1 tspalmond extract
1/3 cupdried cherries
1/3 cupwhole almonds, slightly ground with mortar & pestle
1optional: some room temperature water

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Steps

1 hour 15 mins

1

Preheat oven 350°
2

Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
3

Beat the butter with the sugars until smooth.
4

Add the salt & baking powder as you mix
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Add the vanilla & almond extracts.
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Beat in the eggs until smooth and gradually add the ap & almond flour till completely incorporated. The dough will be very sticky.
7

With a rubber spatula mix in the almonds & cherries.
8

Transfer the dough to the baking sheet & divide it into 2 evenly. Form it to about 2"x10"x3/4" logs. Use a brush slightly dampened to smooth it along the top & sides. Square it off as best you can.
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Bake for 25 minutes
10

I use the water at this point when I remove it from the oven to soften the crust to ease the slicing. If you choose to do this just brush it down lightly with water & wait 5 minutes
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Reduce the heat to 315°
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Cut to about 3/4" slices & set them onto baking sheet on a cut edge. Return them to the oven.
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Bake for another 25 minutes or until they turn a golden color. Pull them out and let cool on a rack.
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Make yourself a coffee / cappuccino & image sitting in a cafe in Venice dipping these little goodies. ;)