Fruit And Nut Biscotti Recipes

TRIPLE NUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350F (180C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• On a plain cookie sheet place the nuts (break up the walnuts into smaller pieces) in a single layer and roast for 5-8 minutes. Remove from pan and place in a small bowl, let cool.
• In a large bowl beat 2 eggs and the sugar for 1 minute, then add the flour, salt, baking powder, honey, vanilla and zest, with the dough hook attachment mix the dough, when almost combined stir in the nuts.
• Move the dough to a lightly floured flat surface and gently knead into a soft dough.
• Divide into 3 parts and form into 3 logs. Approximately 8-10 inches (20-25cm) long, place on prepared cookie sheet and brush with beaten egg, bake for approximately 20 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cut each log into 1/4 inch slices on the diagonal, place cut side up on the cookie sheet and bake again for approximately 5-10 minutes or until dry. Let cool completely before serving. Enjoy!

FRUIT AND NUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• 1. Set oven temp to 325 degrees
• 2. Using one very large bowl break eggs and add sugar
• 3. Whisk eggs and sugar together
• 4. Add nuts and dried fruit to egg and sugar mixture and allow to cover it completely so when you add the flour it does not show up white in the middle of the pecans or walnuts etc.
• 5. Add flour to the bowl and using strong spatula mix up completely....
• 6. Use large cookie sheet and cover with parchment paper.put a little bit of butter on the parchment paper
• 7. Make a log and put it on the cookie sheet
• 8. Place in oven and bake about one hour
• 9. Take out of oven reset oven temp to 425 degrees
• 10. Using a very sharp serated knife slice the baked log on an angle ....take the sliced cookie and put back on the cookie sheet and rebake for five minutes on each side

TUSCAN BISCOTTI (CANTUCCI)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together eggs and granulated sugar until pale and thick, about 5 minutes. Mix in orange zest and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture until combined. Mix in nuts and dried fruit.
• Divide dough evenly between two parchment-lined baking sheets, forming each half into a 9-by-5-inch rectangle. Brush tops with egg white and sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon sanding sugar.
• Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden all over and tops are firm to the touch, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer sheets to wire racks and let cool 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.
• Working with one rectangle at a time, transfer dough to a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, cut on a slight diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Arrange, cut-side down, on fresh parchment-lined baking sheets.
• Bake, rotating sheets and flipping cookies halfway through, until lightly golden all over, about 40 minutes. Transfer sheets to wire racks and let cool completely. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 weeks.

FRUITY BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Line 2 baking sheets with baking paper. Put the flour, baking powder, spice and sugar in a large bowl, then mix well. Stir in the eggs and zest until the mixture starts forming clumps, then bring the dough together with your hands - it will seem dry at first but keep kneading until no floury patches remain. Add the fruit and nuts, then work them in until evenly distributed.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 4 pieces. With lightly floured hands, roll each piece into a sausage about 30cm long. Place 2 on each tray, well spaced apart. Bake for 25-30 mins until the dough has risen and spread and feels firm. It should still look pale. Remove from the oven, transfer to a wire rack for a few mins until cool enough to handle, then turn down the oven to 140C/fan 120C/gas 1.
• Using a bread knife, cut into slices about 1cm thick on the diagonal, then lay the slices flat on the baking sheets. The biscuits can be cooled and frozen flat on the sheet at this point, then bagged and frozen for up to 2 months. Bake for another 15 mins (20 mins if from frozen), turn over, then bake again for another 15 mins until dry and golden. Tip onto a wire rack to cool completely, then store in an airtight tin for up to one month, or pack into boxes or cellophane bags if giving as gifts straightaway.

DRIED FRUIT AND NUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl.
• Add eggs, nuts and fruit.
• Mix well.
• Put into a greased loaf pan and bake on 180 degrees for about 40 minutes.
• Cool and turn out of pan.
• Slice loaf as thinly as possible and layer on large oven tray.
• Reduce oven to low temperature and place tray in oven to dry out biscotti for approximately another 40 minutes.