Ingredients:
1.75 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp grated orange rind
2 tbsp melted butter
1 tbsp fresh orange juice
1/2 tsp almond extract
3 large eggs
3/4 cup dried sweet cherries chopped
3/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted and chopped
cooking spray
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine
flours, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl; stir with a whisk.
Combine rind, butter, juice, almond extract and eggs in a bowl; stir with a
whisk. Add egg mixture to flour mixture; stir until a soft dough forms. Stir
in cherries and almonds. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead
lightly 8 times. Divide dough in half. Shape each portion into an 11-inch-long
roll. Place rolls 4 inches appart on a baking sheet coated with cooking spay
or lined with parchment paper.
3. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until golden. Remove the rolls from pan and
cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Cut eahc roll diagonally inot 20 (1/2-inch)
slices.
4. Reduce oven temperature to 325.
5. Bake biscotti for 20 minutes or until almost firm. Remove from baking
sheet; cool completely on wire rack.
Yield: 40 biscotti (serving size 1 biscotti)
Nutritional Information:
Calories 83; Fat 2.1g; Protein 2g; Carb 14.3g; Fiber 1.1g; Sodium 79mg; Calc 26mg