Apricot And Almond Biscotti Recipes

APRICOT ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Stir together flour, baking powder and salt in bowl. Set aside.
• Combine sugar, butter and almond extract in another bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Continue beating, adding eggs one at a time, until creamy. Stir in apricots and almonds. Gently stir in flour mixture just until dough forms.
• Divide dough in half. Shape each half of dough on lightly floured surface into 12x1 1/2-inch log. Place logs about 4 inches apart onto lightly greased large cookie sheet. Flatten each log to 2-inch width. Bake 25- 30 minutes or until logs begin to crack and edges begin to brown. Let stand 10 minutes on cookie sheet.
• Reduce oven to 300°F.
• Carefully cut logs diagonally into 1/2-inch slices with serrated knife. Place slices onto same cookie sheet, cut-side down. Bake 20-25 minutes, turning once, or until crisp and very light brown on both sides. Place onto cooling racks. Cool completely.
• Sprinkle cooled cookies with sifted powdered sugar. Store in loosely covered container.

AMAZING APRICOT AND TOASTED ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Line two, 18x12x1-inch cookie sheets with parchment paper or foil (I prefer parchment paper but if you use foil, butter and flour it first.). Combine the first 6 ingredients in the bowl of a food processor. Process until it forms a fine meal. Add white chocolate chips and pulse a few times until roughly chopped. Add the toasted almonds and chop coarsely, using 6 to 8 on/off turns.
• Beat the eggs, brandy and almond extract together in large bowl. Add the flour mixture and the diced apricots and stir until a moist dough forms. Divide the dough into four portions.
• Form the dough into four, 14-inch-long by 2-inch-wide logs and place them on the two prepared sheets, spacing evenly. If the dough is too sticky, moisten fingertips before you shape it. Refrigerate until the dough is firm, about 30 minutes.
• While the dough is resting in the refrigerator, position a rack in the center of oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake one sheet at a time until light golden brown, or about 25-30 minutes. Transfer the sheet to a rack and cool completely. Repeat the process with the second sheet.
• Reduce the heat to 300°F. Transfer the logs to a work surface. Using a serrated knife, cut each log crosswise into ½- to ¾- inch wide slices. Arrange half of the biscotti cut side down on cookie sheet. Bake for about 8 minutes.
• Gently turn the biscotti over and bake 7-8 minutes longer. Do not over cook. Transfer to racks to cool. Repeat baking the remaining biscotti. Cool completely.

ALMOND APRICOT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Blend in butter with a pastry blender or your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add whole egg, milk, and extracts, stirring with a fork until a soft dough forms, then knead in almonds.
• Divide dough between 2 sheets of wax paper, then form into 2 equal mounds and flatten each mound into a 5-inch disk. Put half of apricots in center of 1 disk and fold dough over apricots to enclose them (use wax paper as an aid if necessary), then transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Form into a 14- by 2 1/2-inch log lengthwise on 1 side of baking sheet, spreading dough with wet hands. Make another log with remaining dough and apricots, arranging it about 4 inches from first log.
• Brush logs with egg wash and bake in middle of oven until pale golden and firm, about 20 minutes. Cool on baking sheet on a rack 20 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300°F while logs cool.
• Carefully transfer baked logs to a cutting board using 2 wide metal spatulas, then cut logs diagonally into 1/2-inch-wide slices with a large heavy knife.
• Line baking sheet with a clean sheet of parchment. Stand slices, curved sides up, 1/2 inch apart on baking sheet and bake in upper third of oven until biscotti are dry, about 30 minutes (they will become hard as they cool). Transfer biscotti to rack to cool.

ALMOND-APRICOT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Line 18x12x1-inch cookie sheet (or jellyroll pan) with foil (or parchment paper).
• Butter and flour foil (not the parchment).
• Combine flour, sugar, butter, baking powder, salt, and ground ginger in food processor.
• Process until fine meal forms.
• Add white chocolate and process until finely chopped.
• Add toasted almonds and chop coarsely, using 5 to 7 on/off pulses.
• Beat eggs, brandy and extract in large bowl (You might want to use a counter top mixer).
• Add flour mixture and apricots to liquid mixture.
• Stir until moist dough forms.
• Drop dough by spoonfuls in three evenly spaced 12-inch-long strips on prepared sheet.
• Moisten fingertips and shape each dough strip into 2-inch-wide log.
• Refrigerate until dough is firm, about 30 minutes.
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees (F).
• Bake until logs are light brown, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer sheet to rack and cool completely.
• Reduce oven heat to 300 degrees (F).
• Transfer biscotti to work surface.
• Cut logs from sides of pan if necessary.
• Using very sharp knife, cut each log crosswise into 3/4-inch-wide slices.
• Arrange half of cookies cut side down on cookie sheet.
• Bake 10 minutes.
• Gently turn cookies over and bake 10 more minutes.
• Transfer cookies to cooling rack.
• Repeat baking with remaining cookies.
• Cool cookies completely before serving or storing.

GOURMET'S ALMOND-APRICOT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Line 18 x 12 x 1 inch cookie sheet with foil. Butter & flour foil. Combine first 6 ingreds in processor. Process til fine meal forms. Add white chocolate & process til finely chopped. Add toasted almonds & chop coarsely, using 6 to 8 on/off turns. Beat eggs, brandy & almond extract to blend in large bowl. Add flour mixture & apricots & stir til moist dough forms. Drop dough by spoonfuls in 3 12 inch strips on prepared sheet, spacing evenly. Moisten fingertips & shape each dough strip into 2 inch wide log. Refrigerate til dough is firm, about 30 mins. Position rack in center of oven & preheat to 350F. Bake til logs are golden, about 30 minutes. Transfer sheet to rack & cool completely. Reduce heat to 300F Cut logs from sides of pan if necessary. Transfer to work surface. Using heavy sharp knife, cut each log crosswise into 3/4 inch wide slices. Arrange half of cookies cut side down on cookie sheet. Bake 10 mins. Gently turn cookies over & bake 10 minutes longer. Transfer cookies to racks. Repeat baking with remaining cookies. Cool cookies completely. (Can be prepared 2 weeks ahead; store in airtight container at room temp.)