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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Holiday Biscotti(apricot , white chocolate,nuts and raisins)

Holiday Biscotti



I made this awesome biscotti for the holidays with the ingredients from my pantry.
Biscotti is an amazing snack with tea/coffee or a perfect holiday gift if you are visiting family and friends.I made few batches of this recipe and wrapped them up in beautiful packets and took it to my friends place as a holiday goodies. They all loved it a lot and i am sure you are gonna love me for this recipe :).

This recipe makes about  3-3.5 dozens of biscotti.

Ingredients

- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar(I used 1/4 cup more  as i like them little sweet)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil(replace it with softened butter for even tastier recipe)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup finely chopped dried apricot
- 1/2 cup raisins/dried cranberry
- 1/4 cup sliced pecans/almonds/walnuts
- 1/2 cup semi sweet white chocolate chips

Recipe


  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, beat together the oil, eggs, sugar and vanilla extract until well blended. Combine the flour ,cinnamon powder and baking powder, stir into the egg mixture to form a heavy dough.
  3. Combine all the nuts ,dried fruits and chocolate chips into the dough.
  4.  Divide dough into three pieces. Form each piece into a roll as long as your cookie sheet. Place roll onto the prepared cookie sheet, and press down to 1/2 inch thickness.
  5. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Remove from the baking sheet to cool on a wire rack. When The cookies are cool enough to handle, slice each one crosswise into 1/2 inch slices. Place the slices cut side up back onto the baking sheet. Bake for an additional 6 to 10 minutes on each side. Slices should be lightly toasted.







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