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    Tart Cherry and Pine Nut Biscotti

    Tart Cherry and Pine Nut Biscotti

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    Over the past few months, I’ve downloaded a number of beautiful cooking and recipe related iPad apps including Mario Batali Cooks, Gourmet Live, Food Network In the Kitchen, Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything, MasterChef Academy and two Photo Cookbooks.  I finally decided this week to start putting these apps to good use beginning with this Tart Cherry and Pine Nut Biscotti, an adaptation of a recipe found in The Photo Cookbook – Baking.  Dried tart cherries and toasted pine nuts are mixed into a spiced dough, then baked twice till golden brown and crunchy. I was very pleased with the end result because the biscotti were a bit softer than the usual tooth breaking variety, yet still had a satisfying crunch.  Continue reading for the recipe.

    Tart Cherry and Pine Nut Biscotti

    Tart Cherry and Pine Nut Biscotti

    Tart Cherry and Pine Nut Biscotti

    by Brandon Matzek
    Adapted from The Photo Cookbook - Baking.
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    Servings 15 biscotti

    Ingredients
      

    • Scant ½ cup light brown sugar
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
    • Scant ½ cup dried tart cherries
    • Scant ½ cup pine nuts, toasted

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350°F . Place a rack in the middle of the oven. Line one baking sheet with a silpat or parchment paper and set aside.
    • Place light brown sugar and egg into the bowl of a stand mixer and whisk until thick and pale brown (this took me 5 minutes with my stand mixer on medium speed).*
    • Sift the flour, baking powder and allspice into the sugar and egg mixture. Using a wooden spoon (or silicon spatula), fold until dry ingredients are incorporated (but do not overmix!). Stir in the tart cherries and toasted pine nuts and mix gently until combined.
    • Turn dough out onto your lined baking sheet and form into a long log (11 - 12 inches long). If you find the dough is sticking, lightly flour your hands and continue forming. Press the log down gently to flatten it just a bit.
    • Bake for 20 - 25 minutes, until golden brown. Remove the log from the oven and let sit until cool enough to handle (about 4 minutes). Transfer the log to a cutting board and cut on a bias into ½-inch thick slices. Place slices back onto the lined baking sheet and baked for an additional 10 minutes, until golden brown. Remove biscotti from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.

    Notes

    *You could also use a hand mixer or whisk. If you do, the process could take longer than 5 minutes.
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    Tart Cherry and Pine Nut Biscotti

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    Categories: Breakfast Tags: allspice, baking powder, biscotti, brown sugar, cherry, eggs, flour, pine nut

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    Comments

    1. Felice says

      December 29, 2010 at 10:40 pm

      That sounds like a great combination of flavors for
      biscotti.

      Reply
    2. Anda @ Cinna-moonBeams says

      December 29, 2010 at 11:53 pm

      Sound delicious, and the photos are simply
      beautiful!

      Reply
    3. Melissa says

      December 30, 2010 at 1:04 am

      this sounds like a great combo for biscotti. I wonder what
      it would be like with a little bit of glaze on it. Yum!

      Reply
    4. Veronica Gantley says

      December 30, 2010 at 1:24 am

      The biscotti looks delish! I have never made it like that.
      I will have to try it! Veronica

      Reply
    5. Kate @ Diethood.com says

      December 30, 2010 at 4:14 am

      I would love to have that biscotti with my coffee! Especially if it’s not a tooth breaking biscotti! 🙂 Thank you for sharing this recipe – I’m printing it!

      Reply
    6. Amanda @ bakingwithoutabox says

      December 29, 2010 at 10:33 pm

      Amazing use of those apps! This looks so good. I just love biscotti.

      Reply
    7. Becky says

      December 30, 2010 at 1:44 pm

      I love biscotti, but have never made them, but I’m going to try these. I’ll probably use walnuts instead of the pine nuts. I’m so jealous of your gorgeous pictures.

      Happy New Year!

      Reply
    8. Brandon Matzek says

      December 30, 2010 at 7:56 pm

      @Melissa I was considering dipping these in dark chocolate. I’m sure it would be delicious.

      @Kate For chewier biscotti, simply take them out of the oven sooner during the second bake. For crunchier biscotti, leave them in longer during the second bake!

      @Becky Toasted walnuts or almonds would be good substitutions. Thanks and happy New Year to you too!

      Reply
    9. Shree says

      December 30, 2010 at 8:07 pm

      oh boy! lovve cherry biscotti. Great choices and really good pictures btw.

      Reply
    10. Sandra says

      December 31, 2010 at 3:42 am

      Great photos and recipe.

      Reply
    11. Claudia says

      December 31, 2010 at 8:18 pm

      I cannot pretend that I know how to use an app and don’t have appropriate phone – but I do love a good biscotti and these are perfect. The combination of tart cherry and pine nut definitely entices. Happy 2011! May it bring you all good things.

      Reply
    12. Hester aka The Chefdoc says

      January 1, 2011 at 8:10 pm

      Ooh, I love the tart cherry part. I never seem to be able to find them 🙁 Where do you get yours? And I love that they are softer! Makes dunking an unnecessary act 🙂

      Reply
    13. Medifast Coupon says

      January 2, 2011 at 7:54 pm

      Beautiful biscotti, the pine nuts would add a nice flavour against the tart cherry. Great recipe.

      Reply
    14. Joy says

      January 4, 2011 at 9:13 pm

      That looks so good. I love the use of pine nuts.

      Reply
    15. ann says

      January 13, 2011 at 12:08 am

      In my opinion I really liked the cookies very much the crop is very rich and beautiful recipe.
      ann.

      Reply
    16. Brandon Matzek says

      February 5, 2011 at 5:22 pm

      @Hester They usually have tart cherries at Trader Joe’s!

      Reply
    17. Caroline says

      December 27, 2011 at 9:13 pm

      These look great! Just one question – are you missing an ingredient? I am trying to make them right now, and they are not staying together…I think you need butter or oil…

      Reply
      • Brandon Matzek says

        December 27, 2011 at 10:34 pm

        No butter or oil needed. The egg should be enough to bind everything. Is your dough too crumbly?

        Reply

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