Sugar Free Cranberry Almond Biscotti Recipes

SUGAR FREE CRANBERRY ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• I use my kitchenaid mixer to do this recipe.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Beat eggs, egg whites, Splenda and almond extract until smooth.
• Add flour, baking pwdr.
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• Mix until well blended.
• This will be a sticky batter.
• Add cranberries and almonds and mix until incorporated.
• Divide dough in 1/2 making long but flat dough lined on a greased parchment paper.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet for 10 minutes.
• Reduce oven temp to 300 degrees.
• Slice with serated knife each roll about 20 slices.
• I start on a diaganol and keep slicing till the end.
• Stand each slice up on bottom and bake at least 25- 30 minutes.
• Watch so they don't overbrown.
• Cool on wire racks.

VANILLA ALMOND BISCOTTI - NO SUGAR ADDED

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Combine dry ingredients and set aside.
• Use mixer to beat butter and splenda till light.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
• Add vanilla, stir.
• Remove bowl from mixer and stir in 1/2 of the flour mixture.
• Stir in milk.
• Add remaining flour mixture and combine well.
• Add chopped almonds and mix inches.
• Make into biscotti loaf or use the Pipe-N-Bake Biscotti pan like we do.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes.
• We like our biscotti soft, but if you don't you can put biscotti on a cookie sheet and return to the oven for 10 more minutes to crisp them.
• Enjoy!

CRANBERRY ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C).
• Combine dry ingredients in a medium sized mixing bowl. Whisk together eggs, egg whites, and vanilla or almond extract in a separate mixing bowl.
• Add egg mixture to dry ingredients, mixing just until moist, using an electric mixer on medium speed. Add dried cranberries and almonds; mix thoroughly.
• On floured surface, divide batter in half and pat each half into a log approximately 14 inches long and 1 1/2 inches thick. Place on a cookie sheet and bake 30 minutes or until firm. Cool on a wire rack about 10 minutes, or until cool enough to handle.
• Cut biscotti on the diagonal into 1/2-inch slices. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Place cut biscotti upright on a cookie sheet, spacing them about an inch apart, and bake for an additional 20 minutes. Let cool and store in a loosely covered container.

CRANBERRY-ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325ºF.
• Combine dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl.
• Beat eggs, egg whites, and vanilla in a separate bowl until frothy.
• Add egg mixture to dry ingredients, mixing just until moist, using an electric mixer on medium speed.
• Add almonds and cranberries; mix thoroughly.
• On a floured surface, divide batter in half and pat each half into a log about 14 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide.
• Place on a cookie sheet and bake in oven for 30 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300ºF.
• Cut biscotti into 1/2 inch slices. Stand upright on cookie sheet and bake another 20 minutes.
• Let cool and store in a loosely covered container.

CRANBERRY AND ALMOND BISCOTTI WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a bowl whisk together flour with baking powder and salt.
• Using an electric mixer beat the butter, sugar and eggs with extract until well blended (about 4 minutes).
• Add in the flour mixture, then the cranberries and almonds; mix well to combine.
• Divide the dough in half.
• With floured hands shape the dough in about 9 x 2-inch logs.
• Transfer the logs to prepared baking sheet, spacing evenly.
• In a small bowl whisk the egg white until foamy, the brush the egg white on top and sides of each log.
• Bake the logs until golden brown, about 35 minutes (the logs will spread when baked).
• Cool completely in the baking pan (leave the oven heat on to 350 degrees).
• Transfer the logs to a work surface.
• Shake out any crumbs from the parchment paper, then place back on the baking sheet with clean-side facing upwards.
• Using a serrated knife, sliced the logs on diagonal about 1/2 - 3/4-inches.
• Arrange the sliced biscotti cut side down on the same baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes; turn the biscotti over and bake for another 5 minutes, just until beginning to lightly brown.
• Transfer biscotti to a rack to cool.
• For the glaze: stir the white chocolate in a double boiler over simmering water until smooth.
• Remove from over the water.
• Using a fork, drizzle chocolate over biscotti.
• Let stand until chocolate sets (about 30 minutes).