ALMOND CHERRY BISCOTTI

ALMOND CHERRY BISCOTTI image

Yield 2 1/2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 1/4 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
7oz (1can/tube)Almond Paste
1/2 stick butter, chilled
3 eggs, room temperature
1 tsp almond extract
1 cup dried cherries ( soaked in hot water for 10 minutes)

Steps:

1 Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet or line with parchment paper. 2 In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda until well combined 3 Grate almond paste and butter into flour mixture. Mix well with fork or pastry blender until crumbly. 4 Whisk eggs and almond extract and add to flour mixture. Add cherries. Mix until dough holds together. Turn out onto a lightly floured counter. 5 Roll dough into a 2" thick log. Cut in half and roll each piece 10" long. Flatten to 3/4" thick loaves, slightly rounding ends. 6 Transfer to cookie sheet. Bake 30 minutes or until firm to the touch. Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes. 7 Drop temp to 300F. Cut loaves into 3/4" diagonal slices. Return slices to oven and bake for 20 minutes more. 8 Cool completely and store in airtight container.