Dried Cranberry And Eggnog Biscotti Food

CRANBERRY BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla until well-blended. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually stir into egg mixture. Stir in ground almonds and cranberries (mixture will be stiff)., Divide dough in half. Using lightly floured hands, shape each portion into a 9x3-in. rectangle on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned, about 25 minutes., Cool on pans on wire racks until firm. Reduce oven setting to 325°. Transfer baked rectangles to a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, cut diagonally into 1/2-in. slices. Place on baking sheets, cut side down., Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes per side. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

EGGNOG BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Beat butter and sugar until blended. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in eggnog and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, nutmeg and salt; gradually beat into butter mixture (dough will be sticky)., Divide dough in half. On a greased baking sheet, shape each portion into a 12x3-in. rectangle. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 16-19 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 300°. Remove rectangles from pans to wire racks; cool 10 minutes. , Place rectangles on a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, trim ends of rectangles and cut diagonally into 1/2-in. slices. Return to baking sheets, cut side down. Bake until firm, about 10 minutes per side. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely. , Mix glaze ingredients. Drizzle over biscotti with a spoon.

CRANBERRY EGGNOG BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Lightly spray a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• Break up cookie dough into large bowl; let stand 10 to 15 minutes to soften.
• Add flour, cranberries, orange zest, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla extract to the cookie dough; mix well.
• Divide dough into two equal halves.
• On the cookie sheet, shape each dough half into a 12 inch long, 2 inch wide 3/4 inch high rectangle, spacing the dough halves about 3 inches apart.
• Bake 26-28 minutes or until the logs are deep golden brown.
• Remove sheet from oven.
• Using a sharp knife, cut each log into 3/4 inch wide slices.
• Place slices back on cookie sheet.
• Bake the slices 5 minutes; remove from oven and turn over.
• Bake 5 minutes longer.
• Remove from oven and cool completely.

CRANBERRY-EGGNOG MUFFINS

Steps:

• Prepare the muffins: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Mist a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray. Warm the cranberries and rum in a small saucepan over medium heat, then remove from the heat and let steep 5 minutes. Drain.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, brown sugar and salt in a medium bowl.
• Whisk the butter, eggnog, eggs and vanilla in another bowl. Gently fold into the flour mixture. (The batter will be lumpy; do not overmix.) Fold in the cranberries. Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups.
• Make the topping: Mix the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter, salt and brown sugar in a bowl with your fingertips until it looks like wet sand. Sprinkle generously over the batter.
• Bake until the muffins are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool slightly in the pan, then carefully remove to a rack.

SPRING BISCOTTI

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar, orange zest, and vanilla with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Mix in eggs and egg white one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually blend into the creamed mixture using a wooden spoon.
• Stir in the white chocolate, dried cranberries, and pistachios.
• Cover, and chill for 30 minutes, or until dough is no longer sticky.
• Preheat oven to 325°FF (165°C).
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Turn dough out on a lightly floured surface, and divide into halves.
• Form each half into a flattish log about 12 inches long by 3 inches wide.
• Arrange logs at least 3 inches apart on baking sheet.
• Bake for 30 minutes in preheated oven, or until pale gold.
• Allow logs to cool on the baking sheet until cool enough to handle.
• On a cutting board, cut logs crosswise on a diagonal into 1 inch thick slices.
• Arrange on baking sheet.
• Bake for an additional 15 minutes, or until golden.
• Transfer biscotti to wire racks, and cool completely.
• Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

NEW ENGLAND SAUSAGE, APPLE AND DRIED CRANBERRY STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Divide bread cubes between 2 large baking sheets. Bake until slightly dry, about 15 minutes. Cool completely.
• Sauté sausages in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, crumbling coarsely with back of spoon, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to large bowl.
• Pour off any drippings from skillet. Melt butter in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add leeks, apples, celery and poultry seasoning to skillet; sauté until leeks soften, about 8 minutes. Mix in dried cranberries and rosemary.
• Add mixture to sausage, then mix in bread and parsley. Season stuffing to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Mix eggs into stuffing.
• To bake stuffing in turkey: Fill main turkey cavity with stuffing. Mix enough chicken broth into remaining stuffing to moisten (about 3/4 to 1 cup chicken broth, depending on amount of remaining stuffing). Spoon remaining stuffing into buttered baking dish. Cover with buttered aluminum foil.
• Bake stuffing in dish alongside turkey until heated through, about 45 minutes. Uncover stuffing and bake until top is golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• To bake all stuffing in pan: Preheat oven to 350°F Butter 15x10x2-inch baking dish. Mix 1 1/3 cups broth into stuffing. Transfer to prepared dish.
• Cover with buttered foil and bake until heated through, about 45 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is golden brown, about 15 minutes.

COFFEE & CRANBERRY BREAKFAST BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 325 F and lightly grease and flour a large baking sheet.
• Stir the eggs, instant coffee and vanilla in a small bowl until well blended, set aside.
• Mix the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl, set aside.
• Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer set on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the egg mixture.
• Gradually add the flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Stir in the cranberries.
• Divide the dough into 2 equal portions.
• On a lightly floured surface, shape the dough into 2 logs, each 14 inches long, 1 1/2 inches wide and 1 inch thick.
• Place the logs 2 inches apart on the baking sheet.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Set the baking sheet on a wire rack to cook for 10 minutes.
• Remove the logs and place on a cutting board.
• Using a serrated knife, cut each log diagnolly into 3/4 inch slices.
• Place the slices upright and 1/2 inch apart on the baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until slightly dry.
• Remove the biscotti from the baking sheet.
• Cool completely on the wire rack.
• Store in a tightly covered container.

PECAN CRANBERRY BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Finely chop half the pecans, leaving the remaining pecans as halves.
• Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the baking powder, flour, sugar and salt.
• Set aside.
• In a small bowl, beat together the eggs, egg yolks and vanilla.
• Add to dry ingredients and mix until sticky dough is formed.
• Stir in pecans, cranberries and lemon zest.
• Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Divide dough in half.
• With one half, scoop out small amounts of dough with a wooden spoon and form a rough log directly on the parchment paper.
• With floured hands, shape rough log into a smooth log which measures 9 inches long by 3 inches wide.
• Repeat with second half of dough, placing it about 4-5 inches away from first log.
• Bake until golden brown, about 25-30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
• In the meantime, reduce oven temperature to 275F degrees.
• On cutting board, with serrated knife, cut logs into 1/2 inch thick diagonal slices.
• Place pieces, cut side down, on baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly toasted.
• Turn cookies over and bake for 20 minutes longer or until slightly dry.
• Cool on wire rack then store in an airtight container.

CHOCOLATE AND CRANBERRY BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and arrange a rack in the center of the oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk together flour, ground almonds, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat egg and sugar with a handheld or standing mixer on medium-high speed until pale and thick, about 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla and almond extracts. Reduce speed to low, and gradually add flour mixture. Beat until no traces of flour remain. Stir in cranberries. The dough will be very wet and sticky.
• Scrape the dough onto the prepared baking sheet, forming a thick line in the center. Wet your hands and pat dough into a 9-x-3-inch rectangle. Bake until puffed and dry to the touch, about 25 minutes. Cool on pan for 15 minutes; keep oven on. Peel off parchment and carefully transfer rectangle to a cutting board. Cut crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices.
• Lay slices flat on unlined baking sheet, and bake until dry, about 10 minutes. Flip slices and bake for 10 minutes more. Let cool completely. Cookies will crisp as they cool.
• Drizzle with melted chocolate if desired.