Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Biscotti with Cranberries, White Chocolate, and Almonds

This is the recipe for one type of biscotti that Kheng makes at work. I'm a huge fan of it, and snag the cutoffs.

This recipe is given in grams and mL (woohoo! System International) instead of cups and spoons. Despite the fact that I don't have a scale at home, I think this is the best way to go about baking - by weight.
  • 240g whole almonds, toasted
  • 250g dried cranberries, soaked
  • 750g flour
  • 600g sugar
  • 17g baking powder
  • 6g baking soda
  • 6g salt
  • 135g butter
  • 300g eggs
  • 90g egg yolk
  • 15mL vanilla extract
  • 3g orange zest
  • 480g white chocolate chunks
yield: 75 cookies, 30 g each

Cream butter and sugar. Combine eggs, yolks, vanilla, and zest and add to the butter/ sugar mix. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix in the nuts, cranberries, and white chocolate last.

Make into 4 or 5 logs, and bake at 325F until set and golden. Cut each log into 12 to 14 pieces on the diagonal and bake again until dry.