PISTACHIO – GINGER BISCOTTI

Pistachio – Ginger Biscotti

This biscotti maintain their pleasant texture for days. Serve with coffee or tea. Enjoy!   (Serving : 24)

Ingredients

1 cup All purpose flour (plus more for dusting)

43 grams (1 1/3 cups) pistachios

1/2 tsp baking soda 

2/3 cup brown sugar

1 ¼ cups Whole wheat flour

Pinch of salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¾ cup water

1 teaspoon baking powder

85 grams or 3 oz honey

1 ½ tbs chopped crystallized ginger.

Directions: 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a food processor put half the pistachios and pulse until finely ground. Transfer to a large bowl and add the remaining pistachios along with the flour, baking powder, sugar, crystallized ginger, baking soda and salt. Mix well.

Add the honey and ¾ cup water and mix until just incorporated, adding a little extra water if needed to bring the dough together.

Put the dough on a lightly floured surface and cut in half. Divide the dough in half and shape each half into a 2-inch-wide log. Put each log on a baking sheet.

Bake until the loaves are golden and beginning to crack on top. (30-40 minutes).Cool the logs on the sheets for a few minutes.

Lower the oven temperature to 250° F.

When the loaves are cool enough to handle, use a serrated knife to cut each on a diagonal into ½ -inch thick slices. Put the slices on the sheets, return them to the oven and leave them there, until they dry out 5 minutes. Turn the cookies over and bake the other side for another 5 minutes.

Cool completely on wire racks. Store cookies in an airtight container.

Note

-You can use almonds instead of pistachios, and white sugar instead of brown. Substitute 1 Tbs minced fresh lavender for cinnamon.

-Nuts-Buy nuts in small quantities, as they become rancid and bitter after 3-4 months.

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