{"id":486,"date":"2009-09-06T17:59:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-06T17:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anjaschwerin.com\/food\/?p=486"},"modified":"2016-03-17T18:01:01","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T18:01:01","slug":"walnut-fig-biscottis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anjaschwerin.com\/food\/09\/walnut-fig-biscottis\/","title":{"rendered":"Walnut Fig Biscottis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is one of my first biscotti recipes from about a year ago, with my favorite ingredients nuts, seeds and dried fruit. I made these again the other day and realized that these little cookies fit perfectly into the festive season. All these dried fruit and nuts and seeds and a heavenly spice mix will make you want to eat more than just one. I took this as an occasion to rewrite the post and the recipe and take new pictures.
And now the real good news: they are healthy, as they are  made with whole wheat flour and olive oil and only a little unrefined sugar added. They smell heavenly, they taste delicious. I wish you all a great festive season!!! And what’s better to tuck in than a box with healthy cookies? Enjoy!
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WALNUT FIG BISCOTTI<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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1 cup walnuts, chopped<\/span><\/div>\n
1 cup dried figs, quartered (or 1\/2 cup figs, and 1\/2 cup sultanas)<\/span><\/div>\n
1\/2 cup toasted mixed seeds<\/span><\/div>\n
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1 1\/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour or whole spelt flour<\/div>\n
1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/span><\/div>\n
1 teaspoon orange zest<\/div>\n
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract <\/span><\/div>\n
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon<\/span><\/div>\n
1\/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg<\/span><\/div>\n
1\/8 teaspoon ground cloves <\/span><\/div>\n
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4 tablespoons dark brown or palm sugar<\/span><\/div>\n
2 eggs<\/span><\/div>\n
1\/4 cup olive oil<\/span><\/div>\n
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Yields 18-20 <\/span><\/span>
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Preheat the oven to 160C\/325F. <\/p>\n

Spread the walnuts in a pan and toast for 5 to 7 minutes, or until golden brown and fragrant. Let cool, then chop roughly. Place the dried figs in a food processor and process until they are finely chopped.<\/p>\n

In a large bowl, sift together flour, salt, orange zest and spices.
Combine the flour with nuts and figs. Set aside.<\/p>\n

In a separate large bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, vanilla extract and olive oil. Add the flour-nut-fig mixture to the egg mixture and stir until combined. Form a flat long loaf out of the dough. The dough should be nice and compact, even at the top, with no air bubbles hiding in there. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until the loaf tests done. Remove loaf from the oven.<\/p>\n

Preheat the oven up to 220C\/400F. <\/p>\n

Using a thin serrated knife (or the thinnest, sharpest knife you have), slice the loaf into 1cm\/1\/2inch thick slices. Place the slices on a baking sheet and bake for 3-4 minutes or until the bottoms are golden and toasty. Pull them out of the oven. Turn them over and bake for another 4-5 minutes or until nice and crisp. <\/p>\n

Store the biscotti in an airtight container. They will keep for about 2 weeks.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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