Fruited Nut Bars (Biscotti) Recipe

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Fruited Nut Bars (Biscotti)
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
63
Calories
Total time
65
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2/3 cup walnuts or 2/3 cup pecans
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 3/4 cup chopped dried apricots (or a combination of all three) or 3/4 cup dates (or a combination of all three) or 3/4 cup fig (or a combination of all three)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F
  2. Place nuts on a baking sheet in a single layer. Bake nuts for 8 to 10 minutes, until golden brown and aromatic. Remove from oven and let cool. Chop into hearty sized pieces.
  3. Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and creamy. Add in vanilla extract and eggs.
  4. In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking powder and spices
  5. In a third bowl, sprinkle a tablespoon of the flour mixture on top of the dried fruit and mix together. (This helps to keep the fruit from clinging together in a lump).
  6. Combine the rest of the flour into the butter, sugar and eggs. Fold in the fruit and nuts by hand.
  7. Divide the dough into two.
  8. On a greased, sprayed or lined cookie sheet place half the dough spreading out into a log 1/2 inch high, 1 1/2 inches wide and about 14 inches long. (Keep your ends a little squared off so you don't have itty bitty dried cookies from the end.) Repeat with second log allowing space between for the two logs to expand.
  9. Bake in the middle section of the oven for 25 minutes or until lightly browned (also at 325 degrees). Let sit for a minute then remove to a rack for 5 minutes.
  10. Place logs on cutting board and using a serrated knife cut log into 1/2 inch pieces at a slight (45 degree) angle. Place the slices back onto the cookie sheet cut side up. Bake an additional 10 minutes.
  11. Allow cookies to completely cool before storing in a tightly covered tin. Stored well biscotti will last for a week or two.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 63.46 Kcal (266 kJ)
Calories from fat 24.74 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.75g 4%
Cholesterol 10.2mg 3%
Sodium 14.38mg 1%
Potassium 55.24mg 1%
Total Carbs 9.08g 3%
Sugars 4.76g 19%
Dietary Fiber 0.38g 2%
Protein 1.03g 2%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 14mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 396.59 Kcal (1660 kJ)
Calories from fat 154.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.18g 4%
Cholesterol 63.76mg 3%
Sodium 89.88mg 1%
Potassium 345.18mg 1%
Total Carbs 56.77g 3%
Sugars 29.75g 19%
Dietary Fiber 2.36g 2%
Protein 6.45g 2%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 1%
Iron 3.3mg 3%
Calcium 87.4mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.4
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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