Apple Walnut Biscotti

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:37:38 -0700
cardamom, dry fruit, turbinado, walnut

Adapted from https://fantasycookery.com/thimblets/

1930 cal/recipe

Ingredients

175 grams all-purpose flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp ground cardamom

125 grams brown sugar

1 orange, zested

2 eggs, beaten

85 grams dried apples or golden raisins or currants, cut to currant-size with kitchen scissors

60 grams chopped walnuts

1 tbsp turbinado sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 F.

Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

Add the flour, baking powder, cardamom, brown sugar, and orange zest to large bowl.

Mix well to break up any brown sugar lumps.

Stir in beaten eggs.

Combine dough until no flour streaks remain.

Work in the dried fruit and walnuts until everything is evenly distributed.

Lightly flour a non-stick surface.

Divide the dough into two pieces and shape each piece into a 10-inch long loaf.

Carefully set the dough on the parchment lined baking sheet, spaced far apart.

Set on the middle rack and bake for 30 minutes.

Remove the loaves from the oven and allow them to cool slightly.

Reduce the oven temperature to 250 F.

Transfer loaves to a cutting board and use a serrated knife to slice about 1/2-inch thick on a diagonal.

Lay the slices on a cut-side on the baking sheet and dust lightly with turbinado sugar.

Return baking sheets to the oven.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Turn slices over and dust with more turbinado.

Bake again for another 20 minutes, until dry and crunchy all the way through.