Almond Biscotti
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- Number of Servings: 32
Ingredients
1/4 cup slivered almonds , finely chopped 1/2 cup sugar2 tbsp margarine (trans fat free) 4 egg whites , lightly beaten 2 tsp almond extract 2 cup white whole wheat flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt
1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2 In a small baking pan place almonds and bake 7 to 8 minutes or until almonds are golden brown, watching carefully that almonds do not burn, and set aside.
3 In a medium bowl beat sugar and margarine with an electric mixer at medium speed until mixture is smooth.
4 Add egg whites and almond extract to mixture and beat until ingredients are well blended.
5 In a large bowl combine flour with baking powder and salt and mix together well.
6 Take egg whites and almonds and stir into flour mixture until ingredients become well blended.
7 Use nonstick cooking spray to spray two 9x5-inch loaf pans. Divide dough evenly. Wet fingertips and spread half of the dough evenly onto the bottom of each pan.
8 Bake dough for 15 minutes or until a knife inserted into center of dough comes out clean.
9 Remove pans from oven and turn over onto a cutting board.
10 Once loaves are cool enough to handle, cut each loaf into 16 slices about 1/2-inch-thick.
11 Cover baking sheets with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray and place each slice on sheets.
12 Bake slices for 5 minutes then flip slices over and bake for an additional 5 minutes or until slices are golden brown.
13 Serve slices warm or cool them completely and store in airtight container.
Number of Servings: 32
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHELBSYD.
2 In a small baking pan place almonds and bake 7 to 8 minutes or until almonds are golden brown, watching carefully that almonds do not burn, and set aside.
3 In a medium bowl beat sugar and margarine with an electric mixer at medium speed until mixture is smooth.
4 Add egg whites and almond extract to mixture and beat until ingredients are well blended.
5 In a large bowl combine flour with baking powder and salt and mix together well.
6 Take egg whites and almonds and stir into flour mixture until ingredients become well blended.
7 Use nonstick cooking spray to spray two 9x5-inch loaf pans. Divide dough evenly. Wet fingertips and spread half of the dough evenly onto the bottom of each pan.
8 Bake dough for 15 minutes or until a knife inserted into center of dough comes out clean.
9 Remove pans from oven and turn over onto a cutting board.
10 Once loaves are cool enough to handle, cut each loaf into 16 slices about 1/2-inch-thick.
11 Cover baking sheets with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray and place each slice on sheets.
12 Bake slices for 5 minutes then flip slices over and bake for an additional 5 minutes or until slices are golden brown.
13 Serve slices warm or cool them completely and store in airtight container.
Number of Servings: 32
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHELBSYD.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 51.7
- Total Fat: 1.3 g
- Cholesterol: 2.0 mg
- Sodium: 185.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 9.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
- Protein: 1.8 g
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