Lemon Pecan Biscotti Gluten Free Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place a piece of parchment paper or a Silpat on a baking sheet.
• Sift each of the flours through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl. Sift the almond flour particularly well, pushing the last of it through the sieve with the bottom of a heavy glass. Toss in the baking powder, xanthan gum, and salt. Stir all the ingredients together. Sift the dry ingredients through the sieve again, which will make them one flour.
• Place the softened butter in your stand mixer, with the paddle attachment. Start the mixer, beating the butter, and then pour in the sugar. Cream them together until they are smooth, about 3 minutes. Plop in the eggs, one at a time, and continue beating, until the mixture is lovely and fluffy. Toss in the lemon zest and mix. Reduce the mixer speed to as low as it goes.
• Sift the dry ingredients into the creamed butter and sugar, 1/3 cup at a time, allowing the mixer to run in between batches. When you have finished, the dough will be soft and gathering around the paddle attachment.
• Grab half the dough with your hands and shape it into a long, low log on the baking sheet. Aim for a rough approximation of a log, a little squat and comfortingly uneven. Form a log with the rest of the dough and place it on the baking sheet.
• Slide the baking sheet into the oven, on the middle rack. Bake the biscotti until the biscotti logs are golden and somewhat firm, but still somewhat soft, about 15 minutes. Take the baking sheet out of the oven and allow the biscotti to cool for 10 minutes. Move them to a cooling rack and turn your back on them for at least 30 minutes.
• When the biscotti are entirely cool to the touch, move the biscotti logs back to the baking sheet. Take a large serrated knife and make slices on the bias, all down the logs. Be gentle. This is a delicate operation. Stand the biscotti slices on their squat bottoms, on the baking sheet. Slide the baking sheet back into the oven. Bake the biscotti until they are unequivocally browned and crunchy, about 15 minutes.
• Cool entirely before attempting to eat.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Finely chop half the pecans, leaving the remaining pecans as halves.
• Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the baking powder, flour, sugar and salt.
• Set aside.
• In a small bowl, beat together the eggs, egg yolks and vanilla.
• Add to dry ingredients and mix until sticky dough is formed.
• Stir in pecans, cranberries and lemon zest.
• Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Divide dough in half.
• With one half, scoop out small amounts of dough with a wooden spoon and form a rough log directly on the parchment paper.
• With floured hands, shape rough log into a smooth log which measures 9 inches long by 3 inches wide.
• Repeat with second half of dough, placing it about 4-5 inches away from first log.
• Bake until golden brown, about 25-30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
• In the meantime, reduce oven temperature to 275F degrees.
• On cutting board, with serrated knife, cut logs into 1/2 inch thick diagonal slices.
• Place pieces, cut side down, on baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly toasted.
• Turn cookies over and bake for 20 minutes longer or until slightly dry.
• Cool on wire rack then store in an airtight container.