Cherry Tea Biscuits

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[edit] Description

These almost fatless biscotti style cookies are idea for dipping in your Chai.

[edit] Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped cherries
• 1 cup pistachios
• 1/3 cup rum
• 4 egg whites and 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 tsp almond essence
• 1 tbs orange zest
• 2/3 cups Sugar
• 1 3/4 plain flour
• 1 cup whole Wheat flour
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup un-processed Wheat bran

[edit] Directions

1. In a saucepan simmer cherries and rum over medium heat.
2. Preheat oven to 350 F.
3. Stir and cover to let set for 10 minutes, uncover and cool for 10 minutes.
4. Cover a baking sheet with foil and coat with nonstick cookin spray.
5. Sift all-purpose flour, whole Wheat flour, baking powder, Sugar, and cinnamon.
6. Stir in Wheat bran.
7. In a mixing bowl, whisk egg whites, egg, orange zest, vanilla & almond extracts until smooth.
8. whisk in cherry and rum mixture.
9. Stir in dry ingredients until well combined.
10. Turn dough onto floured wrk surface and divide in half.
11. flour each half and shape to a log.
12. Place logs onto baking sheet and bake until light brown and puffed approx. 20 min.
13. Cool 10 min. or up to several hours.
14. Transfer logs to work surface and cut into biscotti style pieces.
15. Put back in oven for 12 min. turn and brown on both sides 6 min. each.
16. Let cool and store in container or serve warm.