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When I saw dried white mulberries and macadamia nuts only a shelf away from each other in a local store, I knew I had to find a way to marry them together.
Since I haven’t made biscotti in a while and have never blogged about it, it’s making a debut here today. What a great combination these two flavors turned out to be. So good I left them naked, ditching my planned final stage of dipping them in white chocolate.
Naked biscotti never tasted so good.
White Mulberry Macadamia
Brown Sugar Biscotti
Brown Sugar Biscotti
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3/4 cup demerara sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 2 eggs
- 1+3/4 cups AP flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chopped unsalted macadamia nuts
- 1 cup dried white mulberries
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- Line a cookie sheet with baking paper.
- Combine flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl and set aside.
- Combine oil and sugar until well blended.
- Mix in the vanilla and vanilla bean paste.
- Beat in eggs one after the other.
- Add flour mixture a bit at a time until combined.
- Stir in mulberries and macadamia nuts by hand.
- Divide dough in half. Form two logs (12×2 inches) on the cookie sheet.
- The dough is sticky to handle. Wet your hands with water to prevent them to sticking to the dough.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until logs are light brown.
- Remove from oven, and set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
- Reduce oven heat to 275 degrees F.
- Cut logs on diagonal into 3/4 inch thick slices. Lay on sides on parchment covered cookie sheet.
- Bake approximately 10-12 minutes, or until dry.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
10 comments
Our white mulberry tree is filled with berries now. Spread a tarp and collect gallons of them. Dry in the sun which concentrates the flavor. Am also hoping to make some mulberry ice/sherbret/gellato. They have a delicate taste and are sweet and very healthy. Plan to try this recipe when they dry. We just got some wonderful macadamia nuts from a relative who lives in Hawaii a perfect idea for combining.
I've never tried white mulberries, but my grandmother used to have a huge regular mulberry tree so I am very fond of them. Her macadamia nut tree was only meters away. I think she would have loved your biscotti.
@Nessie – White Mulberries taste surprising sweet. A bit like figs. @ Joanne – I got them at The Nut Box on 8th street between Broadway & University. GREAT store with a huge selection of dried fruits and nuts.
Which store did you find dried mulberries at? One here in NYC?
I've never had them, but stuffed into cookies like these I can't imagine they're anything short of amazing!
I didn't even know white mulberries existed! I'll be seeking them out now. What a delicious idea to combine them with macadamias! Lovely!
I've never made biscotti and I've never even tried a mulberry before–dried or otherwise. These look amazing. I'll have to see if I can get my hands on some mulberries!
Never had the dried white mulberry before…the biscotti look terrific!
I've never seen white mulberries before around here – probably because we're more of a strawberry/blueberry sort of province. I could imagine them being a bit tart? Which would go wonderfully with the smooth, melt in your mouth macadamias. It's nice to see them white chocolateless as well – sometimes you don't need to dress up a dessert!
I've never heard of white mulberries let alone dried ones. You are so smart to marry them with macadamia nuts and in a beautiful naked biscotti no less. Wish I had a piece of this to go with my morning coffee (O.K. two pieces!)
Such good looking nudey biscotti too! 🙂 We don't get mulberries over here in NZ, what do they taste like?