Scroll to the bottom of the post to get ALL the “12 Days” recipes from 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022!
Welcome to Day 6 of
The Twelve Days of Holiday Treats!
Once again, this year, from December 1st-12th I’ll post a new holiday treat recipe every day – inspiration for your holiday entertaining!
The recipes I’m sharing are small-er batch – each recipe makes 1-dozen or a few more smaller-sized treats that are simple to prepare and that use everyday ingredients and equipment so hopefully you’ll be able to whip up any of these on a whim. Check out the treats from 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 at the bottom of this post too for more inspiration!
Today’s treat is a bit of a blast from the past (i.e. my childhood). It *looks* like a biscotti and it has a second bake like a biscotti but it’s something I grew up knowing as “Almond Bread”. It’s something I was reminded of when I was planning these 12 days of treats as I searched my brain for easy treats to make and these certainly fit the bill. I love biscotti but I seemed to remember a version that was even easier from when I was little. And voilà, I was right – there’s a recipe for it (using walnuts and glacé cherries, ginger, and pineapple) in one of my favourite cookbooks from when I was growing up – The Women’s Weekly Big Book of Beautiful Biscuits.
(very old school, yeah, but some REALLY good recipes in there!)
Ok so these are a *kind* of biscotti but only have a few ingredients – egg white, a small quantity of flour (which you could easily make gluten-free), sugar, and nuts/ fruit. I added a splash of vanilla extract to mine but I’d argue they don’t need it. They are sliced much thinner than biscotti for a more “cracker” effect – indeed, they would be good with a sharp cheddar cheese… I used pistachios and chopped glacé cherries for a festive effect but almonds or walnuts would be great here too!
And they couldn’t be simpler – baked in a loaf tin (here, I’ve used a mini loaf pan to make 24 crackers) so no fussing with making a log shape and trying to make sure it’s a consistent size so when it’s sliced the pieces are similar size.
Pistachio Fruit Bread Crackers
Easy "fruit bread" crackers!
Ingredients
- 1 large egg white
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup (50g) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup (40g) whole, shelled pistachios (not salted)
- 1/4 cup (50g) chopped glacé cherries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F and line the loaf tin with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on each side that can act as “handles” when the loaf is baked.
- Beat egg white with an electric hand beater on high speed until soft peaks form.
- Add the sugar gradually (1 tablespoon at a time) and continue to beat until it has completely dissolved and the mixture is smooth and glossy with stiff peaks.
- Fold in the vanilla with a rubber spatula, then fold in the sifted flour, pistachios and fruit. Mix until well combined.
- Pour the mixture into the mini loaf tin and use an offset spatula or back of a spoon to smooth the top as best you can.
- Bake for 30 minutes. The loaf will be slightly browned on top and feel firm.
- When cool, remove from loaf tin and wrap in aluminum foil. Leave at room temperature overnight.
- When you are ready to finish baking, preheat the oven to 300˚F and line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
- Use a sharp, serrated knife to cut very thin slices and place them on the lined baking tray.
- Bake at 300˚F until crisp, about 20 minutes.
Notes
Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
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Warning – as well as looking pretty and festive, these are very more-ish. Great to snack on as you work your way through your holiday “to do” list!
Come back tomorrow for Day 6 of the 12 Days of Holiday Treats and scroll down for all the treats from 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022!
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Check out 2022’s 12 Days of Holiday Treats:
Day 1: Chocolate Peppermint Creme Cups
Day 2: Chocolate-Dipped Wafer Cookies
Day 3: Gingerbread madeleines
Day 4: Funfetti Cookies
Day 5: Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Day 6: Coffee Financiers
Day 7: No-Bake Strawbery Cheesecake Cups
Day 8: Holiday Joys
Day 9: Holiday Spice Marmalade
Day 10: Soft Molasses Cookies
Day 11: Coconut Roughs
Day 12: Holiday Lights Jam Sandwich Cookies
Check out 2021’s 12 Days of Holiday Treats:
Day 1: Speculoos financiers
Day 2: Chocolate Dipped Orange Sugar Cookies
Day 3: Madeleines à la Clémentine
Day 4: Chocolate Hazelnut Thumbprint Cookies
Day 5: Sunbutter and Jam Chocolate Cups
Day 6: Hot Chocolate and Marshmallow Cookies
Day 7: Linzer Cookies
Day 8: Chocolate-Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies
Day 9: Choc-Mint Thumbprint Cookies
Day 10: Pailles (Puff Pastry and Jam Cookies)
Day 11: Strawberry Santa Hats
Day 12: Mulled Wine Jam
Check out 2020’s 12 Days of Holiday Treats:
Day 1: Rice Krispie Wreaths
Day 2: Cranberry Cheesecake Bars
Day 3: Peppermint Bark
Day 4: Orangettes
Day 5: Rocky Road Chocolate Crackle Slice
Day 6: Candy Cane Sugar Cookies
Day 7: Orange Pim’s
Day 8: Mendiants
Day 9: Chewy Chocolate Mint Crackle Cookies
Day 10: Apricot, Coconut and Cranberry “truffles”
Day 11: Chocolate, Cherry and Almond Brownies
Day 12: Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Check out 2019’s 12 Days of Holiday Cookies:
Day 1: Easy Three Ingredient Shortbread
Day 2: Jam Drops
Day 3: Chocolate Caramel Slice
Day 4: Melting Moments
Day 5: White Christmas
Day 6: Langues de Chat
Day 7: Chocolate Coconut Slice
Day 8: Cornflake Biscuits
Day 9: Rocky Road
Day 10: Honey Joys
Day 11: Rum Ball Truffles
Day 12: Giant Florentine Cookie (to share)
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