- 45 mins
- 95 mins
Ingredients
- 4 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup cornmeal
- 1 Tbs. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp. cloves
- 2 Sticks cold butter, cubed
- 4 large eggs plus 1 beaten large egg white, divided
- 1 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 1 cup candied citrus peel
- 2 cups mixed dried fruit, diced small
- sanding sugar, for sprinkling
Preparation
Step 1
1. Preheat oven to 325', with racks in upper and lower thirds. In the bowl of a stand mixer, using paddle attachment,combine flour, sugar, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Add butter and beat on medium-high until coarse crumbs form. With mixer on low, add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Mix in almonds, citrus peel and dried fruit.
2. On two parchment-lined baking sheets, shape dough into four 3" wide logs. Brush with egg white: sprinkle with sanding suge. Bake until just set in middle, 30 minutes. Let cool completely on sheets on wire racks. With a serrated knife, cut logs on the diagonal into 1.4" slices. Bake on parchment-lined baking sheets until just golden, 15 to 20 minutes, rotating sheets halfway throught. Let cool on sheets on racks. (Store in airtight containers, up to 2 weeks.)