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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Combine 3/4 cup sugar and eggs in a large mixing bowl. | 2. Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed, scraping bowl often, 2 to 3 minutes, or until thick and pale yellow in color. | 3. Add oil, orange juice, orange peel and vanilla; beat 1 to 2 minutes, or until well mixed. | 4. Combine flour, walnuts, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture. | 5. Mix on low speed 1 to 2 minutes, or until well mixed. | 6. Stir in cherries by hand. | 7. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface (dough will be soft and sticky). | 8. Lightly sprinkle with additional flour; knead flour into dough. | 9. With floured hands, shape into 2 (8x2-inch) logs. | 10. Place 3 to 4 inches apart on a greased baking sheet; flatten tops slightly. | 11. Combine egg white and water; brush on logs. | 12. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. | 13. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven 25 to 30 minutes, or until light brown and firm to the touch. | 14. Let cool on baking sheet 15 minutes. | 15. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F. | 16. Cut logs diagonally into 1/2-inch slices with a serrated knife; arrange slices, cut-side down, on baking sheet. | 17. Bake 8 to 10 minutes; turn slices. | 18. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden brown. | 19. Remove to wire rack; let cool completely. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
sugar	3/4	cup	granulated	239.85	45.006	7.5075	3.7439999999999998
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
vegetable oil	1/4	cup		469.79	0.0	0.0	54.5
orange juice	1	tablespoon		6.975	1.6119999999999999	0.1085	0.031
orange zest	2	teaspoons		3.88	1.0	0.06	0.008
vanilla extract	1 1/2	1/2		18.144000000000002	0.797	0.0038	0.0038
purpose flour	2	cups		-	-	-	-
walnut	1/2	cup	chopped	963.56	0.0	0.0	109.0
baking powder	1	teaspoon		2.438	1.2742	0.0	0.0
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
tart cherry	1	cup	chopped dried	532.8	128.72	2.0	1.168
egg white	1			17.16	0.2409	3.597	0.0561
water	1	tablespoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
sugar			granulated	239.85	45.006	7.5075	3.7439999999999998

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.