Almond-cranberry Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 3/4 cups flour
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs (room temperature)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 2/3 cups raw almonds, toasted and roughly chopped
• 1 cup dried cranberries or 1 cup dried cherries

Recipe

• 1 pour flour into large mixing bowl.
• 2 make a well in the center and place sugar, 3 eggs, all yolks, baking powder, salt, and vanilla into well.
• 3 work the flour into the ingredients in the well until smooth.
• 4 knead in almonds and cranberries throughly for about 5 minutes.
• 5 grease and flour 2 baking sheets that are at least 15 inches long.
• 6 divide dough in half.
• 7 roll each piece of dough on floured surface into 2-1/2 inch wide place the logs 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
• 8 beat remaining egg and brush over tops of logs.
• 9 heat oven to 350°f.
• 10 bake 50 minutes.
• 11 remove from oven.
• 12 reduce temperature to 325°f.
• 13 cut logs diagonally into 1/2-inch slices and lay, cut side up, on sheets.
• 14 return to oven for another 15 minutes.
• 15 cool on racks.