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Holiday Biscotti

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A recipe my cousin gave me from a caterer friend! Very good.

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter softened (DO NOT SUBSTITUTE)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 2-1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp. anise seed
  • 1/2 tsp. fennel seed
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 3/4 cups pistachios, shelled
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp. almond extract
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup dried apricots, snipped
  • 1 egg

Details

Preparation

Step 1

Beat butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt; beat until combined. Beat in the 3 eggs, vanilla, and almond extract till combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour; the anise and fennel seeds; and the cranberries, pistachios, and apricots with a wooden spoon. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or till dough is easy to handle.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a 12” long log 1 1/2 '’ in diameter (make 3-4 rolls so the biscotti won't be too big). Place logs at least 3” apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Flatten each log slightly to 3/4” thickness. Combine egg and 1 Tbs. water. Brush over logs.

Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or till light brown. Cool logs on cookie sheet 1 hour or till completely cool.

When logs are cool, preheat oven to 325 degrees. Transfer logs to a cutting board. Cut each log diagonally into 1/2” thick slices. Lay slices down on cookie sheets. Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Turn slices over and bake 5 minutes more or till dry and crisp. Remove and cool on wire racks.

Makes about 48.

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