Cranberry-Hazelnut Biscotti

By cookie52730

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 1 C sugar
• 1 tsp grated orange peel
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 C flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 C dried cranberries
• 2/3 C hazelnuts, toasted & chopped
• 1 large egg white, beaten
• additional sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350

Line large baking sheet w parchment paper. Using electric mixer, beat eggs and 1 C sugar in bowl until thick, about 3 minutes. beat in peel and vanilla. Beat in flour baking soda and salt. Stir in cranberries and nuts.
Using floured hands,, divide dough into 2 balls, shape each into 11x2 inch log on parchment lined baking sheet. flatten each log to 1 inch thickness. Brush w beaten egg white. sprinkle w sugar, bake until golden and crusty about 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 325. Cool logs on sheet. Cut on diagonal into 3/4 inch thick slices. arrange cut sides down on baking sheet. bake until bottoms brown, about 7minutes longer. transfer to rack; cool.