Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti

By KimberlyB

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 c flour
• 1 c sugar
• 2 tsp finely grated lemon zest
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 c pistachio nuts
• 1/2 c dried cranberries
• 2 eggs
• 1 yolk from another egg
• 1 TBS lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

1. Position one of your oven racks in the center of you oven. Preheat oven to 325'. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking liner.

2. In the large bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or, if mixing by hand, in a large bow, stir together the flour, sugar, lemon zest, baking powder, and salt until well blended.

3. Add the nuts and cranberries and beat on low speed or with a wooden spoon briefly.

4. In a small bowl, lightly beat the eggs, egg yolk, lemon juice, and vanilla with a whisk.

5. With the mixer on low speed or while stirring with the spoon, slowly pour in the egg mixture.

6. continuing beating or stirring with the spoon or your hands until the dough is well blended and begins to form moist clumps, about 2 minutes.

7. Scrape the dough onto an unfloured work surface. Lightly dust your hands with flour, knead the dough briefly, and shape the dough into 2 equal sections.

8. Shape each section into a 2" by 10" log. The dough will be sticky so you may need to add more flour to your hands as you go along to accomplish this.

9. Carefully transfer the logs onto your prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 3.5" apart.

10. Place the baking sheet on the center rack of your oven and bake for about 40 minutes, or until the top of the logs are cracked and dough inside the cracks no longer looks wet.

11. Place the baking sheet on a wire rack and allow the logs to cool about 15 minutes. (Leave the oven set at 325").

12. Using a serrated knife, cut the logs on a slight diagonal into 1/2" slices. Use a gentle sawing motion to cut through the top.

13. Place slices on the baking sheet cut side down. It's okay if they touch since they won't spread.

14. Bake the biscotti another 10 to 20 minutes, or until they are dried to your taste. At 10 minutes they will still be chewy.

15. Place baking sheet on a wire rack and allow the biscotti to cool completely on the sheet.