Almond-Cranberry Biscotti

Barb Gertz's Note:

In stead of using cranberries use dried cherries for Almond-Cherry Biscotti's. This biscotti recipe is posted by request, I have not made this one yet. recipe comes from Plumercrest Bed and Breakfast.(I would watch the bake time it seems long)

• Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 5 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 36 biscott ...

• 3 ¾ cups flour
• 2 ½ 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

Directions:

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 white 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.

Reviews

[Nodnyl]

Like others, I found that the batter was too dry. In fact, I could not make it stick together at all, and today is a very damp day. I looked up other biscotti recipes and they all contained butter, so I added 1/2 cup of butter, and zap! Wonderful! Everything worked as described and the family loves it!

[JoJo Girl]

The dough DEFINITELY was dry. I also think the baking time was too long...for my oven, at least. The recipe, overall was o.k...I think I will stick to my old one, though.

[krisluvs2cook]

this was good! except it was VERY VERY DRY so I added another egg .. they came out tastey just kinda flat though