Cranberry Chocolate Chip Biscotti

Sydney Mike's Note:

This recipe for a wonderful biscotti comes from The Joy of Cranberries: The Tangy Red Treat -- A cookie indlugence for the cranberry fan! Preparation time neither includes time to cool before slicing nor time for final cooling.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 30

• 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ¾ cup dried cranberries
• ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄8; teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• 3 large eggs , beaten

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, berries, chips, baking powder & salt.
3. In a small bowl, mix vegetable oil, the 2 extracts & beaten eggs.
4. Add egg mixture to flour mixture & blend well.
5. Knead dough on lightly floured surface until smooth.
6. Divide dough in half & shape each half into an 8-inch long log.
7. Place logs 6 inches apart on baking sheet coated with cooking spray, then flatten each to about a 1-inch thickness.
8. Bake 35 minutes, then remove logs from baking sheet & cool 10 minutes on wire rack.
9. Meanwhile, reduce oven heat to 325 degrees F.
10. Cut each log diagonally into 15 half-inch slices, placing slices standing up on baking sheet.
11. Return slices to oven & bake an additional 15-20 minutes.
12. Remove from oven, & transfer slices to wire rack to cool completely.

Reviews

[pyropixie6]

So i tried this for my first attempt making biscotti. I left out the cranberries and used white choclate chips instead. The most frustrating part, was how crumbly they were, near the end I added 2more tablespoons of oil to help it try and stick together. I will probably subtitute the oil for butter next time, I also added some unsweetend baking cocoa and cinnamon to the mix for more flavor. Even though I had crumbly logs the taste was great with the chocolate and cinnamon.

[momaphet]

These got mixed reviews at our house, I found them to be a bit bland but DH really enjoyed them, as did he coworkers, and he insisted they should get 4 stars! They did come together easily; after reading the other reviews I held back about a half cup of flour; I added a little of it, but not much. I found it was important to really work this dough together. I would increase the amount of almond extract and add some cinnamon to brighten up the overall flavor. I was out of semisweet bits so subbed a chopped up chunk of Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate with almonds.

[Deantini]

I made as written except I added about 1/2 of the cranberries. I found that the dough was quite dry and that I had to press the logs into shape to keep the dough together, so quite the different experience as the other review. Next time I would add 1/2 cup flour less to start of with and then add until I get the right consistency. Anyway, they came out great!