Holiday Biscotti

Name: Holiday Biscotti
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 158 milliliters dried cranberries; 2 larges eggs; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 177 milliliters pistachios, coarsely chopped; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 24 servings Red and green sugar crystals, for garnish; 118 milliliters (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 340 grams good-quality white chocolate, chopped

Holiday Biscotti

Holiday Biscotti might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 24. This dessert has 256 calories, 3g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Only From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes. Head to the store and pick up sugar crystals, salt, pistachios, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Line a heavy large baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Baking Sheet

Whisk the flour and baking powder in a medium bowl to blend. Using an electric mixer, beat the sugar, butter, lemon zest, and salt in a large bowl to blend. Beat in the eggs 1 at a time.

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Baking Powder

Lemon Zest

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Salt

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Add the flour mixture and beat just until blended. Stir in the pistachios and cranberries.

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Cranberries

Pistachio Nuts

All Purpose Flour

Form the dough into a 13-inch long, 3-inch wide log on the prepared baking sheet.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Bake until light golden, about 40 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes.

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Place the log on the cutting board. Using a sharp serrated knife, cut the log on a diagonal into 1/2 to 3/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange the biscotti, cut side down, on the baking sheet.

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Biscotti

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Baking Sheet

Bake the biscotti until they are pale golden, about 15 minutes.

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Biscotti

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Transfer the biscotti to a rack and cool completely.

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Biscotti

Stir the chocolate in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water until the chocolate melts. Dip half of the biscotti into the melted chocolate. Gently shake off the excess chocolate.

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Biscotti

Dip

Water

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Place the biscotti on the baking sheet for the chocolate to set.

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Chocolate

Biscotti

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Sprinkle with the sugar crystals. Refrigerate until the chocolate is firm, about 35 minutes.

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The biscotti can be made ahead. Store them in an airtight container up to 4 days, or wrap them in foil and freeze in resealable plastic bags up to 3 weeks.

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Biscotti

Wrap

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Ingredients

Servings:

2teaspoons

baking powder 158milliliters

dried cranberries 2larges

eggs 473milliliters

all-purpose flour 1teaspoon

grated lemon zest 177milliliters

pistachios, coarsely chopped 0teaspoons

salt 177milliliters

sugar 24servings

Red and green sugar crystals, for garnish 118milliliters

(1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 340grams

good-quality white chocolate, chopped

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Italian works really well with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Badian a Coltibuono Cultusboni RS Chianti Classico ( half-bottle) with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 11 dollars per bottle.