Pistachio and Dried-Cherry Biscotti
You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Pistachio and Dried-Cherry Biscotti Head to the store and pick up kosher salt, vanillan extract, old-fashioned oats, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a large rimmedbaking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine first 6 ingredients in the bowl of astand mixer fitted with a paddle. Blend onlow speed for 30 seconds. Meanwhile, in aseparate bowl, whisk together eggs andnext 5 ingredients.
Add egg mixture to flourmixture; beat until combined. Fold incherries and pistachios.
Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface;divide in half. Using floured hands, shapeeach dough half into a 16"-long log.
Brushoff excess flour; transfer logs to preparedsheet, spaced 5" apart. Flatten each log intoa 2"-wide strip.
Bake, rotating sheet halfwaythrough, until browned and set, about 30minutes.
Transfer to a rack; let cool for 15minutes. Reduce oven to 250°F and arrange1 rack in top third of oven and 1 rack inbottom third.
Line a second baking sheet with parchmentpaper.
Transfer biscotti to a work surface.Using a serrated knife, cut each stripdiagonally into 1/3"-thick slices. Arrangeslices, cut side down, on baking sheets.
Bake biscotti, rotating baking sheetshalfway through, until crisp, about 40minutes.
Transfer baking sheets to racks;let cool. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 daysahead. Store in an airtight container atroom temperature.