Pistachio and Dried-Cherry Biscotti

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

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Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a large rimmedbaking sheet with parchment paper.
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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.
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Add egg mixture to flourmixture; beat until combined. Fold incherries and pistachios.
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Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface;divide in half. Using floured hands, shapeeach dough half into a 16"-long log.
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Brushoff excess flour; transfer logs to preparedsheet, spaced 5" apart. Flatten each log intoa 2"-wide strip.
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Bake, rotating sheet halfwaythrough, until browned and set, about 30minutes.
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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.
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Line a second baking sheet with parchmentpaper.
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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.
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Bake biscotti, rotating baking sheetshalfway through, until crisp, about 40minutes.
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Transfer baking sheets to racks;let cool. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 daysahead. Store in an airtight container atroom temperature.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In45 m.
Servings48
Health Score1
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