Toasted Hazelnut Cherry Biscotti

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Biscotti means twice baked in Italian and sure enough, it is twice baked. You can use various combinations such as pistachios and golden raisins or chocolate and pecans. I like the hazelnut and cherry combination the best , the biscotti dough can be sticky and since this recipe requires cooling time, I would suggest leaving about a 3 hour window to make these. 

INGREDIENTS

Makes about 27 3 inch biscotti

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

3/4 cup sugar

1 cup toasted hazelnuts chopped

1 cup dried cherries ( I used Rainer cherries which are sweet and not tart. They’re also pretty big so I cut each in half)

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt 

3 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

In a medium bowl whisk together  flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the cherries and then the chopped hazelnuts. Note: the cherries were sticky so when I added them to the flour mixture I coated each one with flour so they don’t stick together or sink to the bottom. To coat after adding to the flour just stick your hands in there and make sure each cherry is flour coated and not stuck to each other.

In a small bowl whisk together eggs and vanilla. 

Add egg mixture to flour mixture and mix until combined. Dough will be crumbly. 

Divide dough in half. I used a bench scraper because I own one but you can also just use a spatula. Or if you’re ambitious you can also just make one big log, the biscotti will be longer but you’ll end up with less pieces. 

On a lightly floured work surface, roll each half into a 12 inch log, transfer logs into a baking sheet  and press into 7/8 in thickness.(Just under one inch)

Bake for 30 minutes until risen,firm, and a light golden brown. Remove from oven and cool for about 30 minutes. 

Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees and cut logs into 1/2 inch slices . Lay slices in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake until dry and starting to brown about 15-20 mins. 

 

 

 

 

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