Festive Cranberry And Date Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature (3/4 stick, 90 grams)
• 1/2 cup icing sugar, plus 1 one tablespoon icing sugar
• 2 large eggs, divided
• 1 orange, zest of (large)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup dates, pitted, cut into pieces size of cranberries
• 3/4 cup unsalted shelled pistachio, natural
• 6 ounces chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 line 3 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 3 sift flour, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl.
• 4 using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in large bowl to blend well.
• 5 beat in eggs 1 at a time.
• 6 mix in orange zest, vanilla, ginger and nutmeg.
• 7 beat in flour mixture just until blended.
• 8 stir in cranberries, dates and pistachios (dough will be sticky).
• 9 turn dough out onto lightly floured surface.
• 10 gather dough together; divide in half.
• 11 roll each half into 15-inch-long log (about 1 1/4 inches wide).
• 12 carefully transfer logs to 1 prepared baking sheet, spacing 3 inches apart.
• 13 bake logs until almost firm to touch but still pale, about 30 minutes.
• 14 cool logs on baking sheet 10 minutes.
• 15 maintain oven temperature.
• 16 carefully transfer logs still on parchment paper to cutting board.
• 17 using serrated knife and gentle sawing motion, cut logs crosswise into generous 1/2-inch-thick slices.
• 18 place slices, one cut side down, on remaining 2 prepared sheets.
• 19 bake until firm and pale golden, about 10 minutes per side.
• 20 transfer cookies to racks and cool.
• 21 stir chocolate in top of double boiler over simmering water until smooth.
• 22 remove from over water.
• 23 using tines of fork, drizzle chocolate over biscotti or, alternatively, dip half of biscotti in the melted chocolate.
• 24 let stand until chocolate sets, about 30 minutes.