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Cranberry Orange Pistachio Biscotti

Recipe Photo: Cranberry Orange Pistachio Biscotti
Author
Katie Kambridge
Post date
Thursday, December 24, 2009 - 16:41
Source of Recipe
The Boston Globe, November 29, 2009 - Bread & Chocolate, Newton
Serves/Makes/Yields
Makes 40
Recipe Description

Eunice Feller, baker-owner of Bread & Chocolate, likes to have these cookies on the holiday dessert table for her husband’s large Italian family. The biscotti are packed with dried cranberries and pistachios, and a drizzle of melted chocolate sweetens each bite.

Ingredients

5 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and still warm
4 eggs
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Zest of 2 medium oranges
1½ cups dried cranberries
1½ cups shelled, unsalted pistachios
Icing 8 ounces good-quality white (or dark) chocolate  

Preparation
  1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  4. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, melted butter, eggs, vanilla, and orange zest.
  5. Using a spatula or wooden spoon, stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture until the dough comes together.
  6. Mix in the cranberries and pistachios.
  7. Divide the dough in half.
  8. Shape each half into a 13-inch-by-3½-inch rectangular loaf (about 1 inch thick).
  9. Place the loaves on the prepared sheet, leaving at least 2 inches between them.
  10. Bake in the middle position for 30 minutes, turning the pan around halfway through baking.
  11. The loaves should be lightly golden and give slightly in the middle when gently pressed.
  12. Remove the loaves from the oven and cool on the pan for 30 minutes.
  13. Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees and move oven racks to top and lower-middle positions.
  14. Carefully transfer the loaves to a large cutting board.
  15. Using a long serrated knife in a long sawing motion, cut the loaves into slices ½ to ¾ inch thick.
  16. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and place the biscotti cut-side down on them.
  17. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, rotating the pans from top to bottom and front to back halfway through baking, or until the biscotti are firm and lightly golden. (When you rotate the sheets, check the bottom sides of the biscotti; if they are browning, turn over to the other cut side.)
  18. Remove the biscotti from the oven and cool completely on the pan. 
Type of Meal
Cookies