Cherry Tea Biscuits

Description
These almost fatless biscotti style cookies are idea for dipping in your Chai.

Ingredients

 * 1 cup chopped cherries
 * 1 cup pistachios
 * 1/3 cup rum
 * 4 egg whites and 2 eggs
 * 2 tsp vanilla essence
 * 1 tsp almond essence
 * 1 tbs orange zest
 * 2/3 cups sugar
 * 1 3/4 plain flour
 * 1 cup whole Wheat flour
 * 2 tsp cinnamon
 * 2 tsp baking powder
 * 1 cup un-processed Wheat bran

Directions

 * In a saucepan simmer cherries and rum over medium heat.
 * Preheat oven to 350 F.
 * Stir and cover to let set for 10 minutes, uncover and cool for 10 minutes.
 * Cover a baking sheet with foil and coat with nonstick cookin spray.
 * Sift all-purpose flour, whole Wheat flour, baking powder, sugar, and cinnamon.Stir in Wheat bran.
 * In a mixing bowl, whisk egg whites, egg, orange zest, vanilla & almond extracts until smooth.
 * whisk in cherry and rum mixture.
 * Stir in dry ingredients until well combined.
 * Turn dough onto floured wrk surface and divide in half.
 * flour each half and shape to a log.
 * Place logs onto baking sheet and bake until light brown and puffed approx. 20 min.
 * Cool 10 min. or up to several hours.
 * Transfer logs to work surface and cut into biscotti style pieces.
 * Put back in oven for 12 min. turn and brown on both sides 6 min. each.
 * Let cool and store in container or serve warm.