Almond-Cranberry Biscotti

Description
Instead of using cranberries use dried cherries for Almond-Cherry Biscotti's. Recipe Comes from Plumercrest Bed and Breakfast. The bake time is 1 hour 15 minutes.



Ingredients

 * 3 3/4 	 cups   flour
 * 2 1/2 	cups sugar
 * 4 	eggs (room temperature)
 * 1 	teaspoon baking powder
 * 1 	pinch salt
 * 1 	teaspoon vanilla
 * 1 2/3 	cups raw almonds, toasted and roughly chopped
 * 1 	cup dried cranberries or dried cherries

Directions

 * Pour flour into large mixing bowl.
 * Make a well in the center and place sugar, 3 eggs, all yolks, baking powder, salt, and vanilla into well.
 * work the flour into the ingredients in the well until smooth.
 * Knead in almonds and cramberries throughly for about 5 minutes.
 * Grease and flour 2 baking sheets that are at least 15 inches long.
 * Divide dough in half.
 * Roll each piece of dough on floured surface into 2-1/2 inch wide place the logs 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
 * Beat remaining egg white and brush over tops of logs.
 * Heat oven to 350 degrees.
 * Bake 50 minutes.
 * Remove from oven.
 * Reduce temperature to 325.
 * Cut logs diagonally into 1/2-inch slices and lay, cut side up, on sheets.
 * Return to oven for another 15 minutes.
 * Cool on racks.