Cherry-pistachio Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons lime peel, finely grated
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup butter, cold, cut in small pieces
• 3/4 cup dried tart cherry
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 1 1/4 cups pistachio nuts

Recipe

• 1 oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 lightly grease a large cookie sheet. in a food processor, process flour, sugar, lime peel and baking powder until blended.
• 3 add butter and cherries.
• 4 pulse until cherries are coarsely chopped.
• 5 spoon off and reserve 1 tablespoon of beaten eggs.
• 6 add remaining eggs and pistachios and pulse until dough is evenly moistened.
• 7 turn dough out onto on a well-floured surface.(dough will be sticky). divide dough in 1/4s.
• 8 with hands, roll each portion into a 9" log.
• 9 place logs crosswise 3" apart on prepared baking sheet. press logs to flatten to 2" wide. brush with reserved egg.
• 10 bake 25 min. or until golden brown.
• 11 let cool on sheet on a wire rack 10 min.
• 12 loosen with a spatula and remove to a cutting board.
• 13 let cool 10 min. longer.
• 14 using a large heavy knife, cut each log diagonally in 1/2" thick slices.
• 15 arrange slices upright on clean cookie sheet (no need to grease sheet). bake 14-16 min.
• 16 longer until crisp.
• 17 remove to wire rack to cool (cookies will get even more crisp). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -