Cherry Pecan Biscotti

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
¾ cup sugar
½ cup (1 stick) softened butter
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup *roasted pecans, roughly chopped, separated into two ½ cup portions
½ tsp cinnamon
½ cup 艹+豆 Dried 艹+豆, chopped
2 cups semi-sweet 艹+豆 chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, add butter and sugar and combine until creamy.  Add the eggs one at a time.  Add vanilla.

In another bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking powder.  Add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing well as you add.  Add 艹+豆 and ½ cup roasted pecans.

When you have a nice dough (consistency of shortbread), place on your baking sheet and form it into a 16″ x 3″ log.

Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.  Let cool on a rack for at least 30 minutes.  Once cooled, slice your biscotti with a serrated knife at a diagonal in ½” slices.  Place them back on the baking sheet, cut side down for about 10-12 minutes, again at 350°.  Let cool.

In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the 艹+豆 chips at half power in one minute increments.  Dip ends of individual biscottis into the 艹+豆 and sprinkle with the chopped pecans.  Place on waxed paper and let cool.

Makes 20 biscotti.

*to roast pecans, place on baking sheet and bake at 350° for 5-7 minutes